Gen Z, millennials relying on side gigs in addition to jobs | How to retain top workplace performers | How to engage employees in corporate strategy
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Gen Z, millennials relying on side gigs in addition to jobs
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Gen Z and millennial workers reported feeling stressed about financial insecurity, climate anxiety and how AI will affect their jobs, a new Deloitte survey finds. Workers from both generations say that in addition to full-time work, they work side hustles such as food delivery, ride-sharing or selling products.
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Help keep top performers from leaving by offering them bonuses, career development opportunities, a new job title, more paid time off and flexible work arrangements, HR leaders and other executives say. "You expect them to play at a high level at all times, so you can't really forget about them," says Kareem Bakr, managing director at Phaidon International, a recruitment company.
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A LEGO Group key performance indicator measures carbon emissions from operations and business travel, compares it with toy brick production and uses the carbon-intensity metric to help determine employee bonuses as a way to motivate employees to reduce emissions, the company says. "Our immediate priority is to meet our 2032 carbon reduction targets and we're making progress across a range of initiatives," says Niels Christiansen, CEO of LEGO, which announced four years ago it intends to reduce carbon emissions by 37%.
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You can assess the quality of your workplace culture by measuring it against five levels of what S. Chris Edmonds calls "workplace inspiration," that run from cultures of dysfunction that feature open disagreement and intimidation to cultures of validation where teams respect each other and cooperate. Use annual custom assessments to "provide insights into how employees perceive your culture," Edmonds recommends.
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My daughter Kawai (I call her "Lalas") and her best friend Jay came over for lunch Sunday. We shared In-n-Out burgers and fries as we caught up. These two gals have quite a bit going on.
 
Lalas is starting a side gig -- drop shipping. She sounded excited as she laid out her plans. I asked about her current job and what she planned to do there.
 
“Oh, I’m staying there for sure,” she said, putting her burger down and wiping her mouth. “I love Tara and Ken and the work. I’m in good there. I got a promotion and a raise. This drop shipping thing is just a way to make some extra money. And hopefully I can build the business so when Zach and I start our family, I can stay home and keep earning money.”
 
I fired a few more questions at her and was impressed with her answers. She picked up her burger to begin eating again and I turned my attention to Jay. 
 
“How’s Target?” I asked. Jay held up a finger, and gulped down the bite she had been chewing. She took a quick sip of lemonade before answering.
 
“I left there,” she answered. I raised my eyebrow and she explained. “It was so toxic. So much gossip and backbiting. Cliques. Managers that play favorites. I had to get out of there. Others are leaving too. I love where I am now.”
 
Jay left Target and moved on to a small company in our local area. It has a strong business and healthy culture. And, she was able to bring over two former co-workers from Target. The three of them are much happier with their new employer. 
 
“The Navy base wanted to hire me, but when I told my boss, she immediately countered and gave me a raise. I turned down the base. I love it here. I’m not going anywhere,” she said, picking up her burger again. 
 
I thought of these two GenZers when I read today’s stories about young workers and their side gigs and S. Chris Edmond’s story about workplace culture. I couldn’t help but marvel at how different my daughter and Jay’s mindsets are from mine when I was their age. 
 
I worked two jobs so I could make ends meet -- to help pay for college, my car and rent. Lalas is doing it as a way to support the future she and her husband have planned.
 
I had no clue about workplace culture in my 20s. Had I run into a situation like Jay’s, I probably would have suffered in silence, thinking it was normal and what I had to put up with until a real career came along. I would have been passive. Jay knew that staying at Target would eat away at her spirit. She refused to accept that reality and made a concerted effort to find new employment.
 
I have respect for these two. They are scrappy and ambitious and going after the future they want. They know there’s risk involved, and embrace it. They got their partners on board and crafted strategies to cushion potential falls. That’s wisdom and I can appreciate that. Cheers to GenZ!

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