Gen Z workers are job hopping at record numbers, and a deep dive into workplace happiness data turns up an explanation that has nothing to do with pay. The numbers come from a national happiness index, and one specific finding about work events stands out from the rest.
Team lunches, pizza parties, and staff outings are supposed to build morale, but the data suggests younger employees experience them very differently than older generations assume. There’s a real answer buried in the research about what would actually change that.
The conversation also digs into how job security used to be defined by money and pensions, and how that definition has quietly shifted for a generation that grew up watching neither guarantee much of anything.
Topics: Gen Z job hopping, ADP happiness index, workplace mentorship, generational job security, workplace social events
Originally aired on2026-08-18
