Photocopiers, Excel: The office ‘tech’ that Gen Z finds disconcerting


One in five young employees feel judged by their colleagues when faced with a technical difficulty at work. — AFP Relaxnews

Members of Generation Z were born into a world where the Internet already existed; indeed a large number of them spend most of their time behind a screen. But that doesn’t mean they're confident about their workplace IT skills. Far from it, in fact.

If young people are often described as “digital natives”, their IT abilities are not necessarily adapted to the requirements of the business world. Indeed, many companies and administrations use computer equipment older than some of their employees on a daily basis.

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