How Gen Zs rebel against Asia’s rigid corporate culture
Young workers are striking, slouching off and setting sail
WHEN A GAGGLE of Generation-Z employees from Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo gets together in one place, the ensuing conversation will usually be conducted in decent English. The participants are all equally fluent in another common language—that of corporate despair.
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This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Striking, slouching and setting sail”
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