Most Gen Z job seekers have brought a parent on an interview: study

Gen Z’s awkward foray into the work world is a-parent .

Newcomers to corporate America, young adults under age 27, are taking baby steps into the office — and making sure mommy and daddy are there to catch them if they fall during the onboarding process and beyond, according to new, brow-furrowing data.

“Over three-quarters of Gen Zers (77%) say they have brought a parent to a job interview when they were job searching,” study authors for ResumeTemplates, a virtual career-planning hub, revealed in the report . 6

More startling, an alarming 79% of the hapless bunch admitted that once they get the job, their parents continue communicating with their managers — routinely asking for promotions, pay increases and days-off on behalf of their not-so little ones.

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