Chat-Anxiety and Telephonophobia: Gen-Z Workers Now Think Employment Itself Is a Form of Debilitating Mental Disease

It used to be joked about some long-term unemployed people that they were “allergic to work”. With certain elements of today’s Gen Z cohort, the joke may now have become a reality. A report released in December by Trinity College London surveyed 1,500 people aged 16–29 across the UK (albeit presumably not by telephone – see below), that being the age range covered by Gen Z. The data suggested an extraordinarily large proportion preferred to work from home not simply because it offered genuine conveniences like not having to commute, or being able to type in bed without any trousers on, but for one main reason overall: the near-total lack of any requirement to interact with their fellow humans face to face. Getting up in the morning and physically going to an out-of-home workplace has been reconceived as a new and serious threat to these delicate individuals’ mental health. TLC From TCL Trinity College London (TCL) is an examination board offering diplomas across the performing arts, like Dance, Music and Drama – precisely the kinds of things which, stereotypically, qualify most students for nothing more than a disappointing life spent waiting on tables. Hoping to dispel this negative image, TCL framed its report in surprising terms. Not only would a TCL diploma in Drama allow students to confidently apply for...

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