The Expectations of Gen Z and Millennials on Politics at Work [Video]

As political polarization and disagreements over politics at work are increasing, business leaders are struggling to maintain order and productivity amid the distractions caused by the 2024 U.S. election and subsequent fallout. While previous generations have tried to maintain a stoic approach to politics at work, younger generations have been loud and proud in expressing their desire for their work lives to coexist with reality.

“We are too much of a global society now, with too much information being shared on a day-to-day basis, to expect that people can consume information outside the walls of their workplace and then shed those identities and those feelings when they come to us,” Mercy Quaye, a millennial and founder of The Narrative Project, a communications firm, told Newsweek. “Millennials definitely pushed the line on this a bit, and Gen Z has a stamina that we just haven’t seen in the workplace before.”

Based on the opinions of the newest members of the workforce, this may be …