I am an Xer who manages a small but crucial team at my workplace (in an EU country). I had a lady resign last week, and I have another who may be about to resign or I may have to let go due to low engagement. They are both Gen Z. Today it hit me: the five years I’ve been managing this department, the only people I’ve lost have been from Gen Z. Clearly I do not know how to manage Gen Z so that they are happy working here. What can I do? I want them to be as happy as my Millennial team members. One detail that might matter is that my team is spread over three European cities.

Happy to provide any clarification if anyone wants it.

Edit. Thanks for all the answers even if a few of them are difficult to hear (and a few were oddly angry?) This has been very helpful for me, much more so than it probably would have been at the Old Place.

Also the second lady I mentioned who might quit or I might have to let go? She quit the day after I posted this giving a week’s notice yesterday. My team is fully supportive, but it’s going to be a rough couple of months.

  • Psythik@lemm.ee
    395·
    9 months ago

    Try paying them better. It really is that simple.

    Everyone’s giving you long-winded answers, but this is the ultimate truth.

    PAY MORE

    • Digitalprimate@lemmy.worldOP
      81·
      9 months ago

      I did. I fought with my CEO for two months and got everyone in the department except me a massive raise, 15%-20%.

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        9 months ago

        15%-20%.

        FYI, it’s entirely possible that they’ve been undervalued so much even that’s not enough.

        • triclops6@lemmy.ca
          51·
          9 months ago

          That’s not all on the manager though, they’re not the final decision maker. Op isn’t to blame for that

          • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            27·
            9 months ago

            All layers of management are complicit. It is his choice to continue working there instead of resigning in protest, so he owns every decision he is directed to implement.

            • triclops6@lemmy.ca
              41·
              9 months ago

              As long as he’s implementing, perhaps. Raises are not always budgeted at the 1st line manager level. It may be beyond his control.

              And quitting a job you don’t agree with makes sense if you have other options, it’s foolish otherwise. Keep trying to make change from within

              • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
                12·
                9 months ago

                And quitting a job you don’t agree with makes sense if you have other options, it’s foolish otherwise. Keep trying to make change from within

                “I was just following orders” does not absolve OP, or anybody else. You either quit in protest or you’re a motherfucking class traitor.

                • triclops6@lemmy.ca
                  31·
                  9 months ago

                  I barely want to continue this, but I think your view is that it’s 1st line workers vs the 2%, the reality is the working class goes a few levels above that, and again you try to change the system from within, you don’t resign and live in poverty

                  Also managers and Nazis are not the same

        • limeaide@lemmy.ml
          3·
          9 months ago

          True lmao. I know someone that was working under a project manager making $15/hr and whenever they got promoted to project manager they got a whopping THIRTEEN percent raise. Which sounds nice and all but it only ended up being like $2 more per hour lol

          She is actively taking job interviews now