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Delegation nation: Gen Z's view of the shared economy

Delegation nation: Gen Z's view of the shared economy

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Delegation nation: Gen Z's view of the shared economy

- Okay, we have a problem here. If you ask any Boomer, Xer, or even Millennial what would happen if their boss gave them an assignment and they just delegated it someone else? They'd probably be fired. But in the eyes of Gen-Z that's completely okay. We have a generation of weconomists that has a different definition of getting work done. - Jonah, how's that proposal coming? - Oh it's going really well. It should be done by the end of the day. I gave it to Will, he is doing such a good job. - Will? - Yeah, Will is probably the best in the office at proposals, so I just figured I'd give it to him. - But Jonah, I gave that proposal assignment to you. - I know, but I gave it to Will. - As they see it, if I'm not good at it and someone else is, I'll just delegate it and we'll get it done faster. And this delegation might not be a bad thing, but it's going to cause challenges at work. So there's two things that you need to…

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