Youthemployment

Young people are often viewed as wide-eyed idealists. But a new survey shows that the youngest generation is as pragmatic as their older counterparts when it comes to job security, ranking that as more important than becoming wealthy or having a prestigious job. That is in striking contrast to boomers and ...

When Tiffany Fernandez needs to miss a day of work, she doesn't call her boss. The 17-year-old, an assistant to a Miami clothing designer, doesn't email her either. She sends her a text. Fernandez is typical of her fellow members of Generation Z, who were born in the early to mid-1990s and are entering the ...