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EPISODE · Mar 11, 2025 · 38 MIN

Ageism, career catfishing, and a 10-year low for US employee engagement

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In this episode, we start with the concerning prevalence of workplace ageism, where research shows nearly all employees over 40 experience age discrimination and feel pressured to downplay their experience. We then explore the puzzling "career catfishing" phenomenon, where 34% of Gen Z workers reportedly accept positions only to deliberately skip their first day without notice - raising questions about evolving power dynamics between employers and employees. Finally, we analyze Gallup's recent findings showing U.S. employee engagement has hit a 10-year low, with just 31% of workers feeling engaged and particular disengagement among younger workers and those in finance and technology sectors.  Connect with DeMario: On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demario-bell-7a510994/ Connect with Stacey: On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceynordwall/ Articles: The silent career killer? Nearly every employee over 40 sees rampant ageism in the workplace Gen Z is ‘career catfishing’ in power move to irk corporate employers US employee engagement falls to 10-year low

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