Broke & Burnt Out: Gen Zs Pick Pay Over Wellbeing

Four in five Gen Zs would rather work overtime than reduce their workload and see their pay decrease, according to a national survey of 2,000 working adults by Resource Solutions, leading provider of workforce and advisory solutions.

The study discovered that Gen Zs are working on average 27 hours overtime per month – equivalent to nearly 7 hours of unpaid work per week. This translates to 13.5 extra days per year, which surpasses all other generations, nearly doubling Boomers who work an average of 6.97 extra days per year.

Amid unwavering economic uncertainty and a persistent cost of living crisis, Resource Solutions’ data highlights that the youngest generation may be compromising their mental health and personal wellbeing by dedicating an additional day’s worth of working hours to their week.