Sarah Harte: The Gen Z stare is real, and we've all seen it 

The voices of adults don’t matter more than those of children, but Gen Z need guidance and boundaries that make them feel more secure and help them navigate life
Sarah Harte: The Gen Z stare is real, and we've all seen it 

The Gen Z death stare is familiar to many of us. File picture

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a middle-aged person, being a morally righteous pain, must want to criticise younger generations.

It’s an age thing, a bit like slowing down on a walk to read planning permissions. Recently, however, I have found myself in several professional situations that have led me to question both the social skills and, crucially, the expectations of some younger employees.

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