Ireland's Gen Z workers are far less naïve than millennials. They can't afford to be

To attract and retain Gen Z workers, organisations must understand caring about compensation is a baseline requirement

Gen Z are interested in meaningful work but insist on being paid accordingly. They are less interested in whether their office has beer on tap or ping pong tables.

Beanbags, free beer, and bring-your-pet-to-work days: these are often thought to attract Generation Z graduates. Because Gen Z doesn’t care about salary, only some vague notion of “meaningful” work, right?

Nothing could be further from the truth.