Suzy Welch says Gen Z and millennials are burnt out because older generations worked just as hard, but they ‘had hope’

world • 9/19/2025

"We believed that if you worked hard, you were rewarded for it," Welch said. "This is the disconnect."

A generational divide over workplace burnout has less to do with work intensity and more to do with diminished expectations for career rewards, according to business author and New York University professor Suzy Welch. The 66-year-old from Portland e... [6034 chars]