Illustration of a woman stressed at an office.
Gen Z workers entered the workplace at an unprecedented time — and for many, it's causing a lot of anxiety.

When Emma Malcolmson worked retail in high school and college, she never experienced anxiety. "Retail is no walk in the park," she told me. There were angry customers, long days on her feet, and constant rushing around, but when the store closed for the day, she found it easy to shut down and leave work behind. After graduating from college, she began working remotely in digital public relations. Now, at 25, she said, "There's elements of every single day where I at least have some anxiety."