Gen Z isn't lazy — young people just have a different idea of what work means, says Cambridge professor

• Cambridge University professor Thomas Roulet has hit back at the idea that Gen Z is lazy.
• He said younger people just have a different idea about what work means to them.
• JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said people shouldn't "feel so bad" for Gen Z and millennials this week.

Gen Z is often called lazy — but a Cambridge University professor thinks younger people just have a different idea about what work means.

Thomas Roulet, who teaches organizational sociology and leadership at the Judge Business School, defended the generation's work ethic in a video posted on the university's YouTube channel.