Photo collage of a tissue box, thermometer, and pills.

The kids are calling in sick to work. Not actual kids, who (hopefully) are not working, but Gen Zers. They're racking up sick days and taking more mental-health days. In the spring of their careers, they're even going on sabbatical. Gen Zers are setting a boundary, and that boundary is not being at work when they're not feeling up to it.