From baby boomers to gen Z, how do different generations approach chemistry?

At the University of Liverpool, UK, chemist Anna Slater has brought her group together to discuss whether different generations have different approaches to work. They laugh at the often repeated stereotypes – millennials are lazy and entitled, with no work ethic, and their younger gen Z colleagues are over-sensitive snowflakes, inseparable from their smart phones and in constant need of praise. Not the most positive spin on the changes in attitudes and behaviour that many acknowledge. ‘As a millennial, I have noticed [differences with] gen Z, in terms of their need for affirmation and being sensitive, but I would disagree that millennials are lazy!’ says postgraduate student Patrycja Roskowska.