20-05-2025
Colleges revamp career services to address Gen Z's work-life expectations
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ally Wilkinson did not plan to spend her senior year at Wake Forest University doing something strikingly stressful: juggling a full-time job with a global consulting firm while also taking classes to finish her degree.
Like many in her generation, Wilkinson demands that her job allow for life balance and overall wellness, she said, including time for exercise and socializing. When she tells her bosses she has a class or a meeting outside of work, for example, they tell her to do what she needs to do. Even so, she said, 'they honestly get annoyed.'
