{
  "id": 1253491,
  "title": "Exec at $27 billion tech giant HP hits back at Gen Z lazy label, saying they’re great at listening and building relationships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/exec-at-27-billion-tech-giant-hp-hits-back-at-gen-z-lazy-label-saying",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/16/hp-exec-george-brasher-hits-back-at-gen-z-lazy-label-great-at-listening-building-relationships/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "George Brasher, SVP and managing director of HP's North American operations, has dismissed the notion that Gen Z employees are lazy and lack interpersonal skills. Instead, he sees them as highly skilled in listening, building trust, and understanding customer needs. HP, a company valued at $27 billion, employs around 55,000 workers globally and believes that the younger generation is driving innovation and creating a more inclusive and conscientious world. Gen Z employees bring valuable AI skills, a tech-savvy approach to collaboration, and prioritize work-life balance. They are well-prepared for the current job market, with over one million U.S. job postings requiring AI-related skills in 2026, a 66% increase from 2024. Business leaders such as Sally Massey from Colgate-Palmolive and Emily Glassberg Sands from Stripe also recognize the potential of Gen Z employees, praising their ambition, technical proficiency, and adaptability to the latest tools.",
  "summary": "George Brasher says his Gen Z coworkers have a “healthy relationship with work” and know how to listen and build trust.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}