{
  "id": 12638314,
  "title": "Gen Z: „Die Demut kehrt zurück – aber nicht bei allen“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/gen-z-die-demut-kehrt-zuruck-aber-nicht-bei-allen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/karriere-warum-alte-aufstiegsversprechen-die-gen-z-nicht-mehr-ansprechen/100256476.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Young professionals once had the confidence to demand flexible work conditions such as four-day weeks, flexible hours and remote work. Researcher Ulf Rinne from the Bonner Institute for the Future of Work told the Handelsblatt in 2023 that companies must fight for young people and \"they can assert their wishes much better and more frequently than previous generations.\" However, the economic crisis has struck young jobseekers hard. According to a recent analysis by job platform Indeed, job postings for entry-level positions have dropped by two-thirds since their peak in 2022, significantly more than the overall market. Indeed economist Virginia Sondergeld notes that \"young people entering the workforce can now choose only a third of the jobs available four years ago.\" What does this mean for a generation once credited with immense market power? What expectations do young people have of their work life today? Do they need to subordinate their needs to the job, and are they even willing to do so?",
  "summary": "Vier-Tage-Woche, Homeoffice – lange bestimmte die Generation Z die Bedingungen am Arbeitsmarkt. Jetzt schrumpft das Jobangebot für Einsteiger massiv. Wie forsch können sie noch auftreten?",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Gen Z: „Die Demut kehrt zurück – aber nicht bei allen“",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/gen-z-die-demut-kehrt-zuruck-aber-nicht-bei-allen",
        "published": "2026-10-05T05:20:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}