Gen Z workers are using the increased focus on in-office presence to “task mask” and look busier than they are—but experts warn it could lead to further stress and burnout. Bosses want workers in the ...

When return-to-office mandates started to rise post-pandemic, many workers who had become accustomed to getting tasks done remotely at home (and at their own pace) were presented with a new problem.

Essentially, Gen-Z workers sometimes work very hard at looking very busy when there’s actually little work to do. It’s so prevalent that it’s become part of the ongoing conversation about work, and ...

Gen Z employees are hiding how little they’re doing at work by “task masking,” a trend that is taking over TikTok — and the office. In order to “task mask,” employees are making themselves appear like ...