Feel tired after work? Then you must be a member of Gen Zzz...

YOUNGER employees find a day’s work more exhausting than wageearners of their parents’ generation, according to a new survey.

Researchers found 46 per cent of Generation Z workers – staff aged between 18 and 25 – feel ‘fatigued’ after a day at the office, factory or shop floor.

They complained their workload, combined with the stress and strain of holding down a job and the high expectations of their bosses, left them feeling drained.

Forty per cent of Millennials – those aged between 26 and 41 – echoed those complaints by reporting that their employment also left them tired out by the end of the working day.

But just 19 per cent of workers old enough to be their parents – the so-called Baby Boomer generation of 58 to 76-year-olds – said a day’s work left them shattered, and only 27 per cent of workers in the Generation X age group, from 42 to 57, said likewise.

To compound their troubles, both Generation Z and Millennial workers reported suffering feelings of helplessness and loneliness brought on by the pressures of work. For Generation Z, 61 per cent said they were so fearful of ‘burnout’ – mental and physical exhaustion caused by long-term job stress – that it has compromised their aspirations.

Business advisory firm Trachet discovered the extent of workplace fatigue by polling 2,071 UK adults.

Its spokeswoman Claire Trachet said: ‘The findings show younger people are under overwhelming stress at work, with almost half reporting fatigue brought on by the pressures and demands of work.

‘Surprisingly, older workers, often old enough to be the parents of young staff, are less likely to report this level of stress and fatigue, probably because they are more conditioned to the demands of working life.’

She added: ‘With proper support and guidance this can be corrected, while preserving the mental health of the leaders of the business and their teams.

‘A burnt-out workforce is one of the biggest barriers that inhibit businesses from growing effectively.’

The study, conducted by the British Polling Council on behalf of Trachet, also found that 28 per cent of Generation Z workers could not remember the last time they spent ‘quality’ time with their families because of the demands of work.

Almost three-quarters of workers in that age bracket said that they wanted to find a new job that leaves them less tired, while 65 per cent would consider starting their own business in order to improve their work-life balance.

‘Older workers are less likely to be stressed out’