Let’s face it, we all know corporate life is a soul-numbing charade where ‘synergy’ is dead inside and every ‘quick sync’ is just a calendar-shaped cry for help. So it should surprise approximately no one that Gen Z—the TikTok generation raised on memes and existential dread—has officially decided that ChatGPT, an AI trained on the internet’s collective overshare, is a better mentor than their actual manager.
According to a new report (read: digital tea), Gen Z workers are choosing an artificial intelligence over Real Human Leadership™ to ask awkward workplace questions. Why? Because ChatGPT doesn’t judge, call HR, or book 1-on-1s that double as performance autopsies.
They’re dropping inquiries about raises, quitting, and “how not to lose my mind in a cubicle farm” into a chatbot instead of risking cringey watercooler politics. Because when you’ve grown up watching boomers mistake Excel for magic, you learn to trust the non-human option.
Some key reasons for the AI preference? Privacy. Convenience. And let’s not forget: ChatGPT isn’t going to gaslight you with ‘We’re a family!’ five minutes before mass layoffs.
So while Boss Man is still mastering ‘Reply All’, Gen Z is busy optimizing their careers one neural-net-powered pep talk at a time. The corporate hierarchy is being reshaped—by a chatbot with better work-life boundaries and 0% chance of asking you to stay late ‘just this once.’
In other words, we’ve officially entered the era where the intern’s real mentor is a machine that doesn’t even collect PTO.
And honestly? That’s probably an upgrade.