Gen Z intern invents creative style to deliver weekly reports — leaving his millennial boss stunned

Gen Z in corporates are like bursts of energy, making even the most boring meetings feel alive. From turning serious presentations into TikTok-worthy performances to lame excuses for taking a day off, they make the corporate world a little bearable. Tim Jones (@tim.jamz) realized it when his Gen Z intern submitted an AI-generated song instead of a weekly assignment. Impressed by the creativity, Jones asked his audience if the intern was worthy of a raise. He posted the video on Instagram on November 16, capturing audiences' attention worldwide.

Jones had hired a Gen Z intern and got him on a weekly assignment, which was to send out a "Friday recap." He had to basically note down the week's work progress and submit it every weekend. It could have been a simple email, but instead, the intern chose a different approach. The Gen Z intern, Jones said, turned to AI to compose a song and sent it to the entire office. "It is so much fun... like the best way to go into the weekend," the boss said, quite impressed by the intern. Moving on, Jones played the song his intern had sent. In the song, the young worker used catchy tunes, beats, and amazing lyrics to inform his boss that Janet, an employee, had cracked a deal with a client, the printer was fixed, and more housekeeping details from the week gone by. "I love Gen Z employees for this," Jones confessed. Moving on, the boss also shared that he truly believes that the Gen Z intern deserves a raise for being so creative. 

Instances like this stand as a testimony to Gen Z's talent, creativity, and dedication. However, people, especially recruiters, often tend to undervalue this generation and believe they are hard to manage, unprofessional, and unruly. In fact, when Resume Genius surveyed 625 U.S. hiring managers, they found that nearly half (45%) find Gen Z to be the most difficult generation to work with. What's more shocking is the findings of another survey by ResumeBuilder.com. When they questioned 782 U.S. workers involved in hiring, they found that 31% of hiring managers avoid hiring Gen Z candidates at all.

Jones' video went viral, and people loved the intern's idea of presenting an AI song instead of a boring email. For instance, @occasionaldevil commented, "You should probably fire this guy and tell him to achieve his passion and dreams. This is incredible!" @andrewjamesmua said, "That’s the only thing we should be doing with AI." @its.just.vic_ wrote, "The above and beyond effort is most definitely deserving of a raise. He not only completed the task but also executed it and made it something fun and exciting to expect later on." @dweezilwalters wrote, "It is so much better than a boring email. He definitely needs a raise for the morale boost."

Similarly, @hurleylisa73 commented, "It is very cool, and it’s genius team building [exercise] without spending a fortune outside. Well done; he’s a talented and creative intern." @teresaalpert wrote, "Yay, you, hoodie guy. I love that you are complimenting the intern instead of ragging on an entire generation! YAY Intern for being creative, curious, and bringing joy." @amasayu1 commented, "Give him that raise! I'd look forward to making the week exciting just to get a great song. Imagine if this were my 2-minute scrum meeting daily." @anagha_tiwari pointed out, "He is also blessed to have a cool boss like you. If I send this to mine, he will throw me out."

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