A recent email from a Gen Z employee notifying her supervisor of an upcoming vacation has garnered significant attention online, sparking a conversation about the evolution of communication styles in the workplace across different generations.

The email, shared on social media platform X by investor Siddharth Shah, takes a direct and concise approach that departs from traditional leave-taking practices. It simply says, “Hi Siddharth. I will be on vacation on November 8th. Bye!” This simple message has sparked debate over whether employees should formally request leave or simply inform their managers, raising questions about how to balance independence with professionalism in the workplace.

As the conversation gains ground, many are reflecting on the changing dynamics of workplace communication in the face of generational differences.

Netizens reacted:

One user commented on the post saying, “And if I had sent this message to my manager, she would have scheduled a meeting with HR to discuss my behavioral issues.”

Sharing a similar experience, another user commented, “One of my generation team members suddenly took 1 week off. It was a critical moment of the project, so I tried to reason. He didn’t budge. The leave was because she had a breakup. and he wanted to go to the mountains to forget the separation”.

A third user suggested using technology to write the reply, saying: “It’s a place on the message though. But they should have at least used an AI to make it look good and formal.” To this, the user of the original post replied: “No, I write chatgpt requests for my team.”

Many users criticized the way such an email is written to your boss or manager. One user commented: “I don’t understand why this generation exclaims the undisciplined work culture and then complains that they don’t get opportunities to grow.”

In a clear rebuttal to this comment, the original user of the post praised working with GEN Z. He said: “I don’t know what you mean. At the age of 20-21, I was doing nothing. Today, at the age of 32, I have worked for at least 7-8 years. gen Z in the last 2-3 years which made me very proud”.

Another angry user commented: “Wow, you got at least 2 days notice. How about leaving same day messages at 10am for a regular 9am office start? Or when you’re mentally going through the points for the scheduled assessment and there’s a message “sudden plan with the family, on vacation today.” It also affects millennials.”