By now, it’s well known that the COVID-19 pandemic caused lasting disruptions to work worldwide, affecting the engagement and wellbeing of millions of employees. Gallup's latest data show that U.S. employee engagement stagnated at the end of 2023, following a slight uptick in the first half of the year, but it remains below its high in early 2020.

Perhaps less well known is that post-pandemic engagement trends vary widely across age generations, with younger employees feeling the most detached from their work and employers but baby boomers remaining engaged.

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