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Gen Z and millennial professionals are avoiding phone calls

Gen Z and millennial professionals are increasingly avoiding synchronous voice communication. This trend is linked to phone anxiety and is impacting their career opportunities. Similar avoidance is appearing in social settings, specifically regarding doorbells.

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New data quantifies phone call avoidance and highlights a specific aversion to ringing doorbells among Gen Z.

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  1. Young Professionals Avoid Phone Calls and Doorbells

    Gen Z and millennial professionals are increasingly avoiding synchronous voice communication. This trend is linked to phone anxiety and is impacting their career opportunities. Similar avoidance is appearing in social settings, specifically regarding doorbells.

    What's confirmed:

    • Gen Z and millennial professionals are avoiding phone calls.
    • Avoidance of phone calls is costing Gen Z and millennial workers opportunities.
    • A third of Gen Z individuals prefer to text or call upon arrival rather than ring a doorbell.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • 42% of surveyed Gen Zers and millennials do not answer phone calls.
    • 58% of surveyed Gen Zers and millennials script or rehearse conversations.
    • Younger professionals are experiencing phone anxiety.
    confidence 90%