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The Quarter-Life Career Crisis Is Spreading. Here’s How to Help Your Employees

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19.08.2025

Half of young U.S. workers say they’ve been pushed to crisis points by stress, stagnation, and the threat of AI taking over their jobs.

BY KIT EATON @KITEATON

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Just over half of U.S. workers say they’ve had deep-seated worries about their jobs and the future of their jobs, and that should ring mental health alarm bells. A recent report from Boulder, Colorado-based FlexJobs found that 55 percent of U.S. workers went through a “quarter-life” career crisis when they were aged 20 to 35, or they are currently experiencing one. This is more serious — and worrisome — than some mere workplace trend, since it has serious implications for employee mental health.

Factors in these career crises include stress, “instability,” and career stagnation, all of which can lead to burnout and worries about the path ahead, industry site HRDive reports. People are so worried about their working futures that 27........

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