When return-to-office mandates started to rise post-pandemic, many workers who had become accustomed to getting tasks done remotely at home (and at their own pace) were presented with a new problem.

Gen Z employees are hiding how little they’re doing at work by “task masking,” a trend that is taking over TikTok — and the office. In order to “task mask,” employees are making themselves appear like ...

Essentially, Gen-Z workers sometimes work very hard at looking very busy when there’s actually little work to do. It’s so prevalent that it’s become part of the ongoing conversation about work, and ...