I'm Gen X and made a Gen Z friend at work. She taught me the value of having younger friends.

The author (not pictured) is a member of Gen X and made friends with her Gen Z colleague.

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• I'm a Gen Xer, and most of my friends were my age or older.
• Then, I started working closely with a Gen Z colleague and realized the value of younger friends.
• She moved to a different state, but we're still close, and I've sought out other younger friends.

As part of Gen X, for most of my life, my work friends have typically been relatively close to me in age.