Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnOrianna Rosa RoyleSat, June 27, 2026 at 12:49 PM GMT+2 4 min readAmid the frenzy that AI will result in mass job losses, there's one role Gen Zers are secretly hoping the bots will replace: their boss. And 69% are already being polite to ChatGPT just in case.A 2025 study from essay writing service EduBirdie highlights that one in 10 Gen Z workers are pining for a robot boss.While wishing for the demise of a manager is nothing new, what's eye-opening is the reasons why they think the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini would make for a better manager. For one, they ironically think it'd be more human. Most of the Gen Zers said that AI will be a nicer, fairer, and more neutral boss. While some think a virtual manager would be a lot smarter than the current human one they have, others predict they'd be able to manipulate AI management easily.Worryingly, some respondents reported that an AI boss "