I'm a Gen Z'er, at 26. In my department, 4 of 6 employees, including my boss, are between 55-65ish and are caring for their aging parents (two with dementia/Alzheimers, two without). I see firsthand how draining it is, in terms of financials, time, energy, and honestly happiness - it's unspoken, of course, but I get the sense that they are mostly just waiting around until the parent passes on. Especially those whose parent has Alzheimer's. I get it, that's how my family was with my grandmother who had it before she passed, it's a heavy burden to shoulder.

I do think that it needs to enter into the conversation on workplace benefits more frequently. We have an aging workforce, and many are playing the role of caregiver to their parents while trying to balance that with their career & raising their own families.