Yes, Gen Z is staring at you. question is why.
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Come to work with me as a 25-year-old working two jobs plus owning a small cleaning company.”Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Gen Z employees are increasingly choosing to take on multiple jobs or side gigs,
What is the "Gen Z Stare?" Older TikTok users say that Gen Z workers often give blank, unresponsive stares. Gen Zers are pushing back.
A war is waging online between generations over the Gen Z Stare. While Millennials blame a lack of social skills, Gen Z are blaming insufferable customer requests - but who is right?
A recent study reveals that 70% of Gen Z in the US are using social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube for career advice, driven by a lack of ade
Banarsë compared it to the "Millennial Pause," a brief moment of silence before speaking in a video, adding that today's social quirks go viral more quickly. Banarsë added that the stare is part of Gen Z's move toward authenticity and boundary-setting—where emotional labor isn't automatically performed to meet outdated norms.
When asked to vote on a generic ballot for 2026, older Gen Z and younger millennial voters, ages 22-29, backed Democrats by a 6-point majority. But younger Gen Z voters, ages 18-21, backed Republicans by nearly 12 percentage points.
Deja Foxx, a 25-year-old political content creator, was running on a progressive platform to become one of the youngest members of Congress.