Gen Z is increasingly choosing to take on multiple jobs. Some creators are going a step further and posting about their side hustles on TikTok.

What is the "Gen Z Stare?" Older TikTok users say that Gen Z workers often give blank, unresponsive stares. Gen Zers are pushing back.

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of Gen Z's move toward authenticity and boundary-setting—where emotional labor isn't automatically performed to meet outdated norms.

There’s a new term circulating social media, and it’s dragging young people for their perceived lack of social skills. Dubbed “the Gen Z stare,” this blank-faced look is allegedly how many young people are engaging with the world around them — by, well, simply not.

She also reckons some cases are a misclassified “customer service stare”, which happens when a customer says something “ridiculous”, while other genuine Gen Z stares are simply a refusal to pretend to enjoy social interactions they don’t actually like.

The “Gen Z Stare” is the newest viral workplace topic gaining traction on TikTok and beyond. Millennials are describing it as a blank, wide-eyed expression paired with slow or no response when interacting with younger colleagues or employees.

A new survey by PartnerCentric asked 1,000 people about their online shopping habits. And it's bad news for Google.

I F YOU THOUGHT a reusable water bottle was a plain, boring receptacle—brought out of the cupboard only for long hikes—then you would be wrong. For Gen Z, a water bottle is both a necessity and a fashion statement. Social media are awash with videos of tumblers. The hashtag #WaterTok has 2.5bn views on TikTok.