Despite the reputation that they often make for themselves on the internet, we can learn a lot from old people. It’s true that in some ways, they had to live in tougher times than we do. It’s easy to roll our eyes at their habits and sayings when we’re growing up, but as an adult? …
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‘Our generation has become extremely lazy’: Bully boomer complains about ‘lazy’ work from home-rs, coworker ends him with perfect comeback
Working from home has been one of the greatest inventions of the last half-century. It allows employees so much more flexibility than ever before and keeps people happier at their jobs. But it can be hard for the older generations to swallow. Sure, if you had to wake up at 6 am, put on an uncomfortable suit, …
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Mom incessantly insults millennials, discovers ‘millennial’ doesn’t mean a lazy, pathetic, entitled person: ‘She called a 80-ish year old lady at her church a millennial’
What does it mean to be a boomer? Those of us who still care about numbers, math, and time would say that a person born between 1946-1964 is a baby boomer, but that is not the sole definition. Many Zoomers refer to any person they consider old, whether they’re a member of the Silent Generation, …
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25+ Boomer Facebook Fails That Are as Funny as They Are Concerning
Over its history as a website, Facebook has somehow gone from a fun place to keep up with your friends, post albums of photos, and see what bands your crush likes to a scary minefield full of ads, outraged citizens, and of course, boomers. Everyone has an aunt who somehow has thousands of Facebook friends, …
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‘Boomer dad got Boomered’: Progressive CEO buys employees laptops so they can work from home, gets endless complaints from a technologically challenged older woman
Young people all want to work from home now. We’re more focused, our workload is more manageable, and we don’t have a micromanager breathing down our neck every time we need to use the restroom. Personally, I love working from home and relish the chance to type on my laptop from the comfort of my …
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‘American nightlife is lame and tends to end in one’s 30s’: Grown-ups bemoan the loss of adult nightlife, claim it ended with with the boomers
Nowadays, we tend to think of nightlife as very youth-oriented. When I think of a club, I imagine a gaggle of spry 20-28-year-olds twisting the night away in a loud techno warehouse. But when I watch old movies or talk to my older relatives, they paint a different picture. Remember the days of big bands …
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Nosy Karen scolds tech-savvy coworker for using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V: ‘She watches my every move in hopes of catching me make a mistake so she can tattle’
We’ve all had one of those coworkers who’s always looking over your shoulder, waiting for you to screw up. I would understand this behavior if they were a supervisor or manager paid to ensure that the people working under them are not dilly-dallying, but that’s often not the case. More frequently, this is the doing …
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An Expensive Brunch of Avocado Toast Memes for the Wealthy
Because having avocado toast at brunch and owning a home is basically the same thing.
Millennial criticizes Gen Zers with the minds of 16-year-olds and the faces of 32-year olds: ‘Boomers thought the same about your generation’
As a Gen Zer, I know that it’s expected of me to get into generational squabbles with millennials. I’m supposed to say they’re cringe adult Harry Potter fans who are pushing 50, but I’m not going to do that. I have a shred of dignity left in my Zoomer body, and I intend to maintain …
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25+ Wholesome Boomer Moments That Radiate Pure Joy
In the eternal words of everybody’s mother everywhere «If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.» I’m all about positivity these days. But try telling that to the good folks on Twitter. We live in a time of such conflict and turmoil that good, clean fun is hard to come …
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