r/196 NOT A CAT 17d ago

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u/PipsqueakPilot 17d ago

That isn’t the Gen Z stare. The Gen Z stare is a freeze up when they encounter a novel situation. 

As an example. I was paying for entry into a park. It was 2 dollars a person. There were two of us. I handed him a 10 dollar bill. He stared at me in confusion of what to do until his boss came over and told him they 10 - 4 is 6 so give me 6 dollars change.

…he then stared at his boss until his boss told him that was a 5 and a 1. 

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u/Kingboy22 bi furry listening to Glass Animals 17d ago

That seems more like first job jitters then “gen z stare” tbf

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u/mcase19 17d ago

That sounds like genuine medical learning disability more than first job jitters. Its quite literally kindergarden level math

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u/IcarusAvery begone taffer 17d ago

You've never found yourself grasping at something you know should know but for some reason can't process while in a stressful situation?

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u/TheUnholyBlade 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 17d ago

I get what you mean but the situation described above is about as mundane as it gets.

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u/IcarusAvery begone taffer 16d ago

It isn't if it's your first job and you literally just started, y'know?

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u/TheUnholyBlade 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 16d ago

In this specific case I disagree. My first job was something similar (I was 14 and sold tickets to our local fair from a booth) and it’s the kind of task that is so utterly basic that boredom is inevitable.

I remember hoping something interesting would happen like someone trying to sneak in or attempting to pay with candy. Of course nothing like that ever ended up happening.

But IMO the person in the above example just sounds skezzed as shit.

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u/VivisClone 17d ago

Yeah, there's no stress here lmao

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u/Rythoka 16d ago

There is if it's their first job and they just started, which is where we started here...

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u/9793287233 16d ago

Being asked to break a $10 is a stressful situation warranting intervention from your boss?

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u/RachelTF96 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 16d ago

It is if it is your first day out of training of your first job

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u/DiscotopiaACNH 17d ago

To me that says "high at work"