The Gen Z stare - have you noticed this?

[Dreamer_D]

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[Autumn in New England]

I have noticed that some seem to have a dull affect. I thought maybe it was all the weed, but no one smoked more than the boomers, and they're fine. lol So now I'm thinking it's either that this generation is overmedicated or maybe it's a cultural thing. I'm a millennial and definitely feel like they seem disengaged, almost as if it's uncool to be vibrant? I don't know... I suppose every generation thinks the next one is strange.

 

[Calliecake]

I’ve seen the stare. I attribute it to people looking at phones multiple hours per day and having inadequate interpersonal skills. What I really find strange is they often are working at jobs where it’s a requirement of the job to converse with people.

 

[MissGotRocks]

Went out to lunch today - party of three. I reached the hostess stand first where there was a beautiful young lady standing behind the stand. There were no other waiting customers. I said, “Hello, how are you?” And was met with the silent stare! No ‘can I help you’ - nothing but the stare. I finally told her we were a party of three. She picked up three menus and walked in front of us to a booth. That was it - she never uttered a word!! Completely unacceptable!

Prior to that, I was at my bank. Sitting at a desk with a bank rep doing some bank business. The tellers were to our far left. Yet every time a customer walked in the door, at least one teller said hello and welcomed them. What a difference in these two places! I expect to be spoken to when entering a restaurant - not as much so when entering a bank. At either place though, it makes a world of difference. Stop the stare!!

 

[stracci2000]

Today I stopped at an antique mall.
I told the lady (my age) at the counter that I wanted to look at something in a jewelry case that was in another room.

She handed keys to a young man (25- ish) working there. He looked up from his phone, took the keys, stood up and stared at me.
So I proceeded to walk to the case. He followed me. He opened the case and took out the item, a loose, very large star diopside. Dead silence. I showed him the star by shining my phone flashlight on it. Awkward silence. So I started to talk about this stone, comparing it to star sapphire. He mumbled, "oh, that's cool"
That was all I could get out of him.

I guess an old lady babbling about gemstones was not his cup of tea.

Maybe they just don't want to talk to anyone who looks "old" to them.

 

[MissGotRocks]

Today I stopped at an antique mall.
I told the lady (my age) at the counter that I wanted to look at something in a jewelry case that was in another room.

She handed keys to a young man (25- ish) working there. He looked up from his phone, took the keys, stood up and stared at me.
So I proceeded to walk to the case. He followed me. He opened the case and took out the item, a loose, very large star diopside. Dead silence. I showed him the star by shining my phone flashlight on it. Awkward silence. So I started to talk about this stone, comparing it to star sapphire. He mumbled, "oh, that's cool"
That was all I could get out of him.

I guess an old lady babbling about gemstones was not his cup of tea.

Maybe they just don't want to talk to anyone who looks "old" to them.

Perhaps. Other than being a key carrier, what are the other responsibilities of his job? Interacting with customers? Offering help or assistance with other pieces? These silent workers are just beyond the pale to me!