As Jodie Foster slams ‘really annoying’ Gen Z, our hilarious quiz reveals how much of a work-shy ‘Zoomer’ you truly are
IT’S time to gen up on whether you are a Generation Z or X adult, or just an old Baby Boomer – after Hollywood star Jodie Foster stirred up debate.
Boomer Jodie, 61, blasted the “annoying” laziness of Gen Z, or Zoomers, saying: “They’re like, ‘Nah, I’m not feeling it today, gonna come in at 10.30am’.”
Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, are often seen as woke, puritanical and awful at grammar.
But Gen X, born 1965 to 1980, and pre-1964 Boomers have their own foibles.
Take our quiz, and tally your answers, to see your sort . . .
1. You’re feeling bunged up by a cold. What do you tell your boss?
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a) Nothing, go into work as normal
b) Ask if they’d prefer you to work from home
c) Say you’re taking a week off to recover
2. A colleague of the opposite sex asks you out for a coffee. What do you do?
a) Feel flattered and hope it’s your lucky day
b) Worry about who’s paying, because coffee is so expensive these days
c) Report them to Human Resources for workplace harassment
3. You receive an email that starts with “Dear Sir/Madam”. What do you do?
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a) Appreciate the polite message
b) Reply saying “Hi” or “Hello”
c) Criticise sender for not first checking on your preferred pronoun
4. Asked to start work an hour early next day, what do you do?
a) Not worry, as you always wake at 5 am anyway
b) Say yes but then arrive just a few minutes late
c) Turn up later than normal and tell boss: “I wasn’t feeling the early start”
5. You want to let friends know you’re moving home. What do you do?
a) Send out letters with details of new address
b) Post a message on Facebook
c) Create a TikTok video, with a virtual tour of your new pad
6. You’re asked to post a letter to a client. What do you do?
a) Grumble about price of a stamp nowadays
b) Moan about being treated like a lackey
c) Ask what a letter, postbox and stamp are
7. You want to remember your holiday. What do you do?
a) Take a few photos of family and friends
b) Record each sunset on smartphone’s video
c) Hire camera crew, drone and make-up artist
8. Someone next to you on public transport is eating a smelly kebab. What do you do?
a) Ask them to sit somewhere else
b) Don’t say anything
c) Tell them to go vegan
9. You witness a mugging in your local high street. What do you do?
a) Intervene to try to help the victim
b) Call 999 and wait for police to arrive
c) Make a six-part podcast series about this
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10. The last bank in your town is closing. What do you do?
a) Write to your local newspaper and MP
b) Don’t worry, you bank online anyway
c) Congratulate yourself for boycotting the bank over its unethical investments
ANSWERS
Mostly a) Learned from University of Life, dyed-in-wool Boomer
Mostly b) Between 1990s abandon and digital-age Gen X
Mostly c) Truly woke, tech-forward Gen Z