'Really annoying': Jodi Foster hates working with Gen Zers because they show up late and write sloppy emails
Hollywood movie star Jodi Foster criticized the young members of Gen Z for being sloppy in writing emails and showing up to work late.
Foster made the comments in an interview with the Guardian published on Saturday.
"They’re really annoying, especially in the workplace. They’re like, ‘Nah, I’m not feeling it today, I’m gonna come in at 10:30 a.m.,' " she said.
Gen Z is generally defined as referring to people born between the years of 1997 and 2012, and they're also called "zoomers."
The 61-year-old actress went on to register her complaints against the younger generation.
"Or, like, in emails, I’ll tell them, 'This is all grammatically incorrect — did you not check your spelling?' And they’re like, ‘Why would I do that, isn’t that kind of limiting?'" she said.
“They need to learn how to relax, how to not think about it so much, how to come up with something that’s theirs," Foster continued. "I can help them find that, which is so much more fun than being, with all the pressure behind it, the protagonist of the story.”
Zoomers responding to a Reddit thread about working with older people documented their generational grievances.
“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” read a response from a 24-year-old.
“It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up. So I also had a weird time adjusting because my workplace is the same," they added.
A poll in 2023 found that 29% of Gen Z people said the government should install cameras in every home in order to avoid crime and abuse, while only 20% of respondents of an older generation agreed with the massive surveillance program.
Foster is best known for portraying FBI agent Clarise Starling in the blockbuster movie "The Silence of the Lambs" from 1991.
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Survey confirms Zoomers' values will end America as we know it
If you’re not worried about the values of up and coming generations, you probably should be.
A recent survey on attitudes about key religious and values statements from Baby Boomers vs. Generation Z shows that Gen Z — and thus America — may be in trouble.
When those participating in the survey were asked whether or not they believed patriotism was “very important,” 76% of Baby Boomers said it was, while only 32% of Gen Zers had the same sentiment.
Belief in God for Gen Z was even less important to them, with only 26% calling it “very important,” while 65% of Baby Boomers voted that it was.
Having children was the least important to Gen Z and Baby Boomers, with only 23% of the former calling it “very important" and 52% of the latter.
While the Baby Boomers’ seem to have better values, Steve Deace believes the stats aren’t promising for either one of the groups.
“That’s a sad stat, frankly,” Steve Deace says. “How belief in God and religion has produced in your generation a 13-point deficit in thinking children are important — I have to question what God do you believe in and what’s your religion?”
“If you think patriotism is more important than having children by 25 points, well, I mean, for goodness' sake, what’s a more patriotic act other than to have children and pass on to them your values and legacies and heritage?” Deace asks again, adding, “The amount of confusion even on the Boomer side here is paramount.”
When asked if they believed America was the best place to live, 66% of Baby Boomers voted yes, while only 33% of Gen Zers voted the same.
“I’m going to tell you right now, these numbers are unrecoverable without great awakening levels of revival. These numbers are unrecoverable. These trend lines will not be altered. We don’t have the power within us to alter these things,” Deace warns.
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