more than any other social media discourse thing lately, this iced coffee debate has me wanting to scream “get a grip” more than ever. If you’re up in arms about the idea of not having your favorite bevy in a 30 min interview, imagine how annoying you would be to work with if a single inconvenience arose
2026-09-21 01:58:51
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hersecondname :
Sometimes the norms aren't really worth the outrage. Should you be able to bring iced coffee to a job interview? Maybe? But is it really a hill worth dying on?
2026-09-21 02:18:30
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🇲🇽🎇🍻Janet🫔🏰🔔 :
them: "there are no 3rd spaces"
also them: "I don't owe anyone small talk"
2026-09-21 04:06:23
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dakota bossard :
Never forget when I got called a 1950s housewife in a comment section for confirming that thank you emails are expected after a job interview
2026-09-21 01:54:31
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Lauren L Murphy :
Context is so key as well. The original video was about interviewing for fortune 500s which she pointed out were particularly ’buttoned up’ - it’s about knowing your audience etc
2026-09-21 10:07:34
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𝓡𝓮𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓬𝓪✨🌸 :
When I heard this for the first time I thought “who brings coffee to a job interview?” Didn’t even know that was a thing
2026-09-21 01:56:43
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xtina :
its the idea of a recruiter giving tips on ettiquete for interviews and how to put your best foot forward to land the job and the initial response was to argue with her.... like please be for real 😅
2026-09-21 02:58:02
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sherm :
Im a former hiring manager and all I said was an ice coffee or any beverage might be a distraction and to just keep it simple and show you’re focused on the conversation. They called me a shit hiring manager, told me STFU, said I was writing fanfic and that this expectation was dystopian. 😳 I’m
2026-09-21 03:54:09
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Shady Rose :
Is the “nobody owes anyone anything” mentality—we actually do owe each other at least SOMETHING
2026-09-21 05:29:39
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Saxenfraxen30 :
Thinking back to Sociology class, there's the Goffmanesque discussion of how we behave in different circumstances around different people. It's very, "I'm going to act the same everywhere I go and with everyone" and that's never been realistic, even if that's a new ideal. I'm not going to act the same with a stranger as my boss as my best friend as my partner. It feels to me like an extension of this.
2026-09-21 02:07:57
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imaginelight8 :
Like, millennials have already done work to get the work place relaxed. You gotta get the job to change anything, they’re just yelling from the outside. Ppl that complain with no plan irk me lol
2026-09-21 02:55:22
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Moraalli :
“I want to revolutionize the workplace by bringing ice coffee to my interview but don’t you dare try to connect by making small talk about my drink because I don’t owe you anything!”
2026-09-21 10:22:12
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Jennifer Wilson :
I PROMISE you can get through a job interview without a beverage & a snack. They don’t take that long.
2026-09-21 04:11:43
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Em :
Gen Z has “always the consumer never the provider” syndrome and being the interviewee is the height of “I’m not the consumer here” dynamic
2026-09-21 02:00:51
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Holly :
Idk if I’m just old but this sounds like people just don’t want to have manners… as a millennial raising a gen alpha they’re gonna have manners.
2026-09-21 10:26:24
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Angel Devii :
A better conversation should be why jobs are expecting 2-3 years of experience on entry level, almost minimum wage jobs. This coffee debate is irrelevant 🤦🏽♀️
2026-09-21 04:35:39
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novellastella :
Meanwhile in Greece where the Frappé was invented bringing your coffee along means you are raring to go, you’ve left home too early to have your coffee there and you’re not going on an extended coffee break at the coffee shop. You are ready to buckle down and get on with it. I have meetings where everyone turns up with their coffee to get things done. America is very new to coffee culture and it shows.
2026-09-21 10:19:27
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layla :
I’m going for the JOB! not drinks
2026-09-21 08:50:39
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langelihle :
Like, lacking people skills is not revolutionary.
2026-09-21 02:10:28
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schnur :
These people would show up to a funeral with an iced coffee „because it doesn‘t say anything about the way i grieve!!“
2026-09-21 07:03:50
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. :
they’re so mad they don’t know how to play the game but also won’t listen to anyone explain the rules LMAO i get it’s part of being young but it’s still insufferable sometimes
2026-09-21 01:34:46
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Gen💕 :
They want to be changemakers but you often have to get your foot in the door to make the changes happen
2026-09-21 01:36:17
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Alisha Diana :
The idea that anybody would not get a job they’re perfectly qualified for because they had something (non-alcoholic obviously) to drink during the interview is insane. Never even occurred to me that someone would gaf about it until this whole discussion started.
2026-09-21 06:09:41
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Hannah Karoline Studio :
If I bring iced coffee to my interview and they don’t hire me because of that I think it’s god saving me from a toxic work environment. Cuz what do you mean you don’t think it’s professional to drink iced COFFEE????
2026-09-21 05:11:15
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kels 🌹 launch strategist :
And the poster specified she works w “buttoned up” Fortune 500 companies!! People don’t listen.
2026-09-21 03:13:14
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