Generational Coworkers

A Gen Xer (Eileen) and Millennial (Anya) work side-by-side in corporate communications, but are miles apart when it comes to communicating. Yikes.

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

E: TikTok is now part of influencer marketing. Does this mean we have to learn that TikTok dance?
A: which one? There are a lot of them.
E: you know. The TikTok one.
A: ummm...renegade?
E: how on earth would I know?
A: .....this is pointless.

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

@ZaneEwton

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

E vs. A

[@webvixn 💙 @WebVixn]

The tree is up! CHRISTMAS!!! There are two types of people at the start of December...

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

When your boss sends a group text and the millennial responds.

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

And this ... #dwight

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

It’s A’s birthday today so we made her this. #TheOffice @theofficenbc #officespace

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

A: I found two spelling errors in this article
E: should we tweet them out?
A: yas grammar queen
E: I thought you called me grandma queen
A: that, too.

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

E: I’m going to tell her she’s a VSCO girl. How do you spell VSCO?

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

A’s face as E explains Y2K to her.
E: There was a time when everyone thought that the computers would all stop working at midnight on Jan. 31, 1999, resulting in the power going out, so many people hoarded food just in case.

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

@LisaWhelchel @MindyCohn @NMcKeonOfficial @MollyRingwald

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

E: whaaaaat? Lifetime is reuniting Facts of Life stars for a holiday movie.
A: um, what?
E: remember? I was talking about that show last week!
A: what were you saying about it?
E: I don’t remember

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

At A’s wedding today (congrats A!), E’s husband sat next to A’s millennial friend.
Friend: you’re from Ohio? Did you ever go to Cedar Pount?
E’s husband: Yes, and my favorite roller coaster when I was a kid was...
Friend: Wooden?
E’s husband: no...I was going to say Demon Drop

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

E: I’m gonna say “the jig is up!” Do you know what that means?
A: yes
E: *stares unconvinced*
A: I know what it means!!!

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

No one:
E: this is how I fell at the bus stop yesterday

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

A: (leans over to E in meeting, whispering)
E: “Your grandma said what?”
A: (blinks slowly) “I didn’t say anything about my grandma...”

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

@bgoodmt @Whitesnake

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

E: you guys, I can’t find my @Whitesnake video.
A: they had video cameras when you went to that concert?

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

E: so then I messaged the organization on Twitter.
A: you slid into the DM’s?
E: I did! I think...wait, yes. I did! 🙃

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

A: Do you play mahjong?
E: Why are you asking me? Because it’s a granny game?
A: Well, my granny plays it, so ...
E: (hard stare ... adds another note to HR file titled “Anya’s age ‘jokes’”)

#mahjong #granny

[Generational Coworkers @anya_eileen]

#generationalcoworkers
A: It’s not personal...
E: “It’s not personal; it’s business.”
A: (confuses look)
E: Did you see “You’ve Got Mail?”
A: (Looks around the corner at her cubicle for literal mail)
E: No! The movie! 🍿

@tomhanks @robreiner