25 "Most Stereotypically Millennial" Things People Do
"I'm not actually too sure what stereotypes fall on to us millennials," the poster said, "but I'm curious how we think we're seen by other generations, and any stereotypes that are true." Well, people definitely delivered; here are some of their best answers:
"I still need to write things down on actual paper with an actual pen."
"Me, looking at the phone when it rings and not answering it..."
"I use gifs in texting."
"I have early 2000s pop punk music playing on my drive to work."
"I cannot stop adding 'lol' to the end of my sentences. I didn't for the sake of this post."
"My phone is permanently on silent; I'll respond when I'm good and ready."
"I have to use the big screen (computer) for big tasks and the small screen (phone) for small tasks."
"My socks cannot be seen whilst I'm wearing shoes."
"I am overeducated, underemployed, and struggle with mental health issues."
"Drinking my homebrewed iced coffee with oat milk out of a mason jar every morning."
"Work a job where I make 3x as much money as my parents did at my age and still can't afford to buy a house. 😭"
"The long slow fade-out from social media to almost zero presence."
"I will wear my skinny jeans until you pry them from my cold, dead fingers."
"I fuckin' love avocado toast."
"Going home to my zero kids and three cats."
"I air fry something at least once a day."
"I have a cat I lured out from behind a dumpster with a can of tuna. He's not very nice but we treat him like a king."
"I've had blue hair on and off for like two decades lol."
"I WFH and we use Slack to communicate. Literally my whole team is composed of Millennials. You see a lot of LOL, HAHAH, emojis, and gifs throughout the day."
"Listening to the same Panic! At the Disco playlist I've had for 20 years (ouch) while I'm at the gym pumping away my existential crisis with cold iron."
"I make expertly crafted cocktails for myself every day. Got to have a hobby, right?"
"Broke, choosing a burned CD from my binder at red lights, while rocking the side part."
"Skinny jeans, leggings, and yoga pants all day every day. Aside from men's sweatpants days."
"High messy buns and ponytails. I can't stand a blob of hair resting against the back of my neck. Especially while driving."
"I'm overworked and underpaid. And I pay rent to a boomer."
"I have a college degree that I do not use. That one hurts sometimes."
So tell me — how many of these do you relate to?! If there's anything stereotypically Millennial you do that I missed, let me know down in the comments! (Or, in this anonymous form.)
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