While older generations may spend their down time chatting up coworkers at the water stand, Gen Zers are using spare time at their 9-to-5s propping up their phones and filming videos on TikTok.
In the videos, younger workers are showcasing the grind—not with singing or viral dances, but with the same mundane meetings, keyboard clacking and lunch breaks any other office worker partakes in. And they’re turning these everyday activities into viral videos racking up hundreds of thousands of views.
One of the most popular trends recorded? Eating at their desks.
“What I ate during my 9-5” posted one TikTok user who goes by Meredith Louise. Without any talking, the video takes viewers through some eggs, a sandwich and an apple. Seems like a pretty normal day, but the video amassed 918,000 views.
Similarly, user @jakezach0 posted “Everything I consumed at my 9-5 job.” The video shows him drinking flavored water, coffee, a “Death, Taxes, and Yogurt Bowl”, chewing gum, ground beef and avocado, and more. The video racked up almost 4 million views.
