The “Gen Z Stare” is the latest workplace habit young people are being scrutinized for On TikTok, there’s an ongoing debate around what’s now being dubbed the “Gen Z Stare”—a blank, wide-eyed look with long pauses that’s showing up in customer service and workplace conversations. The argument has two sides: according to Gen Z, it’s not awkwardness that’s causing this response—or lack thereof—it’s either them reacting to older customers doing something irritating (think: Boomers and Millennials insisting on unnecessary small talk) or their rejection of fake pleasantries altogether. On the flip side, older gens see it as flat-out rude. They’re...