HeyJared📼 Small Talk
Gen X guidance for midlife reinvention and a celebration of the culture that raised us
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Gen Z vs. Gen X: The Great Iced Coffee Debate (opens the original)
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A head hunter went viral on TikTok after warning Gen Z job candidates not to walk into interviews carrying their iced coffee because it makes them look unserious.<img class="tiktok thumbnail" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5bnM!,w_64
I Think I Started a Generational War (opens the original)
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Meet That 80s Dude John Toma (opens the original)
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I recently got busy with ! for an all-encompassing talk about his origin story, extensive memorabilia collection, parenting philosopy, 80s music and movies, and so much more. Top 5 highlights:John was born in Baghdad, where his father fled the brutal dictatorship of Saddam. The family eventually found themselves “dirt poor” in Detroit and later San Diego, where he sucked up American culture. He is a retired narcotics recognition trainer, working with governments, prisons, and workplaces on drug
Gen X Hates Asking for Stuff. I'm Doing It Anyway. (opens the original)
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Boldly Going Where No Gen Xer Has Gone Before (opens the original)
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I love Gen Xers who aren’t afraid to beam into an interview dressed like Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura. Meanwhile, I forgot to put on pants. But that’s the kind of people Jason and Shayla of The Latchkey Hour are. The Colorado Springs couple isn’t afraid to have fun and lean into their nerdiness. I hopped aboard the starship Enterprise with them to talk cons, cosplay, community, and the best and worst of growing up in the 70s and 80s.<img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="https://s
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