Slang & Culture
When someone calls a meeting “mid”, what do they mean?
A. It ran over time
B. Mediocre — not bad enough to complain about, not good enough to matter
C. It was held mid-week
D. It was cancelled halfway through
B. Mediocre — not bad enough to complain about, not good enough to matter
A Gen Z engineer is stuck on a technical question at work. What is now most often their first move?
A. A Google search
B. Ask the colleague sitting next to them
C. An AI assistant
D. The internal wiki
C. An AI assistant
What share of Gen Z develop career skills at least weekly?
A. 25%
B. 48%
C. 70%
D. 95%
C. 70%
What percentage of Gen Z say a sense of purpose matters to their job satisfaction?
A. 45%
B. 61%
C. 78%
D. 96%
D. 96%
What share of Gen Z say AI has had a positive effect on their own skills?
A. 12%
B. 30%
C. 66%
D. 84%
C. 66%
Which sentence is most likely to mean the OPPOSITE of its literal wording in Gen Z internet language?
A. “That's wild.”
B. “Love that for you.”
C. “I'm obsessed.”
D. “It's giving consultant.”
B. “Love that for you.”
What share of Gen Z say they use AI in their day-to-day work?
A. 34%
B. 52%
C. 74%
D. 91%
C. 74%
A young engineer has consumed 20 tutorials on a technical skill but has never attempted it. What learning problem does this best illustrate?
A. Cognitive overload
B. Passive competence illusion
C. Confirmation bias
D. Imposter syndrome
B. Passive competence illusion
Which employee is showing the strongest evidence of ambition?
A. “I want to be VP by 35.”
B. “I want your job eventually.”
C. “I want to become exceptional at something valuable.”
D. There isn't enough information to know.
D. There isn't enough information to know.
47% of Gen Z say they get better ______ from AI than from their manager.
A. Feedback
B. Guidance
C. Technical answers
D. Career advice
B. Guidance
Gen Z call it “managing up”. What did leaders in the 1990s call the same behaviour?
A. Networking
B. Politics and visibility
C. Career planning
D. Mentoring
B. Politics and visibility
“Doomscrolling”, “brain rot” and “touch grass” all name the same underlying concern. What is it?
A. Online privacy
B. Screen time damaging attention and wellbeing
C. Misinformation
D. Fear of missing out at work
B. Screen time damaging attention and wellbeing
Two employees know exactly the same amount. One knows the answer; the other knows how to find and validate it in 30 seconds. In an AI-rich workplace, whose capability is becoming relatively more valuable?
A. The first
B. The second
C. They're equivalent
D. It depends on the consequence of being wrong
D. It depends on the consequence of being wrong
Gen Z is associated with “job hopping.” Which historical workplace norm makes direct generational comparisons particularly difficult?
A. Older generations disliked changing jobs
B. Employers historically offered different levels of long-term security and career progression
C. Gen Z has more qualifications
D. Previous generations didn't negotiate salary
B. Employers historically offered different levels of long-term security and career progression
As AI takes over the analysis, which of these becomes the scarcest thing a senior leader provides?
A. Technical depth
B. Speed of output
C. Judgment about what matters
D. Access to information
C. Judgment about what matters