The Overwhelming Anxiety of Corporate Millennial TikTok

How young people are using wit and dry humor to overcome toxic work culture

Angela Lashbrook
GEN
Published in
7 min readApr 6, 2021

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Illustration: Scott Gelber for GEN

When I saw TikTok influencer Rod’s recent video about his morning routine, I breathed a shuddering sigh of dread and relief. With Shania Twain’s “I Feel Like A Woman” playing in the background, Rod gets ready for his day. “Let’s go girls,” he…

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Angela Lashbrook
GEN
Writer for

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.