Gen Z’s Iced Coffee Job Interview Problem

A recruiter says Gen Z shouldn't bring iced coffee to job interviews, and the internet is furious. So let me put on my communication success coach hat on. Kids, it's called work. It's not called brunch. It's not a comparative literature seminar where you sit in the back row with 300 other students and nobody knows your name. In an interview, everything you say, wear, and carry sends a message about your work ethic. And your attitude. I know you're more comfortable with your iced coffee or your mochaccino or your boba tea with the little tapioca eyeballs. Fair enough. Let's talk about comfort. Now, for years I ran my business from home and I was most comfortable in my bathrobe. So picture it. You walk into your interview, iced coffee in hand. I'm sitting there in my bathrobe, loosely tied. Creepy, right? Now you know how I feel about your iced coffee. And no, I never interviewed people in my bathrobe.