Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview | Tayo Bero

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What, exactly, about the drink is so distracting? The viral debate raises bigger questions about who defines ‘professionalism’The great iced coffee debate of 2026 is the latest submission to the young-people-just-don’t-get-it discourse and, of course, it’s as polarizing as ever.Recruiters say you shouldn’t bring iced coffee to interviews, while young people are (rightly) asking: what’s the big deal? It’s one of those conversations that makes me cringe, given just how eagerly it springs up from t