Thanksgiving Turkeys, Gen Z Workcations & Djoker's Secret Sauce
KEY POINTS
- •Business Insider tested Thanksgiving staples including turkey options from organic to fried and Ina Garten's mac and cheese recipe.
- •A 93-year-old credits exercise, diet, and lifestyle routines for feeling decades younger and maintaining high energy levels.
- •Some Gen Z workers extend boring business trips into luxury mini-vacations using corporate rates and strategic planning.
- •Novak Djokovic attributes his continued tennis success at 38 to disciplined diet, sleep, and emotional health habits.
Business Insider’s Thanksgiving menu showdown offers turkey online from organic to fried, while Ina Garten’s Gruyére mac and cheese practically begs for a second helping. Stuffing faced a fennelly, apricot-y test and Dolly Parton's nutty sweet potato casserole vanished from a friendsgiving plate faster than you can say 'Yeehaw.' Meanwhile, 93-year-old fitness queen credits staying 43 years younger to her ironclad routine, and Kim Schewitz, battle-tested by her morning fog, turned jet lag into yoga-powered sunshine. Gen Z meanwhile turns dreary work trips into deluxe vacations, pushing bosses into this bizarre, modern hustle. And Djokovic? Still winning at 38, thanks to mood priority and diet seriousness only grandmas could adore. Communal dining also storms back, swapping solo bites for friendly stranger chatter. Pure, unfiltered 2025 lifestyle smorgasbord, plated with awkward corporate optimism.
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Nothing says adulting like turning your snorefest work trip into an unofficial vacation with a side of credit card points paranoia.
Gen Z just upgraded the business trip to 'staycation meets corporate expense report' and somehow convinced everyone it’s hustle culture.
When a 93-year-old out-lifts you and Novak Djokovic outlasts your snack breaks, it’s a gentle reminder to re-examine life choices.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/22/2025 | Author: Joi-Marie McKenzie