Lazy girl job
{{Short description|Slang term for an easy but highly paid job}}
A lazy girl job is an easy, usually white-collar, job with good pay where an employee can quiet quit.{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2023-07-17 |title=TikTokers are warning people not to participate in the 'lazy girl jobs' trend and brag about their lax work days so they don't unintentionally out themselves and get fired |url=https://www.insider.com/tiktok-lazy-girl-job-trend-corporate-snitching-backlash-fired-2023-7 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@gabrielle_judge/video/7236129804066524459 |title=Career advice for women who don't know what remote job to apply to. You can bay your bills at not feel tired at the end of the day. Women are here to collect those pay checks and move on from the work day. We have so much more fun stuff happeneing in our 5-9 that is way more important than a boss that you hate. |date=2023-05-22 |last=Judge |first=Gabrielle |type=Video |via=TikTok}} Retrieved 2023-07-24. The term was coined in 2023 by Gabrielle Judge, also known by screen name "antiworkgirlboss" on Instagram, in response to hustle culture, the Great Resignation,{{Cite web |last=Dodgson |first=Lindsay |date=2023-06-19 |title=TikTok's 'anti-work girlboss' is going viral advocating for people to get 'lazy girl jobs' |url=https://www.insider.com/tiktok-anti-work-girl-boss-lazy-girl-jobs-2023-6 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Insider |language=en-US}} and worker exploitation. Although the trend is centered around women, she says men can have lazy girl jobs too. Judge explained the term was a marketing gimmick in order to raise awareness about "toxic workplace expectations" and is not about celebrating laziness.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@gabrielle_judge/video/7256977561547443502 |title=Replying to @Daina Macdonald lazy girl jobs is not offensive. Its a term i coined to promote work life balance in the american hustle culture we live in today. Any one can partake in this workplace trend. Especially not just gen z. |date=2023-07-17 |last=Judge |first=Gabrielle |type=Video |via=TikTok}} Retrieved 2023-07-24.
Background
The term "lazy girl jobs" is a product of COVID-19 pandemic-era developments in antiwork philosophies.{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Brian |date=27 January 2022 |title=The rise of the anti-work movement |url=https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220126-the-rise-of-the-anti-work-movement |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=BBC |language=en}} Phrases and terms commonly used by proponents of lazy girl jobs, such as "act your wage"{{Cite web |last=Cheong |first=Charissa |date=2022-10-29 |title=Step aside, quiet quitters. TikTok wants workers to 'Act Your Wage' instead. |url=https://www.insider.com/act-your-wage-trend-tiktok-2022-10 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Jack |date=2022-09-29 |title='Acting Your Wage' Is Detrimental To Long-Term Career Success |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/09/29/acting-your-wage-is-detrimental-to-long-term-career-success/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Forbes |language=en}} and "burnout"{{Cite magazine |last=Abramson |first=Ashley |date=January 1, 2022 |title=Burnout and stress are everywhere |url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/01/special-burnout-stress |access-date=2023-07-24 |magazine=Monitor on Psychology |publisher=American Psychological Association |page=72 |volume=53 |issue=1}}{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Camille |date=January 5, 2021 |title=Pandemic-Related Burnout |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-health-in-the-workplace/202101/pandemic-related-burnout |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Psychology Today |language=en-US}} soared in popularity during the later stages of the pandemic. Similar to the "I don't dream of labor" movement,{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Terry |date=2022-04-11 |title=Gen Z does not dream of labor |url=https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22977663/gen-z-antiwork-capitalism |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Vox |language=en}} lazy girl job advocates emphasize separating work from personal life. The trend still encourages workplace participation, as opposed to staying at home, which also grew in popularity during late 2022.{{Cite web |last=Holt |first=Brianna |date=2022-12-03 |title=Why women of color are missing from TikTok's 'stay-at-home girlfriend' trend |url=https://www.insider.com/tiktok-stay-at-home-girlfriend-trend-bipoc-women-2022-12 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Jack |date=2022-12-07 |title=The Rise Of The Stay-At-Home Dad |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/12/07/the-rise-of-the-stay-at-home-dad/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Reception
Reactions to the phrase have been mixed, with critics arguing that "lazy" employees may be replaced with AI,{{Cite web |last=Zinkula |first=Jacob |date=2023-07-13 |title=If you're happy coasting at your job, you might be in trouble from AI |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-jobs-will-ai-replace-labor-market-artificial-intelligence-impact-2023-7 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Insider |language=en-US}} that Gen Z workers were not raised for "adulthood's challenges,"{{Cite news |last=Welch |first=Suzy |date=2023-07-23 |title=Opinion {{!}} 'Lazy Girl Jobs' Won't Make Gen Z Less Anxious |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lazy-girl-jobs-wont-make-gen-z-less-anxious-stress-business-adulthood-trade-offs-13d6b5bd |access-date=2023-07-24 |issn=0099-9660}} and that advocates have "defeatist attitudes."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmZ9NoEeZSk |title=TikTokers Warn Against Posting About 'Lazy Girl Jobs' |date=Jul 23, 2023 |type=Video |publisher=The Young Turks |via=YouTube}} retrieved 2023-07-24
Supporters of the movement argue that "lazy girl jobs" encourage work-life balance,{{Cite web |last=Zinkula |first=Jacob |date=2023-07-11 |title=Women are posting about their 'lazy girl jobs' on TikTok. They say there's nothing wrong with aspiring for a low-stress job that pays the bills. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/lazy-girl-job-trend-tiktok-explained-defending-low-stress-work-2023-7 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hampson |first=Laura |date=2023-07-24 |title='Lazy girl jobs' might just be the secret to work-life balance |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/lazy-girl-jobs-might-just-be-the-secret-to-work-life-balance |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Vogue India |language=en-IN}} acting your wage, avoiding burnout, and earning more money through nontraditional means, such as overemployment.{{Cite web |last=Raisinghani |first=Vinesh |date=Sep 12, 2023 |title='You can make $60-80k': This TikToker encourages women to find 'lazy girl jobs' — which she defines as something you can 'quiet' quit. Her insight has viewers excited |url=https://moneywise.com/managing-money/employment/lazy-girl-jobs-tiktok-60k-to-80k |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Moneywise}}
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