[Global] The truth behind the ‘Lazy Girl Job’ trend

The newest TikTok work-life trend has a headline-grabbing name guaranteed to provoke outraged think pieces. However, in reality, the “lazy girl job” speaks more about an evolving attitude towards priorities than it does laziness. Entrepreneur reports on this social media phenomenon.

The "lazy girl job," is essentially a mindset from individuals declining to express professional passion for a job that only requires a basic, clock-in, clock-out effort and refuse to take work concerns home with them.

TikTok user Gabrielle Judge reportedly made a popular post about the mentality. Her video - viewed more than 3.6 million times - encourages women to look at jobs that allow for flexibility during the day, good work-life balance and a less rigid schedule. 

Ms Judge was referencing mid-level positions that pay between $60,000 and $80,000 a year but the attitude can theoretically be applied by anyone anywhere in their career.

"Women are here to collect those paychecks and move on from the workday," Ms Judge said. "We have so much more fun stuff happening in our 9-5 that is way more important than a boss that you hate."

In the comments section, thousands of TikTok users collaborated on further ways to find the same vibe, sharing their own job titles and how these roles allow more flexibility.

Jobs referenced reportedly ranged from customer success manager to customer service representative to marketing manager.

"I desperately need this," one user wrote. "I want to live life."

Now posters are sharing their own "lazy girl jobs" to help more women escape the stereotypical rat race and free up more time in their personal lives, under the hashtag #lazygirljob.

The trend follows the ‘quiet quitting’ trend; a phenomenon which saw employees stop taking on extra work or opportunities and start doing the bare minimum as a silent expression of their disconnection from their job and workplace.

A recent study by Gallup estimated that over 59 per cent of employees surveyed globally are currently quiet-quitting.

Source: Entrepreneur

(Link and quotes via original reporting)

The newest TikTok work-life trend has a headline-grabbing name guaranteed to provoke outraged think pieces. However, in reality, the “lazy girl job” speaks more about an evolving attitude towards priorities than it does laziness. Entrepreneur reports on this social media phenomenon.

The "lazy girl job," is essentially a mindset from individuals declining to express professional passion for a job that only requires a basic, clock-in, clock-out effort and refuse to take work concerns home with them.

TikTok user Gabrielle Judge reportedly made a popular post about the mentality. Her video - viewed more than 3.6 million times - encourages women to look at jobs that allow for flexibility during the day, good work-life balance and a less rigid schedule. 

Ms Judge was referencing mid-level positions that pay between $60,000 and $80,000 a year but the attitude can theoretically be applied by anyone anywhere in their career.

"Women are here to collect those paychecks and move on from the workday," Ms Judge said. "We have so much more fun stuff happening in our 9-5 that is way more important than a boss that you hate."

In the comments section, thousands of TikTok users collaborated on further ways to find the same vibe, sharing their own job titles and how these roles allow more flexibility.

Jobs referenced reportedly ranged from customer success manager to customer service representative to marketing manager.

"I desperately need this," one user wrote. "I want to live life."

Now posters are sharing their own "lazy girl jobs" to help more women escape the stereotypical rat race and free up more time in their personal lives, under the hashtag #lazygirljob.

The trend follows the ‘quiet quitting’ trend; a phenomenon which saw employees stop taking on extra work or opportunities and start doing the bare minimum as a silent expression of their disconnection from their job and workplace.

A recent study by Gallup estimated that over 59 per cent of employees surveyed globally are currently quiet-quitting.

Source: Entrepreneur

(Link and quotes via original reporting)