Career cushioning. Bare minimum Mondays. Quiet quitting. The last year has seen a proliferation of work-related micro trends spearheaded by Gen Z, most of which are about taking your foot off the gas professionally and sinking into an anti-pressure, anti-ambition life free from burnout.
The latest in this vein is ‘Lazy Girl Jobs’. TikTok videos referring to the trend have amassed over 47 million views and counting, ever since user @gabrielle_judge coined the term while admitting that she had an easy but well paid job. By her definition, Lazy Girl Jobs (LGJs) are flexible, remote, high paying and without performance goals for people who prioritise their life outside of work. “We have so much more fun stuff happening in our 5-9 that is way more important than a boss you hate,” she said, adding in another video that these jobs were about work/life balance rather than actual laziness and the name was an “anti hustle dig”.
