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First it was \u201cquiet quitting.\u201d Now there\u2019s more anti-work discourse with Gen Z\u2019s rallying against the hustle culture of earlier generations as they introduce the buzz phrase \u201cLazy Girl Jobs\u201d to the workplace. The viral term represents a revolution against a work-crazed culture that says, \u201cWe\u2019re no longer willing to burnout or kill ourselves for a job.\u201d More Gen Z\u2019s are looking for work that requires minimal effort, pays decently and is time flexible, leaving room for work-life balance. They see this trend as healthy medicine for an overworked corporate world gone awry. And they are unwilling to be inducted into a job that requires them to sacrifice their quality of life.<\/p>\n

Burnout Prevention Isn\u2019t \u2018Lazy\u2019<\/h2>\n

Eliza VanCort, bestselling author of A Woman’s Guide to Claiming Space: Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard,<\/em> explained to me by email that the \u201cLazy Girl Jobs\u201d trend is essentially when people look for well-paying, flexible jobs (possibly remote) that offer leisure time and lean away from burnout culture. But she took issue with the term. \u201cThe phrasing \u2018lazy girl job\u2019 is less than ideal\u2014prioritizing your mental health and work-life integration is NOT lazy,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n

Self-proclaiming a \u201clazy girl job\u201d is a satirical way for a younger generation to give the finger to critics who label them \u201clazy\u201d because they refuse to succumb to the mental health problems they have observed in generations preceding them. According to Danielle Roberts, who calls herself an \u201canti-career\u201d coach on TikTok, \u201cRather than calling the people who are divesting from that system lazy and telling them that they just need to work harder, we need to talk about why it\u2019s a trend in the first place and go one level deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the pandemic, workplace burnout had already reached epidemic proportions, according to Gallup with nearly two-thirds of full-time employees dealing with burnout at some point. The \u201cLazy Girl Jobs\u201d trend draws a line between self-care and sweat equity\u2014going too far, working too long and compromising your mental and physical health. It involves a sustainable awareness of work-life balance and setting boundaries on how much you\u2019re willing to invest in your career at the expense of your well-being.<\/p>\n

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While study after study cites tips on how employees can manage stress and prevent burnout when building their careers, younger workers see the solution differently. Put your mental health, balance, flexibility and leisure\u2014instead of sweat equity\u2014at the top of your priority list from the get-go so you don\u2019t burnout in the first place. While sweat equity is often a necessary part of building a new business or getting your efforts noticed by company honchos, 70% of Gen Zs say their mental health needs the most attention or improvement. This group has been at the forefront of reporting mental health concerns more than any other demographic.<\/p>\n

The Great Disconnect<\/h2>\n

With a continued tug-of-war between employers and employees and deepening mistrust, company leaders continue to be clueless when it comes to workplace mental health priorities, according to Ellen Rudolph, founder and CEO of WellTheory. She cites the statistic that just 24% of U.S. employees believe their organization cares about their overall well-being. Yet, at the same time, she says, large employers are spending on average $3.6 million on well-being programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s clearly a disconnect here,\u201d Rudolph notes. \u201cDespite their best intentions, many employers are still missing the mark when it comes to health and well-being. And it\u2019s costing them their best talent\u2014especially up-and-coming millennials and Gen Zs. More than older generations, physical health issues prevent us from bringing our full selves to work. We\u2019ve got greater health and wellness demands at work\u2014and we\u2019re not afraid to job-hop until they\u2019re met.\u201d Rudolph explains that wellness is a long-term investment and should be woven into a company\u2019s very fabric. \u201cAfter all,\u201d she says. \u201cEven the \u2018best\u2019 mental health benefits can only go so far if your company culture expects workers to be online 24\/7.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proponents of the \u201cLazy Girl Jobs\u201d movement aren\u2019t buying the 24\/7 expectation anymore, and they\u2019re fed up being vilified for prioritizing their mental health. In fact, VanCort explains that the rejection of burnout\/hustle culture is so popular with Gen Z (both women and men) because they are incredibly disillusioned\u2014and it\u2019s even worse for young women. \u201cThis generation feels that the traditional American dream is out of their reach, and that\u2019s more pronounced for young women,\u201d she points out. \u201cThe young women of this generation have observed how hard it is to be a woman in this society. They do the same amount of work, but get less of a return on their career investment than men do. The response to this is that many of them have simply decided not to participate in a system that is inherently unfair. They\u2019ve had it.\u201d<\/p>\n

VanCort believes it\u2019s so important for people, especially women, to prioritize fighting burnout at work because traditionally, women have had to do more to get the same acknowledgment for their work product. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly important that we begin to lay down boundaries so that we aren\u2019t doing more for less,\u201d she insists, citing the Deloitte\u2019s Women at Work 2022: A Global Outlook. The report found that 53% of women said their stress levels were higher than a year prior, and almost half of them said they feel burned out. \u201cThat’s terrifying!\u201d she exclaims. \u201cWomen must learn to communicate their accomplishments better. Often they underplay them or credit other people. It\u2019s important to be acknowledged for your work so that you don\u2019t have to do unfair labor to achieve your career goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

When all is said and done, work success doesn\u2019t have to come at the expense of sweat equity, burnout and loss of mental and physical health and wellness. \u201cSince mental health is a core part of who we are as human beings, employers who want to care for their employees can\u2019t ignore mental health,\u201d says Dr. Reetu Sandhu, manager of Limeade Institute. \u201cWe also know there is a connection between work and well-being. Work can be a source of purpose, passion and energy\u2014or it can sometimes be a source of stress, anxiety and exhaustion. These experiences can either have positive or negative influences on our mental health\u2014and our overall well-being. Similarly, our mental health can impact how we think, feel and perform at work.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, whether you take the conventional career route or the \u201cLazy Girl Job\u201d route, VanCort says she doesn\u2019t see any cons to these jobs in the short term, as long as young workers are putting some money aside for retirement. \u201cIf you\u2019re in your 20s, go have fun, explore the world, develop your passions,\u201d she advises. \u201cEventually, however, you do need to plan for the fact that you won\u2019t be twenty forever. One of the main ways Americans build wealth is through home ownership, and that just isn\u2019t possible with some of these jobs. Eventually, you might have to find a job that transitions from a \u2018Lazy Girl Job\u2019 to a \u2018Boundary Setting Woman\u2019s Job\u2019 with a bigger salary,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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