The “Lazy girl jobs” trend first emerged on TikTok in May 2023 and went viral this summer after The Wall Street Journal wrote an article about it. Even though #Lazygirljobs has now attracted more than 18 million global views, this workplace trend has faced its fair share of criticism.
In this article, we’ll explain what lazy girl jobs are, debunk its bad rep, explore the impact of the trend on the job market, and finally unveil the top-paying lazy girl jobs.
What are “lazy girl jobs”?
Lazy girl jobs are jobs where workers can quiet quit and easily achieve a good work-life balance, while earning enough to live comfortably.
These jobs usually allow flexibility, offering benefits like flexible hours, remote working or hybrid working options, and unlimited paid time off. They don’t typically require substantial responsibilities, including reporting to the management team and managing a large team. Jobs that require regular overtime or antisocial working hours are definitely on the blacklist of lazy girl jobs.
As catchy as the term suggests, this trend actually has nothing to do with slacking off at work.
Gabrielle Judge, the viral TikTok creator credited for coining the term, explained that she chose the word “lazy” satirically as seeking for a work-life balance is often misinterpreted as lazy in the rise and grind era that glorifies working excessively hard.
Listen to what Gabrielle Judge said:
@gabrielle_judge Here is my response to the gen z lazy girl job workplave trend covered in the news. I al ao excited becauae there are a lot of exciting projects going on that are more supportive to the recent trend to combat inflation and poor working conditions. #toxicworkplace #overworkedandunderpaid #careeradvice #quietquitting ♬ original sound – Gabrielle👸🏻
Inside the lazy girl jobs trend
The “Lazy girl jobs” trend might be new but it’s the same debate that has been surfacing since the end of the pandemic. Similar anti-career trends include “Quiet quitting”, “Bare minimum Monday”, and “Rage applying”. Workers, especially Gen Z, are increasingly challenging traditional workplace culture like hustle culture and prioritizing their personal lives and mental health over their jobs.
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The impact of the lazy girl jobs trend on job search (so far)
We tracked the number of clicks on every job ad qualified as lazy girl jobs between H2 2022 and H1
2023, as the clicks per ad directly reflects jobseekers’ appetite on the viral TikTok trend. Nine lazy girl jobs have seen a rise in the number of clicks.
In particular, these three lazy girl jobs – Media Analyst (+470.5%), Market Research Analyst (+232.2%), and Logistics Administrator (+165.5%) have all seen a substantial increase in the number of clicks.
Top paying lazy girl jobs
Web developer
Average advertised salary, H1 2023: $95,487
Average advertised monthly vacancies, H1 2023: 1,559
Web developers create and maintain websites and web-based applications. Their typical day involves coding, debugging, and collaborating with design teams to ensure the website is user-friendly and visually appealing. There will be random pressing tasks to deal with occasionally but they rarely require overworking.
Customer Success Manager
Average advertised salary, H1 2023: $90,946
Average advertised monthly vacancies, H1 2023: 1,608
Customer success managers ensure clients are happy with the company’s products or services. Even though they are part of the sales team and it is still a client-facing role, their focus is customer loyalty. There is no need to cold call anymore, and most communication happens via email nowadays. Customer success managers can typically log off right after working hours.
Data Analyst
Average advertised salary, H1 2023: $89,271
Average advertised monthly vacancies, H1 2023: 10,759
Data analysts collect, crunch down and interpret data sets and present the key insights to businesses or clients to help them make data-driven decisions. This role has a good mix of working independently and as a team. The deadlines are reasonable, and analysts have the autonomy to arrange their daily schedules.
Compliance Officer
Average advertised salary, H1 2023: $86,687
Average advertised monthly vacancies, H1 2023: 1,095
Compliance officers ensure the business complies with regulations and internal standards. They are responsible for monitoring and reviewing policies and operational processes, and updating audits. There are rarely urgent tasks and the job is unlikely to have crazy long hours.
QA Analyst
Average advertised salary, H1 2023:
Average advertised monthly vacancies, H1 2023
Quality assurance analysts conduct quality checks on software and products, ensuring they function correctly and meet the standards. There are busy days where they have to test out things before product launch but there are also more relaxed periods where analysts are waiting for others to assign work.
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