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The internet goes beyond “quiet quitting”—when someone does only what is necessary at work and puts in only as much effort as is necessary to get the job done.
Gallup’s latest worker survey found that nearly six in 10 adults in America are quietly giving up after the pandemic caused people to prioritize their time to themselves.
But a new trend has emerged that takes advantage of this premise – the “lazy girl” job. The term went viral with millions of views thanks to a TikTok video.
These are the 25 most in-demand lazy girl jobs
TikTok videos about the phenomenon went viral. The premise is based on the idea of “quitting gently”
The premise of a lazy girl job is simple: low stress, low effort, with plenty of flexibility and freedom.
These jobs are remote, require no overtime, are physically safe, and have minimal to no supervision.
TikTokker @gabrielle_judge defined them as jobs with laid-back bosses and comfortable salaries that pay the bills but don’t require a chaotic work schedule. It’s the opposite of the “girl boss” movement or “leaning on” – constant hustle and long hours to climb to the top.
What kind of jobs are we talking about exactly?
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According to Workamajig, searches for “lazy girl jobs” are up 1,267% in the last month.
Generation Z is particularly interested. In fact, it’s so popular it has a Wikipedia page.
Workamajig crunched the numbers (TikTok search volume) to find the 25 most popular roles for lazy girls. Combined, #lazygirljob and #lazygirljobs combined have over 25 million views.
Using KeywordTool, we analyzed various roles that fit the lazy girl jobs trend according to TikTok and Reddit users to find the most searched ones on TikTok. The data was collected by searching for various jobs – such as “community moderator job” – and ranked based on the number of TikTok searches they performed on the app in the US on August 10th brought to determine TikTok’s favorite “lazy girl jobs”. Search data is current as of August 10, 2023 and has been analyzed over the past year.
Maybe it’s the branding
Many complaints about the term come from those who say it paints a poor image. Social media strategist Michael Durwin told The Wall Street Journal the movement makes sense but the name is completely wrong. “I think younger women use it almost in a way that they don’t understand the damage it can do,” he says.
But would the term have gone viral with a more acceptable term like “work-life balance”? Probably not.
Viral trick to get past AI bots for CV review
How do you get a job as a lazy woman? It’s time to apply, but you need the right resume.
The algorithms scanning resumes are picky — but, once again, socially helpful. Here’s a viral hack that job seekers are saying really works.
It’s called “white font”. Copy the relevant keywords from a job you are applying for, paste them into your resume and then change the font color to white.
The color change makes the keywords invisible to a real person reading them, but AI bots will pick them up and potentially catapult you to the top of the list.
It’s not always a guaranteed success, so pay attention to the process you’re applying to.
Some programs and job boards will automatically scan your resume and enter sections into an application. In this case, your white writing could also show through to the human eye.