Gen Z women explain why they want ‘Lazy Girl Jobs’: ‘I get paid a bomb salary to talk to no one’

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July 12, 2023

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The girl boss cant come to the phone right now why?

Because shes dead and in her place the Gen Z Lazy Girl Worker has been born.

The early 2000s were all about female hustle culture.

Women were ambitious, unapologetic and dedicated to their work at any cost.

Millennials were obsessed by titles, status and racing to the top.

Things were so intense that a book titled #GirlBoss by business woman Sophia Amoruso became a bestseller.

It was a time of uncomfortable high heels, very tight skinny jeans and owning three phones or whatever the metaphorical equivalent of that was.

Hustling was the other main feature non-stop hustle until youre burnt out and begging to book into a Bryon Bay retreat culture.

Thanks to Gen Z the culture has shifted and the Lazy Girl trend has emerged as an antidote to girl boss hustle culture.

Young women dont want to smash the glass ceiling.

They want to be happy and wear baggy jeans while doing less.

Lazy is a confronting term but at its core the Lazy Girl work trend just means that some young women have traded in ambition for work/life balance.

They arent staying back to meet impossible deadlines, instead they are going for walks for their mental health.

Gen Z women have chosen balance over career progression.

They arent interested in going above and beyond for their employers but they are prepared to do exactly what they were hired for.

They meet expectations but they dont exceed them.

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Gabrielle Judge, 26, is an American that credits herself with starting the Lazy Girl Job trend on TikTok.

The hashtag has over 14 million views now and Judge encourages women to find jobs that work for them.

I started the trend Lazy Girl Jobs, which is just a way to describe jobs with work-life balance, she told news.com.au.

So why the word lazy? Wouldnt the Bare Minimum work trend make employers less anxious?

I added lazy into the term because Lazy Girl Jobs offer so much work-life balance it should feel as if you are almost operating at a lazy state when compared to the American Hustle culture, she explained.

Its a concept that has caught on and young women are creating content on TikTok to brag about doing less at work.

I was born for a Lazy Girl office job. I get paid a bomb salary to talk to no one, take breaks whenever I want and be the office baddie, one creator shared.

This is your sign to get you a Lazy Girl job where 90 per cent of it is just copying and pasting stuff, a TikToker shared.

Another revealed the benefits of getting a Lazy Girl job and youll be relieved to know it doesnt involve you working yourself to the bone just so you have something to brag about on LinkedIn to a bunch of people you dont even know.

I have a Lazy Girl job where I sit at my desk 9-4 and post invoices in my own time and can read or watch Netflix or TikTok and get paid decently an hour, she bragged.

While another young woman mentioned that her job is basically just copy and paste and all she has to do is take five calls a day and she still earns a nice salary.

Somewhere a girl boss pioneer like Ita Buttrose is rolling her eyes.

Gen Z women arent just rejecting girl boss culture they are rallying against it.

Angelica Hunt, senior marketing lead at diversity, equity, and inclusion consultancy, The Dream Collective, explained that the trend shouldnt surprise to anyone that is paying attention to what young women want.

The Lazy Girl trend addresses an ever-growing misalignment between companies and individuals, where non-inclusive workplace cultures are no longer being accepted.

Hunt stresses that Gen Z are designing a working life that works for them and it is because theyve witnessed Millennial and Boomer burnout.

Theyve learned from their parents generation that pouring your whole life into work at the expense of all else may not be paying off as much as they once thought.

Interestingly, Hunter doesnt think the younger generation should change their thinking and start working harder.

Instead she said that pinning Gen Z as the generation that doesnt want to work is missing opportunity to understand where they are coming from, and the trend should be addressed head on.

If we address it, we create better, more inclusive, and happier workplaces where people genuinely want to be is that not beneficial for everyone?

US

Donald Trump awarded FIFA peace prize at World Cup draw

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December 5, 2025

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Donald Trump awarded FIFA peace prize at World Cup draw

US President Donald Trump has been awarded FIFA’s new peace prize at the draw for next year’s World Cup.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented Mr Trump with a large golden trophy – formed of hands holding the earth – and a gold medal, which he wore around his neck.

The certificate, which Mr Infantino handed over at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center on Friday, recognises the US president for his actions to “promote peace and unity around the world”.

World football’s governing body, which announced the annual award last month, said it would be given to “individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace”.

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Mr Trump said it was “truly one of the greatest honours of my life”.

He said: “We saved millions and millions of lives. The Congo is an example – over 10 million people killed. It was heading for another 10 million very quickly.”

He also pointed to India and Pakistan, saying, “so many wars that we were able to end, in some cases a little before they started”.

Ahead of the draw, Mr Trump told reporters he did not care about the prize, but noted that he had “settled eight wars” in nearly 11 months in office.

The United States, along with Canada and Mexico, will host the tournament in 2026.

Mr Infantino, who has built up a strong relationship with the US president, backed him for the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year.

“This is what we want from a leader – a leader that cares about the people,” Mr Infantino said of Mr Trump.

The FIFA leader said to Mr Trump, “this is your prize, this is your peace prize”.

Mr Trump thanked his family, including his wife, first lady Melania Trump, and praised the leaders of the other two host nations – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum – in his brief remarks.

Mr Infantino has often spoken about football as a unifier for the world, but the prize is a departure from the federation’s traditional focus on sport.

FIFA has described the prize as one that rewards “individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace, and by doing so have united people across the world”.

The award comes during a week where Mr Trump’s administration has been under scrutiny for lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and as Mr Trump hardens his rhetoric against immigrants.

The Nobel Peace Prize this year was eventually awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who said shortly after receiving the prize that she was dedicating it in part to Mr Trump for “his decisive support of our cause”.

Technology

Amazon had a very big week that could shape where its stagnant stock goes next

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December 5, 2025

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Amazon had a very big week that could shape where its stagnant stock goes next

Environment

Podcast: Tesla texting and driving, Trump kills mpg, Aptera update, and more

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December 5, 2025

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Podcast: Tesla texting and driving, Trump kills mpg, Aptera update, and more

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