Who else admits to having a Lazy Girl Job?

[isolabella]

Read this interesting article and realised I finally have what I've always wanted: a lazy girl job that leaves me lots of time for family, exercise, pursuing my interests, life admin etc. Zero guilt.

In my case this is made possible by having put in the effort early on in my job so I've earned trust and I'm efficient so do all my tasks and deal with emails quickly so I can chill out again and do what I want: walk in the woods, go for a run, cook, have a coffee and chat with family. Always take my phone with me so can pick up any calls. Only go to the office once a week max (often not even that) since Covid, thank the lord.

Also made possible because people in my organisation aren't exactly highly performing or skilled, so being efficient when it counts stands out and makes you look like you do an amazing job.

Anyone else?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/09/gen-z-lazy-girl-jobs-tiktok-work

In my case this is made possible by having put in the effort early on in my job so I've earned trust and I'm efficient so do all my tasks and deal with emails quickly so I can chill out again and do what I want: walk in the woods, go for a run, cook, have a coffee and chat with family. Always take my phone with me so can pick up any calls

This is what I'm working towards (just back from mat leave, studying for accountancy quals alongside working 4 days a week so feel like I'm juggling a lot at the moment, but will hopefully pay off!).

I'd never call it lazy though. I like the Nordic approach - efficiency at work, with a healthy dose of hobbies and time spend outdoors.

Not all the managers pay attention. I manage a team of nine and never, ever check if they're online or active on Teams. It feels intrusive and I trust them anyway. All that matters is if they're doing their job well and on time.

I'll look forward to the equivalent male version of this article that I'm sure the Guardian will be publishing in the near future.
Or are men all career driven non-lazy employees who don't value balance?

I've always had jobs like this, and now have one that pays incredibly well. It's the smart way to work imho if you haven't found something to do that you love.

We don't have any such software. There would be an outcry if they tried to introduce anything like that, and our bosses certainly wouldn't have the headspace or will to monitor what we do. And our IT are the probably the biggest slackers of all!

How are you a support worker with time to go for a run and chat with your family in work time?

I'm a PA. I'm not trying to short-change my boss. We work v well together and I'm always here at the end of the phone or email (at all ours too!) ready to support them with anything they might need. Them knowing that creates trust which gives me leeway. It works like a dream for both of us.

I'm not massively comfortable that an organisation that provides support workers, presumably for those who are vulnerable or disadvantaged in some way are being portrayed as 'slackers'.
I've worked in criminal justice/social care type field for a long time and the only support workers I've met who could say that it was "a lazy job ". were not doing their jobs and vulnerable people were being let down

Oh well that's different tbh , support worker I wouldn't assume administration

@EdgeOfACoin 🫣😂😂

OP that’s not what support worker means 😂

As the article say But they aren’t within reach of lot of people. There’s an inherent privilege in being able to land one of these jobs

so just another way to show off on the internet

"Hey look me with my yoga pants lifestyle are you jealous of me are you? You should be"

Oh ok, I am much less knicker twisted if you are a PA. It's up to you and your boss to determine how you work together and if this works for you and them, that's great.

I thought you meant support worker for instance you had caseload of vulnerable kids needing help and therefore you were helping half the number of kids you otherwise could. That would be disturbing as a 'lazy girl' (urgh) role.

Wow, MN is full of very prickly and judgmental people these days! 🙄

Yes, I guess it might be said I'm showing off a bit - why not? God knows I've done my fair share of awful, stressful jobs under bullyboy bosses for very little money in my time!

And I never claimed 'support worker' was my actual job title. Just trying to be a bit vague.

And I don't own yoga pants. Just two pairs of old jogging bottoms. 😂

I don't know anyone who can make a living out of their passions. You always trade a boring job that earns more, or an exciting job that earns nothing because everyone wants to do it...but yeah overtime won't give you any gold stars either.

I've just talked myself out of a lazy girl job. Advertised at five days a week, it's a three day job, max.

I am actually looking for part time, so asked if they'd consider 3 days... apparently absolutely not, and it's insulting to even suggest it.

It's a new position for the company, they have nobody doing it at the moment. I've been doing the role elsewhere for 15 years on three days a week, for MUCH bigger companies than they are... even with set up, it's not a full time requirement if you have someone half competent in post.

But hey, you crack on and pay 40% more for someone to twiddle their thumbs two days a week 🤷🏻‍♀️

They didn't coin the phrase, hence the punctuation.

I put my all into my work^^ when I am working. Definitely not a lazy girl and tbh I find the term rather demeaning.
I learned the hard way about taking your work/life balance seriously, notwithstanding the 'putting food on the table' years, of which I had many.
But once those times were over I decided to work the absolutely minimum that would give me what I wanted financially.
This year I have further reduced by 20 hours per month but I still give my job my total attention every week and I am still very much a team player. I'm a support worker too, I'd never talk about my colleagues as you have. Everyone brings something to the table.

Also made possible because people in my organisation aren't exactly highly performing or skilled

Just you OP? You sound amazing

Someone is angry that they are WFH but have lots of work to do 😂

You don't work from home then?

But what if your boss needs you to check a spreadsheet, get them lunch, scan and email a document, coordinate a meeting across multiple diaries, or any of the other myriad PA tasks that can't be done while you're out for a run? Do they just wait for you to return to your desk in your own sweet time?

How is it lazy to know what your priorities are and make good life choices with respect to them?

I work at something I care about so it doesn't seem like work, but still I'd like a job to "know its place" so I can crack on reading books and being with my kids.

I work as a model, which means I mainly work about 2 days a week. The pay is amazing and I get all the time with my children. People definitely see it as a 'lazy' job but it works for me and I love what I do.

I also sometimes get comments about the fact I 'don't work' which infuriates me.