With workplaces finally coming around to pre-pandemic levels, it seems something has shifted in which people, especially younger people, view their relation with work.

An article in the Guardian has claimed that Gen Z women are increasingly turning towards ‘lazy girl jobs’ and trying to redfine the place that professional work has in their lives.

Expectations towards work in this demographic, which is basically people born between 1996 and 2010, were built by movies such as Legally Blonde and The Devil Wears Prada where women presented savvy and strong characters while the main obsession of their lif were their chaotic and busy jobs.

However, more and more women are asking themselves if it would not be better to have a job that was not necessarily a duty of passion all the time. They are asking if it would not be better to have an undemanding job that paid fine while allowing them to have a health life outside.

The rise of this ‘anti-ambition’ mindset has also been linked to something called ‘quiet-quitting’ where many professionals, again especially Gen Z, have been content with getting through their day just by putting in the bare minimum that will keep work moving. Perhaps, everyone does not need to be a work warrior to have a fulfilling life.

The article quotes a survey from Workspace Technology, where only 49% respondents said that the work they did in the office was central to their identity.

The phenomenon of finding jobs that give the highest amount of money for the least amount of effort has also stemmed from the fact that capitalism would not allow just about everyone to follow their passions. Some people will have to find contentment in making sure they are more than just what they do at a desk.