I Got a Lazy Girl Job Because I Was Too Ambitious
This job gave me time. I used it to build power.
I didn’t take a lazy girl job because I was lazy. I took one because I was too ambitious.
At this point, you might be thinking, “Wow, that sounds contradictory,” but let me explain.
Spoiler alert: I didn’t take a lazy girl job because I was lazy.
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The Corporate Hustle That Led Me Here
Before my so-called lazy girl job, I was deep in the corporate world. Fresh out of college with a tech degree, I was determined to climb the ladder fast. Promotions? I racked them up quickly. Late nights? I embraced them. I was the ultimate corporate pick-me, ready to prove myself at every turn.
But I learned very quickly, it didn’t pay off the way I expected. After two years of grinding, my reward was a raise that, when averaged over time, barely kept up with inflation.
The path to success required patience with years of playing the game before any real payoff. And I wasn’t interested in doing grunt work and constantly reminding my boss why I was important for 15 years.
Creating My Own Runway
I wanted to build something undeniable, something so big that no one would ever question my worth. Instead of waiting for recognition in the corporate world, I decided to make my own opportunities.
That’s why I took a lazy girl job. Not because I wanted an easy life, but because I needed space to invest in my real ambitions. The job itself was good, but it only demanded about 10 hours of my time per week. The rest? I poured into my future.
Slowly but surely, I built my brand, my writing, my business. I knew this was what I wanted to do full-time, but I needed financial stability to make the leap. My lazy girl job gave me a strategic stepping stone.
Now I am never out of work or money. I am always invited by large outlets to share my thoughts. I get to work how I want and make my own path. It definitely paid off :) but yes it was super delusional.
The New Wave of Work
My lazy girl job story is a mindset shift happening across Gen Z and Gen A (and so many of you burnt out millennials who have seen it all). We aren’t content to play corporate politics for decades, hoping for incremental rewards. We ask: “How does this job serve me?”
The truth is, corporations struggle to keep up with the speed at which ambitious people evolve. Promotions are slow. Raises take forever. But everything else is somehow urgent.
So instead of forcing myself to fit into a system that wasn’t built for me, I created my own path. And that’s what I mean when I say anti-work. It’s not about rejecting work (because I actually love to work). It’s about rejecting outdated systems that don’t serve us.
Know Your Game Plan
If you’re considering a lazy girl job, make sure you have a plan. What’s it leading you toward? What are you building? Because if you’re not playing the corporate game, you better be playing your own.
Everything in work, and in life, is a transaction. The key is making sure the trade-off works in your favor.
Are You Ready to Stop Suffering at Work?
If you’re stuck in a job that drains you, but making one big leap feels impossible, I get it. That’s why I created the 30-Day Lazy Girl Job Challenge.
It’s every thought, strategy, and step I made to completely remove the bitterness i had in corporate America to create my Lazy Girl Job.
Each day, you’ll get:
One work pain point no one at your job will say out loud
One proven mindset or strategy from me to reframe it
One tiny action to shift your work reality that day
No “quit your job” advice. No toxic positivity. Just small, realistic moves that add up to a total transformation in 30 days.
It’s available for paid subscribers here.
You can join anytime for $5.99/month and self pace yourself through every daily article.
Let’s fix this without getting fired and blowing up your life overnight.