The 'lazy girl jobs' trend is being fueled by 20-somethings who haven't made hard decisions or done hard things, says an NYU business professor
, Welch said the viral trend was not about laziness but rather Gen Z's"strong desire to avoid anxiety at any cost."
Welch also told the outlet that overprotective parents created"a bunch of 20-somethings who have never really had to make hard decisions or do very hard things. And when they start to feel it, they're like ow, ow, I want to run away." She clarified to CNBC that her comments were based on a prior interview with Jennifer Sotsky, a psychiatrist specializing in Gen Z anxiety.her editorial in the Wall Street Journal on"lazy girl jobs,"
where she said that Gen Z's"overweening parents—baby boomers like me—failed to prepare them for adulthood's challenges." Welch told Insider via email on Thursday that she was"describing an expert's take on the trend, not necessarily my own," in her Journal editorial.racking up more than 17.9 million views since May. In these videos, users — typically women working at a desk — flaunt their low-stress, high-paying, and frequently remote gigs.
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