Lazy Gen Z asks which jobs pay most for the least work and some professions are getting dragged
Are these good gigs for nap-pod-loving members of Gen Lazy?A slothful jobseeker inspired a flurry of both outrageous and useful responses after inquiring about a gig where they could coast and still rake in cash.“What is the highest-paying job that requires the least amount of skill or effort?” they wrote a viral Reddit post.Coincidentally, this query comes amid a sluggish hiring market that’s oversaturated with both human and AI competition, and where salaries don’t necessarily keep pace with skyrocketing living costs.Fortunately, the Redditeriat were happy to offer some free career advice.One alleged easy money gig? Parking lot security.
“I made $27 an hour to stay awake basically,” said one former carpark patroller.Another floated owning the parking lot itself as you can collect passive income and don’t “even need to have someone working on duty.”Others prescribed fairly niche employment opportunities.One online job adviser said their friend’s wife works at a nuclear power plant, where she only has to clock in 10 days a month, during which she allegedly barely has to lift a finger.“For her five-day shift shes on 12-hour shifts and every hour or two she walks the plant for fire inspections,” they exclaimed.
“Takes about 10 minutes, then she goes back to watching TV.She makes $130k and has no engineering degree or anything, just no one wants the hours.”However, the Redditor’s job description was a tad misleading as operators must monitor and control oft-complex reactor systems, which requires knowledge of trigonometry and other arithmetic, among other skills.Another suggested being a truck driver at remote mines.
“Some of the guys gross 250-300k per year,” they wrote.“It’s tough on the body doing shiftwork and driving 12hrs per day, but skill-wise it’s easy.”“I’m a safety manager,” commented one.
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