Alix Lynx plans to never work a 9-5 job again because she cannot stand the repetitive nature of office work. The 35-year-old sex worker was making over $80,000 working a corporate job but she found it completely uninspiring. “The worst part is having to be at the exact same place at the same exact time … Read more
For this New Yorker, business is pleasure. Sarah Riccio ditched her traditional 9-to-5 to become a professional sex toy tester, a little-known odd job that remedied the 34-year-old’s dissatisfaction with a normal office workplace. Sex, she told Southwest News Service, is “the only thing I love more than sleep.” “I thought the only thing I … Read more
This corporate dress code is all about working it. Trousers, blazers, button-ups, pantsuits and vests are flourishing beyond sterile, fluorescent-lighted offices. The long-mandated business casual professional attire has gotten a new, high-fashion take, dubbed “corpcore,” and celebrity style savants like Zendaya are on board. “What people are finding is going back to classics has longer … Read more
A British couple quit their hectic jobs and moved their family to a yacht docked in Greece. And after ditching the 9-to-5 grind, they couldn’t be happier. Laura and Ross Colledge decided to set sail because they worried their family was too disconnected. “Ross was working 50-plus hours a week, and we were like ships … Read more
Hannah Warling’s no longer under the influence of the limelight. In July 2023, the virtual fashionista, who’d amassed a fanbase of 1.8 million since pursuing full-time content creation in March 2020, noticed that chasing social media virality had lost its once intoxicating hook. Incessantly pumping out styling how-to’s alongside promotional posts for the posh likes of … Read more
She’s singing for her supper. A Gen Z musician is begging strangers to stream her songs, saying she will “simply die” if she’s forced to work a regular 9-to-5 job. Zoe Wynns, 20, shared her emotional plea in a video posted to Instagram, which has received wide backlash, with detractors describing the young creative as “entitled” … Read more
They better pour themselves a cup of ambition. Some Gen Z workers are struggling to with their 9-to-5 jobs, lamenting the reality of the real world where they’re forced to rise early and commute to their cubicles. While some say there’s seemingly have no time for themselves, one Zoomer, who goes by @ellsaatthedisco on TikTok, … Read more