Social:Funemployment
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Funemployment is a colloquial reference to the portmanteau of having fun while being unemployed, typically while on unemployment benefits. People on funemployement use the time for self-discovery and self-care.[1] Funemployment is more commonly utilized by younger workers.[2][3]
Funemployment has been criticized as limiting people's career prospects.[4][5][6] Long-term funemployment may negatively impact mental health.[7]
Funemployment came to prominence following the COVID-19 pandemic and as a response to hustle culture and work-life balance.[8][9]
See also
- Critique of work
- Ergophobia
- Refusal of work
References
- ↑ Alavanza, Mary (10 October 2023). "Funemployment: Young Singaporeans say unemployment can be fun - Singapore News". The Independent Singapore News. https://theindependent.sg/funemployment-young-singaporeans-say-unemployment-can-be-fun/.
- ↑ Bruner, Raisa (29 October 2021). "Young People Are Leaving Their Jobs in Record Numbers—And Not Going Back" (in en). TIME. https://time.com/6111245/young-workers-quitting/. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ↑ "What Americans think of Gen Z's 'funemployment' attitude | CNN Business" (in en). 20 May 2023. https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2023/05/19/smr-gen-z-funemployment-attitude.cnn.
- ↑ Jones, Owen (15 May 2011). "It's time to clamp down on 'funemployment'". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/may/15/clamp-down-funemployment-worklessness-tax-rich.
- ↑ "Would Gen Z Rather Be 'Funemployed'?: There is nothing fun about seeing friends move on with their lives while you, standing still, are left behind.". Wall Street Journal. May 22, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gen-z-funemployed-work-job-career-adab1d1b.
- ↑ Tait, Amelia (August 4, 2021). "Why the young and jobless are rebranding as funemployed" (in en-gb). The Face. https://theface.com/life/funemployed-funemployment-youth-unemployment.
- ↑ "Not So 'Funemployed': How Unemployment Can Take A Toll On Your Mental Health". Medical Daily. 22 September 2015. https://www.medicaldaily.com/not-so-funemployed-how-unemployment-can-take-toll-your-mental-health-353856.
- ↑ Welch, Suzy (May 17, 2023). "For Gen Z, Unemployment Can Be a Blast". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-gen-z-unemployment-can-be-a-blast-employment-career-labor-generation-corporate-college-university-e24810ce?mod=article_inline.
- ↑ Yoshino, Kimi (4 June 2009). "For the 'funemployed,' unemployment is welcome". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-funemployment4-2009jun04-story.html.
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