Not sure this qualifies as a "trend" yet but ....
Move over, quiet quitting — frugality is the latest trend in work-life balanceAlice KantorCall it spending less to work less.
The pandemic-fueled generational shift in attitudes toward work has led to the Great Resignation, the antiwork movement and now quiet quitting. But the quest for better work-life balance is also shedding new light on an old strategy: accepting lower pay for a less-demanding job.
It’s a move that requires adopters to carefully assess their budgets and forego some luxuries, but they say it’s well worth the tradeoffs.
Take Marie Crespin. Living more frugally was a sacrifice she made so she could leave a stressful job in human resources and pursue web design. The 31-year-old in Nantes, France, now earns about 1,600 euros (US$1,608) a month, down from 2,300 euros in her HR job.
It’s meant fewer meals out and wearing second-hand clothes. It has also allowed her to cut her workweek in half, from 40 hours to 20 or 25.
“Work shouldn’t be the most important thing in your life,” Crespin said. “Having the freedom to ...
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/move-over-q ... -1.1816792A July survey by online job site FlexJobs found that nearly two-thirds of respondents would take a pay cut to improve their work-life balance.