Hustle Culture
HUS-ul KUL-chernoun
What it means
The belief that rest is a character flaw, promoted most aggressively by people who no longer need to work.
What it actually means
Nobody is going to give you your evening back.
How it is used in a sentence
"I'll sleep when I'm dead, that's just the hustle culture I grew up in."
Filed under
Work & Ambition — Everything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
Related entries
Quiet Quitting
Work & AmbitionKWY-it KWIT-ingnounDiagnosis
The radical act of performing the exact job described in the employment contract.
Real meaningWorking to rule, but it sounds worse now.
Burnout
Work & AmbitionBURN-owtnounDiagnosis
The occupational condition produced by a culture that has a word for it precisely so that it does not have to change.
Real meaningYou are exhausted and it is your responsibility to fix it.