Kim Kardashian’s newest feedback on overworking are yet one more installment in her obvious quest to painting herself as somebody who actually will get her ass up and works.
In the most recent episode of The Kardashians, Kim is filmed half-asleep in mattress on the morning of the Skims pop up in New York in May of this yr. Her eyelashes regarded immaculate. “I overslept, I’ve never done this in my entire career. I am so tired and my day’s back to back to back. It’s insane,” she defined in a voiceover.
Kim then appeared on the Today present, the place she ate an ice cream to wake herself up. “I’m still on West Coast time,” she added.
Slightly extra regarding was that Kim claimed to have reminiscence lapses as a result of her exhaustion exterior the popup. “I looked on TikTok and saw me walking up to people, fans that I know and love, telling them all of our Skims secrets, how we’re launching men’s soon. Actually no recollection of this,” she mentioned with a smile, whereas footage of her greeting followers with slurred speech performed.
“I had no idea that I stopped at the Tiffany’s store and was posting all about it,” she added. “Did I really go? It felt like a dream. This whole morning has been a complete, foggy dream.”
The day completed with a midnight performing class for American Horror Story. “My mom sent me a text saying, ‘I’ve seen your schedule and it’s giving me anxiety. You have to slow down.’ But there’s not much more I can cut down because I’ve committed to things,” Kim mentioned.
Indeed, afterward Kris mentioned to Kim that she does “worry” that Kim is “overwhelmed” and can burn out. “I will say American Horror Story put me over the edge,” Kim agreed, noting that maybe “imposter syndrome” drives her to overcommit.
With this, I’m reminded of Kim’s copious prior feedback about her work ethic. She’s described herself as a “workaholic” on a number of events, even saying in a single Season 2 episode, “I just don’t get it. I just don’t get why being a workaholic is a bad thing.”
Then there was Kim’s notorious “get your fucking ass up and work” line as a part of her “advice for women in business,” which additionally featured the ill-fated phrases, “It seems like nobody wants to work these days.”
Plus, there’s the time Kim obtained right into a literal brawl with Kourtney over their totally different work ethics.
But there’s one other second that I wish to discuss: Kim’s drastic weight reduction for the Marilyn take a look at the Met Gala. Kim proudly emphasised the work wanted to (form of) match into the archival robe, citing every part from sauna fits to being impossibly “strict” along with her weight-reduction plan. She later mentioned that the weight-reduction plan required to realize the look prompted her to have a flare up of psoriatic arthritis so dangerous that she could not transfer her arms. She additionally maintained that mentioned weight reduction was “healthy.” I deliver this up as a result of the circulation appears the identical: 1) Something objectively unhealthy is finished, however 2) It’s not that dangerous, guys! It’s high quality! Nothing wants to vary!
To be beneficiant, I get why Kim has cornered herself into this — she was broadly mocked for a few years for having “no talents,” so the elevation and emphasis of her work ethic make some sense as a enterprise branding method and a private response.
That being mentioned, at a time when the price of dwelling is hovering, common persons are struggling to pay for the essential requirements, not to mention the toll that childcare takes when folks must work a number of jobs, watching a billionaire wrestle with taking an excessive amount of on may not be the “relatable” flex Kim is likely to be going for.
It’s due to all these components that, at the very least to me, the glorification of the acute work and grind mindset feels extra alien than ever. As somebody who’s had phases of some fairly gnarly burnout over the previous few years, I fear concerning the normalization of workaholism seen over the previous few seasons of The Kardashians. Hot take: Sleep is nice! Do no matter you need together with your life however hey, in the event you’re getting literal reminiscence lapses out of your nonessential work, possibly do not simply make a giant joke about it!
To quote Kourtney: “When is it sufficient?’”
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