An influencer has been criticised after complaining that she feels ‘burned out’ from attending glitzy fashion events in New York City, comparing the experience to working a typical 9-to-5 job.
Carly Weinstein, 27, spoke to her viewers on her podcast channel “Real with Carly Weinstein” on Thursday about the “things influencers would rather you didn’t know.”
Wearing a strappy dress, she exuded fresh-faced glamour as she sat down and told the “uncomfortable” truth about what it’s like to be an influencer.
Weinstein, who has half a million followers on TikTok, suggested the industry could quickly “consume” influencers and leave them with a “burnout” no worse than what corporate employees suffer.
Carly Weinstein, 27, said on her podcast channel “Real with Carley Weinstein” on Thursday that influencers experience “a different kind of burnout” than employees of large companies.
The digital creator added that neither job – being an influencer or being an employee in a company – is “better or worse than the other,” even though people believe influencers’ work is “invalid.” (Pictured: Weinstein in a video showing off her outfit for New York Fashion Week)
Weinstein said, “If you’re in this business for a long time, these things will eat you up and you’ll burn out.
“Yes, people get burned out in the corporate world, but I think the difference is that we’re constantly dressing up, socializing, and consuming content. It’s just a different kind of burnout.”
The woman added that burnout from influencer or traditional work is not “better or worse than the other,” even though people believe that work that creates content is “invalid.”
“It’s still exhausting dealing with people all the time, every weeknight, going from event to event to event, especially when there’s no reason to be there because you’re not getting paid and no brand can actually guarantee that they’ll ever want to work with you,” she added.
Weinstein, who frequently discusses her daily life in New York City, said the podcast episode “may have come across as complaining,” but that it was actually “reflecting the reality of the situation.”
‘Because even though things often seem glamorous, they actually aren’t at all.
“It’s basically just a job, we go to events like we’re going to a meeting,” she said.
She stressed that in most cases, influencers are not paid to attend events, but are only there because they “want an opportunity to get paid and do business with that brand.”
Weinstein explained that when she first started in the industry, she “said yes to everything,” but later realized that she was only being invited because brands needed her to post content on their behalf.
She suggested that brand dinners are more useful than events because they allow her to “personally connect with the people who actually decide who gets involved in these campaigns.”
Viewers flocked to see a clip from her podcast on Reddit and criticized the influencer for her comments.
One said: ‘This is the dumbest thing she’s ever put on the internet. Are you really burnt out from wearing clothes you got as gifts and going to events where you get free food and drinks?’
“Influencers consciously choose this job because it pays well and the social status it provides flatters one’s ego,” said another.
And a third said: ‘I work in healthcare. This is so f**king. Holy f**k this is insane.’
A fourth commenter wrote: ‘”Neither is better or worse” rich, coming from someone who has never worked a day in his life.’
And another said: ‘Doesn’t she realise that a corporate job requires you to spend hours interacting with other people?? She is so far removed from anything remotely resembling reality, it’s insane.’
One commenter, who indicated that she worked in the corporate world, wrote, “I love the idea of her getting all glamorous for an event, just as I write a 75-page presentation, have stakeholders around me, and do a dress rehearsal in preparation for an important meeting.”
DailyMail.com contacted Weinstein’s management company for comment.
She highlighted the fact that in most cases, influencers are not paid to attend events and are only there because they “want an opportunity to get paid and do business with that brand.”
Throughout the week, Weinstein posted several videos to her TikTok page showing her preparations for New York Fashion Week events.
“Another day, another dollar,” she said in a clip, wearing a bright red tight dress and black heels.
It’s not the first time Weinstein has come under fire for her comments. She sparked a heated debate after revealing that she gets up immediately after a plane lands.
In February, a clip surfaced that has been viewed more than 200,000 times in which Weinstein admitted that she was one of the passengers who jumped out of their seats as soon as the plane landed, while others waited until the doors opened before doing the same.
She captioned the clip: “Someone please tell me I’m not alone in this.”
At the beginning of the video, Carly said, “You know how on TikTok, everyone is obsessed with talking about, like, being on a plane when the plane lands?
‘Everyone says, “Take it easy, just stay in your seat. You don’t have to stand.”
“Yes, I realized today that I am the opposite and I will never be the girl who just sits still.”
She indicated that she always felt like she had to get up right away because she felt like she was in a ‘rush’.