The Internet Is Calling This Type Of Men Worse Than Gold Diggers

Labor diggers, women are onto you.

The internet has identified a new genre of man: Meet the “labor digger.”

In a viral TikTok video, Shay Walker, who goes by @shaythethey online, said a labor digger is someone ― usually a straight man ― who digs for ambitious women. While gold diggers look for a partner whose wealth is already established, the labor digger plays the long game instead, Walker explained.

“Men will see a woman who maybe doesn’t have everything she wants in life but she has a drive that will get her there,” Walker says in the clip. “A lot of women who are driven ... will be very expressive about sharing their dreams, their skill set and intellect.”

To the right audience, a woman who’s disciplined and hardworking would inspire them to invest in a relationship. “To the wrong audience, that will show them that they can exploit from you,” Shay says.

In an interview with HuffPost, Walker said they made the video because they got tired of seeing video after video of men on TikTok complaining about women who only want them for their bank account, or if they’re “high-value men.”