Do women avoid lazy guys?

Imo it's attractive having ambitions and goals, even if you dont know what you want it shows you're willing to work for something. it somewhat reflects the potential relationship youre going to have. if a guy wont work for his future then whys he going to work for u - he isnt.

I think it may be the opposite. If someone is intent on climbing the corporate ladder, putting in overtime, I don't see how they'd have quality family time. Someone who is willing to settle at a role whilst caring for their significant other would surely be better? This describes most men at minimum wage, some of them might've been lazy in that they possessed the skills for higher roles, but in actuality just want to live a content life.

This is essentially me, I've got degree qualifications, etc but prefer to do a non grad job. I can't see how a woman would respect that as it could make me look a bit lame. So either a woman wouldn't go with me to start with or she would ditch me due to lacking respect for me.

Over a third of graduates work in non-graduate roles, so you're not alone there. And like 1 in 8 non-graduates work in graduate roles. So higher education isn't necessarily a proper indicator of later career, it depends on the individual and what they want. Though I am assuming that your role would be paying a bit higher than minimum wage since that wouldn't have required university at all? If you earn a wage that supports both you and a potential significant other reasonably well, then I don't see anything wrong with it.