Office workers become TikTok’s biggest unlikely mega-stars

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#animegelsheet #flag #fypA common job for Daikyo guards is to work at construction sites, directing traffic with a flashing stick, making sure the trucks come and go safely without running over pedestrians.It’s not a job that requires overly special skills, but no one wants to stand around outdoors for hours.

As many as 99 security companies are fighting over every recruit, in contrast to two potential employers for office clerks, Sakurai said.And this is in rapidly aging Japan, where every sector is suffering a labor shortage.やっぱり社長がだいしゅき！！！#だいしきゅーだいしゅきになれSo why not turn to social media, the place where youngsters supposedly flock?

Sakurai started posting on Twitter and Instagram. But it was when he went on TikTok that things went viral.In a hit segment, General Manager Tomohiko Kojima slaps, with a flip of his hand, gel sheets, each decorated with the eyes of various comic-book characters, on his boss’s face, right over his eyes.“What is this character?” the subtitles ask in English.No cuts are used, they say proudly.

Kojima had to keep trying until the strip landed just right.“I don’t practice during my work hours,” he said with a laugh.The clips have a clear message: They defy the stereotype of rigidly hierarchical, perhaps even oppressive, Japanese companies.