Man moves into office cubicle in protest
A man who moved into his cubicle at work to protest his employer not paying him enough … has been fired.
Simon Jackson shared a video to TikTok showing himself “moving into” his work cubicle.
“Check out my new appt [apartment]”, he captioned the video which has since amassed 14 million views.
The video shows Mr Jackson unpacking his belongings from multiple suitcases in the design and engineering consultancy firm Arcadis office.
“I’m moving from my apartment into my cubicle at work,” Mr Jackson could be heard saying.
“They do not pay me enough to do both, so as a matter of protest, I am just going to live at my job, and we’ll see how long I can get away with this.”
Mr Jackson confessed that he had to move out of his apartment because his lease was ending and the rent was going up.
While waiting for approval for apartments to apply for, Mr Jackson made the decision to move into the downtown office.
“When I found my company had an empty office downtown, this was the perfect solution as it was close to all of the venues I frequent and it would be free,” he said.
He also explained that the reason he “walks around shirtless” is because most of the employees are working from home due to Covid.
Four days later, he was “evicted” in what Mr Jackson says “happened way sooner than I thought”.
He recorded himself packing his bags and then with the help of security was escorted out of the building.
“This won’t be the last you’ll see of me,” he said.
Mr Jackson was fired from his job with HR requesting he remove all TikTok videos documenting his adventure.
“I wish they approached the TikToks differently and maybe had a conversation with me about whether there was something more serious going on in terms of money,” he said.
“But do I understand their response? 100 per cent.”
The videos remain on his channel, with Mr Jackson hoping to work on his romper brand before deciding whether or not he should go back to corporate.
Images: TikTok