On TikTok and YouTube, here's why the shutdown of videos is going viral
On TikTok and YouTube, workers are sharing their stories of leaving their jobs, giving them a sense of power in the face of often untenable situations.< /p>
The Bright Side is a series about how optimism runs in our minds and affects the world around us.
Samantha Rae Garcia ran her restaurant job in Midland, Texas, for four years before deciding last year that she couldn't take her boss' criticism any longer. Ms. Garcia, a psychology student at the University of Texas Permian Basin, consulted with her parents. She recorded her decision moments before quitting. Then she made a TikTok video about it.
In the video, which was spontaneously recorded, Ms. Garcia, then 26, bats her eyelashes, smiles and gives a satirical thumbs up. Her boss, off camera, says she's tired of petting Ms Garcia. Text on the video reads: "My boss didn't know I was here while she was talking about me."
Mrs. Garcia, using a word that cannot be printed, whispers a response, calling her boss a "bad manager".
Since she posted the video in February 2022, it has been viewed 3.7 million times.
Users reacted to Ms. Garcia's rejection: in addition to views, thousands of supportive comments been received on TikTok. One read: "I don't know how you keep your cool, but I'm proud of you for not leaving."
"I felt validated," Ms. Garcia said in a recent interview.
While her mother feared the video would harm future opportunities, Ms. Garcia, after dropping off resumes at various restaurants, landed another job the next day. (The person who hired her was unaware of the video. When she told her new boss about it, Ms Garcia said, "They laughed about it and said, 'Oh my God, we don't won't treat you like that.'”)
TikTok is full of advice on what to do after quitting a job. Ms Garcia is part of a different trend, predating TikTok, in which young people post mini-dramas that attract millions of viewers. And in some cases, these very public videos can translate into new career opportunities, helping those who post them develop their personalities online.
@samantharaegarcI quit my job of 4 years today. I'm done with these disrespectful people, I haven't had manager training for 50 years. BYE❤️ but also $samgar2769
♬ original sound - Samantha Rae GarciaQuitting Videos or QuitToks as they are sometimes called reflects "a breach of the social contract that if you work hard and play by the rules, the American dream is still there for you,” said Ann Swidler, a sociology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose courses include the sociology of culture. isn't what it used to be, Dr. Swidler said. There is "a cultural disillusionment with the promises that lie behind the world of work".
Service workers in low-wage jobs are publicly proclaiming that the implicit trade working for money is no longer good business.And with 1.9 job openings for every job seeker , they...
On TikTok and YouTube, workers are sharing their stories of leaving their jobs, giving them a sense of power in the face of often untenable situations.< /p>
The Bright Side is a series about how optimism runs in our minds and affects the world around us.
Samantha Rae Garcia ran her restaurant job in Midland, Texas, for four years before deciding last year that she couldn't take her boss' criticism any longer. Ms. Garcia, a psychology student at the University of Texas Permian Basin, consulted with her parents. She recorded her decision moments before quitting. Then she made a TikTok video about it.
In the video, which was spontaneously recorded, Ms. Garcia, then 26, bats her eyelashes, smiles and gives a satirical thumbs up. Her boss, off camera, says she's tired of petting Ms Garcia. Text on the video reads: "My boss didn't know I was here while she was talking about me."
Mrs. Garcia, using a word that cannot be printed, whispers a response, calling her boss a "bad manager".
Since she posted the video in February 2022, it has been viewed 3.7 million times.
Users reacted to Ms. Garcia's rejection: in addition to views, thousands of supportive comments been received on TikTok. One read: "I don't know how you keep your cool, but I'm proud of you for not leaving."
"I felt validated," Ms. Garcia said in a recent interview.
While her mother feared the video would harm future opportunities, Ms. Garcia, after dropping off resumes at various restaurants, landed another job the next day. (The person who hired her was unaware of the video. When she told her new boss about it, Ms Garcia said, "They laughed about it and said, 'Oh my God, we don't won't treat you like that.'”)
TikTok is full of advice on what to do after quitting a job. Ms Garcia is part of a different trend, predating TikTok, in which young people post mini-dramas that attract millions of viewers. And in some cases, these very public videos can translate into new career opportunities, helping those who post them develop their personalities online.
@samantharaegarcI quit my job of 4 years today. I'm done with these disrespectful people, I haven't had manager training for 50 years. BYE❤️ but also $samgar2769
♬ original sound - Samantha Rae GarciaQuitting Videos or QuitToks as they are sometimes called reflects "a breach of the social contract that if you work hard and play by the rules, the American dream is still there for you,” said Ann Swidler, a sociology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, whose courses include the sociology of culture. isn't what it used to be, Dr. Swidler said. There is "a cultural disillusionment with the promises that lie behind the world of work".
Service workers in low-wage jobs are publicly proclaiming that the implicit trade working for money is no longer good business.And with 1.9 job openings for every job seeker , they...
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