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Old 03-28-2022, 08:29 PM
 
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Gotta love this. Talk about creative!



Japanese man hired to 'do nothing' 30,000 times
https://www.insider.com/japanese-man...eliness-2021-1

Japanese man you can ‘rent to do nothing’ has thousands of clients
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-b1787128.html

Meet Japan's very busy "Do Nothing Rent-a-Man"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-d...hoji-morimoto/
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Old 03-29-2022, 01:13 AM
 
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Gotta love this. Talk about creative!

Could be a 'real thing' but also: marketing strategy. He "does nothing and gives simple response" - which is what japanese movies are all about, the male characters rarely talk. It's like the Spanish time traveller from 2027, google it - many people suspect it's a marketing for upcoming movie.
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Old 03-30-2022, 06:22 AM
 
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The world would be a better place if all web designers were replaced by men who do nothing.
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Old 03-30-2022, 06:28 AM
 
Location: Somewhere on the Moon.
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Interesting.

I wonder how successful this would be in The West. Of course, in countries like the USA you have to do a criminal depuration before being rented "to do nothing." Don't want to be the receiving end for someone that wants someone to practice his punching skills, someone that "needs" practice on how to molest someone or a murderer seeing what's the quickest and less bloody way to kill someone. What if someone wants to "practice" his kidnapping skill? Or maybe an angry feminist (compared to a normal feminist) who needs to "practice" her dominating men skills or her "making men pay for oppressing women" skills? Ouch...

It could be weird if you are hired to hug and hold someone during a burial.

Imagine a lonely person that wants to see a horror film at the theater and hires you so they can hold on to you everytime they are scared. lol

Other than that, it could be a rather cool job.

I wonder how going to the bathroom works? Do they ask for a discount if you use their bathroom?
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Old 03-30-2022, 06:36 AM
 
Location: Habsburg Lands of Old
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This fellow appears to be something of a personal assistant who advertises their services in an eccentric way .
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Old 03-31-2022, 07:01 AM
 
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One of my recurring dreams, I have a job in which I do nothing, and constantly fear that someone will notice, and either fire me or assign me to do something. . Nobody notices that things go undone. Sometimes the stress is so great, I slip out at 2 or3 pm.
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Old 03-31-2022, 10:22 AM
 
Location: Maine
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The federal government should hire him, he would be more productive than most other gov. Employees.
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Old 04-03-2022, 04:52 PM
 
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There are millions upon millions of salarymen in Japan who don't do anything for a living. Except put in long hours and facetime.
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