Writer Marina Shifrin has been working long hours and late nights at Next Media Animation, a Taiwanese animating company that produces news videos, for almost two years. So when the 25-year-old finally decided enough was enough, she fittingly decided to make a video of her own to announce she was leaving.
In one of the best viral videos I've seen yet–and definitely one of the most awesome ways I've ever heard of anyone quitting their jobs–Shifrin is portrayed dancing around her office at 4:30 a.m. (yes, she was still working!) while captions detail her reasons for resigning (in case it wasn't clear enough already). And you HAVE to see what she has to say!
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"I've sacrificed my relationships, time and energy for this job," she explains. "And my boss only cares about quantity and how many views each video gets. So I figured I'd make ONE video of my own." Trust me, you don't want to miss the results.
As can be seen in the clip below, Shifrin absolutely jams out, performing what she calls "an interpretive dance" dedicated to her boss. At the very end, she relays her final message: "I quit!" Oh and the best part? The entire thing is set to Kanye West's "Gone." Haha!
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Pretty hilarious, if you ask me. Hey, the truth is, there's no good way to quit a job you don't like … so you might as well do it in style!
Besides, she's not only one to announce her resignation in an, err, unique way. Below, check out 10 other creative ways in which people have quit their jobs:
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A cake
Chris Holmes' letter, in which he explains how fatherhood has made him change his outlook on his job, quickly went viral … and for good reason! The entire thing is written on a cake! Hey, at least the boss had a sweet treat to console him after reading it.
Through an error message
The power of a web designer! This guy seriously deserves some extra points for originality.
With a band
When this guy decided to quit his job at a hotel, he wanted to do so in style. So what did he do? Hire a band to soundtrack his exit, of course! Watch the video here.
With a video game
What better way for a video game programmer to quit than through his own craft? This guy designed it so that whenever anyone won a point, the words "I QUIT" popped up. Genius!
With a beer in hand
In 2010, a flight attendant named Steven Slater dramatically quit his job after getting into a fight with a passenger, grabbing a few beers and then using the emergency slide to make an exit. Unfortunately, his triumph was short-lived. He eventually ended up getting arrested … oops!
By writing it on your chest
This man wrote "I quit" on his chest and ripped off his shirt in his office cafeteria for all to see. While music by Queen was playing in the background, obviously.
On a receipt
And with lyrics from an '80's song!
On a billboard
Well, his boss definitely won't miss it!
With Jay-Z Lyrics
99 problems, but a bad job ain't one of them anymore!
On a whiteboard
The message says it all!
