TikToker, Chibuzor Ejimofor, professionally known as Simon Jackson, was fired after videos of him moving into his downtown Seattle cubicle at work went viral.
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“I’m moving from my apartment into my cubicle at work,” Jackson said in the video. “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.”
In his video, that has over 12 million views, Jackson unravels his belongings from inside his suitcases and puts them away into shelves and drawers.
“The office is pretty much empty because everyone’s working from home, so I just thought, why not move there? I told my friend about it, who thought I was joking, but I started packing and just did it,” he said.
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During his staycation, Jackson created various videos showing viewers his daily routine before and after work. Documenting his sleeping arrangement under his desk, food hacks involving his favorite pineapples and ham for his viewers. He had his lady followers asking for pajama onesie fashion advice. Jackson even used facility showers and towels to stay squeaky clean.
“I’ve thought this out, baby!” he said in another TikTok video.
The live-in protest lasted a short four days and three nights before Jackson’s employer, Arcadis, caught on to his videos and asked him to take them down.
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In a recent TikTok video, Jackson said he was fired over his refusal to remove his videos and was not fired over living in the office.
“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. But do I understand their response? 100%,” Jackson told Insider. “take the opportunity to get away from the corporate world” for a while.
“I’ve gotten so many views now, so maybe I can take that and work on building my brand. I can always find another job if that doesn’t work out,” he said.
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Jackson believes he kept his protest to himself; he still would be living in the cubicle.
“Honestly though, if I hadn’t posted the videos on TikTok, I think I could have lived in the office for at least six months with no issue,” he said.
Jackson’s employer, Arcadis, did not have much to say in regards to Jackson’s living arrangements but did tell Insider, “Due to privacy concerns relating to personnel information, the company is not at liberty to disclose any matters regarding current or former employees without express employee permission.”
Jackson decided to move into his office on Monday after hitting a point in his life where student loans and rent put him in a hard place financially.
His rent went from $1,300 a month to $1,500 a month, he explained in his TikTok video, making it difficult for Jackson to live within his means.
According to Insider, Seattle’s average rent for a one-bedroom apartment escalates 27% yearly.
Jackson plans to hop around and visit friends until he’s ready for the corporate world.
