Have you ever wondered how bobby pins are sorted, ice sculptures are made, or how broccoli is bundled? Most everyone has a cool job story or two, but a surprising number of these interesting moments in working life have been immortalized on TikTok.
The media sharing app, which mimics similar applications like the now-shuttered Vine, allows users to create short videos with or without accompanying music. A Twitter user named Kaitlin Reed put together a thread of perhaps the most watchable videos TikTok has to offer. They detail the surprisingly fascinating tedium of everyday jobs.
The careers included in Reed’s thread vary from the ordinary to the mysterious. Many of the jobs center around things we see every day, like the aforementioned broccoli. The process behind them, however, was mysterious—until now.
Take, for instance, this young woman’s expert handling of bobby pins. It takes practice to work with that kind of precision!
One of my favorite things about @tiktok_us is when people share videos of their jobs.
— Kaitlyn McKnight (@HowdyKaitlyn) April 18, 2019
So here’s a thread of some of the most unique jobs & talented people I’ve discovered on #tiktok pic.twitter.com/IhCkC0v6ED
Reed has a whole series of these hidden gems.
https://twitter.com/kkaitlynreedd/status/1118993365016748033
— Kaitlyn McKnight (@HowdyKaitlyn) April 19, 2019
Okay, maybe the guy pushing his friend on the swing isn’t working quite as hard as everyone else on the list. But that guy with the ice? How many organs to I need to sell to eat my ice cream out of an ice sculpture?
— Kaitlyn McKnight (@HowdyKaitlyn) April 20, 2019
There were a few mystery jobs included as well. A few bobby pins or a chunk of ice are easy to recognize, but what exactly is this woman doing?
— Kaitlyn McKnight (@HowdyKaitlyn) April 18, 2019
Some of the videos provided a magical window into the process behind common jobs. Is this really how they put heads of broccoli together?
— Kaitlyn McKnight (@HowdyKaitlyn) April 18, 2019
https://twitter.com/kkaitlynreedd/status/1119266433257623554
Some of the jobs just displayed employees’ incredible talent. Watch and be amazed by what a skillful chef can do with just a root vegetable and a knife.
https://twitter.com/kkaitlynreedd/status/1118994697664512002
Thanks to Reed’s thread, we all learned a few things about how everyday jobs look behind the scenes. It turns out, people working may just be the most interesting thing on TikTok.
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