As for content creator Kerstin Ong, she left her job in June partly to see if she could support herself as a full-time influencer.
“Honestly, you can earn more as an influencer than in a normal job,” said Ms Ong, 26, who boasts some 40,000 followers on Instagram and 60,000 followers on TikTok.
Ms Kerstin Ong left her job at a marketing agency in June. PHOTO: COURTESY OF KERSTIN ONG
Ms Ong saw her following swell by 10,000 during her funemployment stint, which she chronicled in a six-part series on TikTok.
In one video, Ms Ong stitched clips from her time at work – constantly hunched over a glowing screen, crying and thinking of “ending it all” – with footage from her unemployed life, where she is exercising, shopping and beaming.
Even so, she confessed that she has since returned to a full-time role in marketing after being headhunted with an “irresistible offer”.
“I still think about influencing all the time. Maybe next time,” she said.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/a-new-generation-says-unemployment-can-be-fun
“Honestly, you can earn more as an influencer than in a normal job,” said Ms Ong, 26, who boasts some 40,000 followers on Instagram and 60,000 followers on TikTok.
Ms Kerstin Ong left her job at a marketing agency in June. PHOTO: COURTESY OF KERSTIN ONG
Ms Ong saw her following swell by 10,000 during her funemployment stint, which she chronicled in a six-part series on TikTok.
In one video, Ms Ong stitched clips from her time at work – constantly hunched over a glowing screen, crying and thinking of “ending it all” – with footage from her unemployed life, where she is exercising, shopping and beaming.
Even so, she confessed that she has since returned to a full-time role in marketing after being headhunted with an “irresistible offer”.
“I still think about influencing all the time. Maybe next time,” she said.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/a-new-generation-says-unemployment-can-be-fun
