Viral Video Maker Quits Job ... via Viral Video

Says it was the best way to
By Ruth Brown,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 30, 2013 6:11 PM CDT

For the past two years, American Marina Shifrin has worked for Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese animator that does those hilarious and bizarre cartoon recreations of news stories. On Saturday, Shifrin created her final viral video: a message for her boss telling him or her that she quits, while dancing around the office to a Kanye West song. "For almost two years I've sacrificed my relationships, time, and energy for this job," she explains in the video, per the Huffington Post. "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." Looks like the plan worked, and may even help her find a new gig: The video already has more than a million views on YouTube. (More YouTube stories.)

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