Company Suspends Worker For Not Participating In “Mandatory” TikTok Challenge

Have you ever been asked to dance for your paycheck? A brave Redditor has certainly been there. Sharing a surprising story in the r/antiwork community, this user revealed an unexpected twist in their job: a suspension for refusing a company’s team-building exercise that involved filming TikToks.

Balancing low paychecks with such unusual demands, this story has resonated with many other Redditors and quickly went viral, particularly due to the eye-opening suspension notice. This wild tale just goes to show that the modern workplace can throw some unexpected curveballs our way.


1. Here’s what the worker says happened:

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3. He provided further details in a brief update:

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6. The worker even posted an ‘incident report’ photo after refusing to participate in a TikTok video.

7. Here’s the readers’ response to the suspension write-up:

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