“We All Had To Tell Each Other When We Were Showering”: Woman Quits Her ‘Big 4’ Job After Insane Working Conditions, Shares Her Traumatizing Experience In A Viral Video
There are varying degrees of dystopian corporate toxicity. Some companies try to pretend that you’re all one big happy family and try to distract you from real issues with free coffee and ping-pong tables. On the other end of the spectrum, you have workplaces that completely eradicate any sense of personal boundaries, forcing you to live for your job and sacrifice sleep.
Neither of these situations is healthy. And it can be hard to recognize when things are getting out of hand. But then you realize that you’ve got team meetings at 2 am to keep tabs on you and check if you’re still awake. And you think about the fact that you’re forced to check in with your colleagues about basic things like when you’re taking a shower. At that point, it might be time to think about a career change.
Popular TikTok content creator Devin Raimo, @devinraimo, spilled the tea about just how horrible working at her former corporate job really was. She explained how there were constant check-ins to see that people weren’t sleeping, and how the company would bother you even on your days off… like your sister’s wedding that you warned them about in advance!
Scroll down to see what Devin shared with the internet, and let us know what you think about it, dear Pandas. Do you have any stories about working insane hours? Share your experiences in the comments. Bored Panda has reached out to Devin’s PR representatives at the Oz Lane Agency, and we’ll update the article once we hear back from them.
TikTok content creator Devin Raimo revealed why she quit her first corporate job
Image credits: devinraimo
She spilled the tea about just how toxic and out of hand things had gotten
Image credits: Product School (not the actual photo)
Image credits: Anna Tarazevich (not the actual photo)
You can watch the content creator’s viral TikTok right over here
@devinraimoi truly showered at 4am every night for a month♬ original sound – devin
Devin shared some more information about her old job in a follow-up video
Image credits: devinraimo
Meanwhile, here’s the TikToker’s full follow-up video
@devinraimo Replying to @theresamcbride #greenscreen ♬ original sound – devin
At the time of writing, Devin’s video had over 2.5 million views and nearly 227k likes. Meanwhile, her follow-up video about her former job got nearly 856k views and 33k likes. Overall, the TikToker has 117.5k followers and has amassed a jaw-dropping 8.4 million likes over all of her videos. Some TikTokers mentioned that Devin probably used to work at one of the ‘Big 4’ companies.
This is what people colloquially call the four largest accounting firms in the United States, and they are Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG).
Devin’s video really got the TikTok community talking because many folks have had to deal with unfair working hours and incredibly invasive corporate systems at some point in their lives. Staying 15 minutes late to finish off a few work emails or eating instant noodles in front of your computer both seem tame in comparison to what Devin had to go through. But it’s always easier to give someone else the advice that we know we should be following as well.
It’s quite easy to recognize when someone else has issues with their work/life balance. It’s hella hard to see the same issues affecting our daily lives. What’s even more difficult is finding the courage to set firm boundaries and to say a firm ‘NO!’ when you’re forced to sacrifice your physical and mental health for someone else’s bottom line.
There are two factors to consider in situations like this. The first is financial. If you’re promised a solid wage and large bonuses for your trouble, it might be tough to resist working long hours. You might have a family to take care of. You might be saving up for a house or a wedding. Or you might consider that you’re only burning the candle at both ends for a few years, and then you’ll have enough money saved up to take it easy.
The other issue to keep in mind is social pressure. If your coworkers, managers, and bosses all work insanely long hours, it’s hard to resist doing the same. We’re social animals after all. We want to be respected and admired by our peers. Going against the group isn’t something that many people are comfortable with. Especially if we realize that if we begin going against the grain, we might need to find another employer.
However, as we’ve covered here on Bored Panda earlier, the fact of the matter is that each and every single one of us is responsible for communicating—and then enforcing—our boundaries when it comes to work. Nobody else is going to do it for us. It’s up to us to vocalize when enough is enough, and then act accordingly.
If there’s a massive issue at your company, you should consider meeting with your manager, boss, or HR (or, well, all of them) and address the current situation. Be friendly. Be diplomatic. But be firm. Present some possible solutions to the problem and focus on constructive criticism. That is, if you think that there’s still a possible future for you at the company.
Something that you have to be really open and honest with yourself about is whether you’d be willing to stick around at your company if the toxicity was solved. If it’s a ‘yes,’ then you’re investing your time and energy into trying to shift the work culture in a positive direction. However, if it’s a ‘no,’ then your resources might better be spent looking for a new job. Don’t feel like you’re ‘stuck’ at the job because of the pandemic or the global economic situation: there are always alternatives. And your life and dignity are worth more than asking for someone’s permission to shower at night.
Here’s what some internet users had to say about what happened to Devin
I can't be the only one bothered with all the 'like's'.
No you are not, it was difficult.
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I'm glad someone else pointed this out LOL. Made it really hard to follow the story at times.
Painful
I almost stopped reading this post because of them
You're made of tougher stuff than me. I couldn't go through with it.
I'm struggling to understand how she even landed a job with a big 4 company. I imagine her entire interview was essentially 30+ minutes of "like".
I agree! Fortunately I was able to gloss over most of the "likes" while reading so it wasn't too annoying, but in the video it's really hard to listen to. Even so part of me wondered if it was real because of that. Also notice how she said it was her birthday that was the last straw but then immediately switched it to her sister's wedding mid-story. Maybe though she just meant they happened around the same time? Still, gave weird vibes
I was like "is this for real?" Like "really?" LOL. /s.
I like really like wish these people would like listen to themselves. And the *upvoice* at the end of every sentence. Drives me nuts
Now I'm glad I read it instead.
I didn't even notice them, lol
I have like aboslutely no like clue what you people are like talking about. It is like seriously something like I can not like fathom to like any degree.
33 likes. Only the very first instance was used properly in a sentence. Everything else was a nervous tick. Think of it as a dramatic cue for the story. A pause marker before the reveal. Suspense builds, builds, builds until, like and then the boom. You could almost set it to music.
I was counting them too! I only counted 25 though... lost all focus in the last few paragraphs as it became more painful.
Yea but I only counted about 10 that were used improperly, as in (I was really hot, but like, not THAT hot that I, like, needed a dunk in ice water". Problem is, she's using "like" 2 also indicate when one is speaking, which there's nothing rly wrong with (AFAIK) but when you add it 2 her other "likes" it emphasizes it so much more! If she'd simply said something like, "then Benny chimes in..." instead of "then Benny was like..." or maybe, "After, I said 2 my friend I actually hate that movie" instead of "After, I was like 'ya know, Jen, I actually hate that movie'" THEN it wouldnt have been so bad. That make sense? I use "like" a lot when speaking (I have ADD & get all mixed up when on the spot 2 talk-I need 2 take my time 2 think of what 2 say, but managers & others refuse 2 wait 30 secs 4 a coherent response) but not in comments, mainly due 2 the character limit
And. "literally".
Thank you! I have a friend (we are 48 and 50 yo, btw) who constantly says "literally". Even worse is "like, literally". Lol And then I hear myself after I've been around her....ugh.
It was excruciating! Some random teeny bopper with a camera. No one would hire this.
So like, I was like trying to read this story, and I was like nope after the 57th like.
I stopped reading after the 5th like.
I would fire her only for that. seriously. how do you add that IN WRITING? I can understand people speaking like that (although it's annoying as hell), but you can go over what you WROTE and just delete all that.
I thought the same thing- lost interest halfway.
It was like, so hard to get through that I like almost stopped reading. But then I was like, it's interesting and I feel bad for people who feel stuck. All "likes" aside, I admire her for sticking up for herself and possibly getting others to do the same.
Like, it's hard to, like, take her, like, seriously, like, you know?
You weren't
Absolutely excruciating. So glad someone else pointed this out.
Yeah it's like she was trying to sound like a teenager.
I'm having, like, a hard like time even, like, believing that, like, this woman would like have been hired, like, for a corporate job. Given like her like communication skills or, like, lack thereof. Like.
Like, LOL :D
I have some friends that are casual 'likers' but can turn it off in more formal situations. She was just ranting. My vocabulary skills go out the window and I sound like a complete idiot when I'm ranting. Truly, someone once overheard me and...I'm still embarrassed by the memory. I wasn't filling those blanks with 'like.'
Yes. I say "like" all the time casually (California thing). But would never professionally.
I like really like your comment.
Nah, it's easy to have different communication styles for different settings. I swear non-stop when talking to friends, never in front of my parents, and occasionally at my job. Surely you've encountered this before!
I'm sure you probably couldn't care less about a strangers opinion, but I can't stand being around a foul mouthed person. It's such a turn off. It makes a person sound so uneducated and ghetto.
Your opinion is also baseless. Several studies over the last decade have found correlations between cursing and larger vocabularies (i.e. *more* educated, not less), higher creativity, and being more honest. I find people who are sensitive about swearing to usually be stuffy and judgmental, so I would consider "turning them off" to be an effective defense mechanism.
Sure, because why hire an accountant for their skills when you can base it off their small talk skills 🙄
Like, I like totally like agree with you. Anyone who like, uses the word "like" a dozen or so times when they're like totally like describing how like intrusive and like annoying their employer is, when you're like at your sister's wedding, is like the most traumatic thing that like an employer could possibly do. They better have like provided her with like some professional psychological therapy sessions to like deal with the emotional trauma that would surely come from an experienced like this one. This is like the most uncalled for, unprofessional s%!t I have EVER heard of!!!
Probably a mailroom clerk or something equally intellectually demanding.
Right, and, like, "right out of college", like?
That's what you're focising on? Not the 3 am checkin. Get over yourself.
Most of this stuff is BS, if it’s on TikTok, it definitely is. That girl doesn’t have the intelligence to work a corporate job
Okay but, what's with all the tiktok content lately? If I wanted to follow tiktokers I'd download that app instead
I don't mind it if it's sort of in the same style as the other bored panda posts. But sometimes there are posts that make no sense being here. I think I saw one the other day about how to do something and I'm like... this isn't a how-to or recipe site, why is this here? Also, while I like that there is usually a written summary of what is going on in the video (I'm at work so I can't listen or watch), sometimes the poster also adds a novel themselves. I'll never understand the little paragraphs of information in between images or with video posts. Just put a title and a short description before the images and the video with a summary. I don't need the stuff in between. I didn't need to know that Devin's video had x amount of views or why she got into tik tok. It's not a dating service or job interview.
Exactly! Especially when the poster is just reiterating what's already written. It's ridiculous.
Bored panda ... Pandas live in China ... tiktok is a Chinese Spyware.... hmmmmm
Agreed
I can't be the only one bothered with all the 'like's'.
No you are not, it was difficult.
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I'm glad someone else pointed this out LOL. Made it really hard to follow the story at times.
Painful
I almost stopped reading this post because of them
You're made of tougher stuff than me. I couldn't go through with it.
I'm struggling to understand how she even landed a job with a big 4 company. I imagine her entire interview was essentially 30+ minutes of "like".
I agree! Fortunately I was able to gloss over most of the "likes" while reading so it wasn't too annoying, but in the video it's really hard to listen to. Even so part of me wondered if it was real because of that. Also notice how she said it was her birthday that was the last straw but then immediately switched it to her sister's wedding mid-story. Maybe though she just meant they happened around the same time? Still, gave weird vibes
I was like "is this for real?" Like "really?" LOL. /s.
I like really like wish these people would like listen to themselves. And the *upvoice* at the end of every sentence. Drives me nuts
Now I'm glad I read it instead.
I didn't even notice them, lol
I have like aboslutely no like clue what you people are like talking about. It is like seriously something like I can not like fathom to like any degree.
33 likes. Only the very first instance was used properly in a sentence. Everything else was a nervous tick. Think of it as a dramatic cue for the story. A pause marker before the reveal. Suspense builds, builds, builds until, like and then the boom. You could almost set it to music.
I was counting them too! I only counted 25 though... lost all focus in the last few paragraphs as it became more painful.
Yea but I only counted about 10 that were used improperly, as in (I was really hot, but like, not THAT hot that I, like, needed a dunk in ice water". Problem is, she's using "like" 2 also indicate when one is speaking, which there's nothing rly wrong with (AFAIK) but when you add it 2 her other "likes" it emphasizes it so much more! If she'd simply said something like, "then Benny chimes in..." instead of "then Benny was like..." or maybe, "After, I said 2 my friend I actually hate that movie" instead of "After, I was like 'ya know, Jen, I actually hate that movie'" THEN it wouldnt have been so bad. That make sense? I use "like" a lot when speaking (I have ADD & get all mixed up when on the spot 2 talk-I need 2 take my time 2 think of what 2 say, but managers & others refuse 2 wait 30 secs 4 a coherent response) but not in comments, mainly due 2 the character limit
And. "literally".
Thank you! I have a friend (we are 48 and 50 yo, btw) who constantly says "literally". Even worse is "like, literally". Lol And then I hear myself after I've been around her....ugh.
It was excruciating! Some random teeny bopper with a camera. No one would hire this.
So like, I was like trying to read this story, and I was like nope after the 57th like.
I stopped reading after the 5th like.
I would fire her only for that. seriously. how do you add that IN WRITING? I can understand people speaking like that (although it's annoying as hell), but you can go over what you WROTE and just delete all that.
I thought the same thing- lost interest halfway.
It was like, so hard to get through that I like almost stopped reading. But then I was like, it's interesting and I feel bad for people who feel stuck. All "likes" aside, I admire her for sticking up for herself and possibly getting others to do the same.
Like, it's hard to, like, take her, like, seriously, like, you know?
You weren't
Absolutely excruciating. So glad someone else pointed this out.
Yeah it's like she was trying to sound like a teenager.
I'm having, like, a hard like time even, like, believing that, like, this woman would like have been hired, like, for a corporate job. Given like her like communication skills or, like, lack thereof. Like.
Like, LOL :D
I have some friends that are casual 'likers' but can turn it off in more formal situations. She was just ranting. My vocabulary skills go out the window and I sound like a complete idiot when I'm ranting. Truly, someone once overheard me and...I'm still embarrassed by the memory. I wasn't filling those blanks with 'like.'
Yes. I say "like" all the time casually (California thing). But would never professionally.
I like really like your comment.
Nah, it's easy to have different communication styles for different settings. I swear non-stop when talking to friends, never in front of my parents, and occasionally at my job. Surely you've encountered this before!
I'm sure you probably couldn't care less about a strangers opinion, but I can't stand being around a foul mouthed person. It's such a turn off. It makes a person sound so uneducated and ghetto.
Your opinion is also baseless. Several studies over the last decade have found correlations between cursing and larger vocabularies (i.e. *more* educated, not less), higher creativity, and being more honest. I find people who are sensitive about swearing to usually be stuffy and judgmental, so I would consider "turning them off" to be an effective defense mechanism.
Sure, because why hire an accountant for their skills when you can base it off their small talk skills 🙄
Like, I like totally like agree with you. Anyone who like, uses the word "like" a dozen or so times when they're like totally like describing how like intrusive and like annoying their employer is, when you're like at your sister's wedding, is like the most traumatic thing that like an employer could possibly do. They better have like provided her with like some professional psychological therapy sessions to like deal with the emotional trauma that would surely come from an experienced like this one. This is like the most uncalled for, unprofessional s%!t I have EVER heard of!!!
Probably a mailroom clerk or something equally intellectually demanding.
Right, and, like, "right out of college", like?
That's what you're focising on? Not the 3 am checkin. Get over yourself.
Most of this stuff is BS, if it’s on TikTok, it definitely is. That girl doesn’t have the intelligence to work a corporate job
Okay but, what's with all the tiktok content lately? If I wanted to follow tiktokers I'd download that app instead
I don't mind it if it's sort of in the same style as the other bored panda posts. But sometimes there are posts that make no sense being here. I think I saw one the other day about how to do something and I'm like... this isn't a how-to or recipe site, why is this here? Also, while I like that there is usually a written summary of what is going on in the video (I'm at work so I can't listen or watch), sometimes the poster also adds a novel themselves. I'll never understand the little paragraphs of information in between images or with video posts. Just put a title and a short description before the images and the video with a summary. I don't need the stuff in between. I didn't need to know that Devin's video had x amount of views or why she got into tik tok. It's not a dating service or job interview.
Exactly! Especially when the poster is just reiterating what's already written. It's ridiculous.
Bored panda ... Pandas live in China ... tiktok is a Chinese Spyware.... hmmmmm
Agreed