The $50/Hour "Professional Nodder" Gig: Japan's Corporate Drone Skill of "Meaningful Agreeing" Now Earns Foreign Currency
The job is simply "nodding deeply," and it pays $50 an hour. Japanese office workers are in high demand as plants at international conferences. They have zero English ability, but the precise head-tilt angle perfected through years of pointless meetings has captivated foreign speakers. "My wasted meeting experience has turned into foreign currency," they say, as they continue to nod powerfully in silence.