Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir"Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially anxious. After an old boss told him that he contributed nothing and that it made no difference whether he showed up to work or not, he wondered if a person who 'does nothing' could still have a place in the world. With a tweet, his Rental Person service was born. - Have a deep secret you desperately need to reveal, so deep that you can't tell a friend or family member? - Have you spent a long time home alone, and want to know what it's like to have somebody with you at your apartment? - Or for someone to simply think of you on a stressful day? Or wave to you as you leave the train station on a long journey? Morimoto is dependable, non-judgmental and committed to remaining a stranger throughout each request, and his encounters are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology. Morimoto chronicles his extraordinary experiences in his unique line of work and reflects on how we consider relationships, jobs and family in our search for meaningful connection and purpose in life."--Publisher. |
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41歲的日本人森本翔二（Shoji Morimoto）透過出租自己「無所事事」每年賺取約8萬美元。
他每次收費65至195美元，四年內已舉辦了4000多場，為那些需要不帶偏見陪伴的人提供靜默的陪伴。
客戶聘請他的原因多種多樣，從共進晚餐到參加重要的人生大事，通常都是為了排解孤獨。森本設定了明確的界限，拒絕任何涉及勞動、長途旅行或任何不合適的請求。
此前，他從事出版業，將自己的被動狀態視為一種服務，為自己和尋求他陪伴的人帶來快樂，並從中找到了滿足感。
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