Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir
Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir
- Author/Seller
- Shoji Morimoto
- SKU:
- 9781035012817
$30.00
Today, I’m starting a ‘rent a person who does nothing‘
service . . . Except for very simple conversation, I’m afraid
I can do nothing.
Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a ‘do-nothing’ because he
lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so
good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet,
he began his business of renting himself out . . . to do nothing.
Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially
anxious. Sitting with a client undergoing surgery, accompanying a newly-divorced
client to her favourite restaurant, visiting the site of a client’s suicide attempt are
just a few of his thousands of true life adventures. He is dependable, nonjudgmental and committed to remaining a stranger and the curious encounters he
shares are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology.
Shoji Morimoto was born in 1984. He began working as a rental person who does nothing in 2018 and has since been hired by more than 4,000 people. He's been profiled by many media outlets worldwide and has written several books including Rental Person Who Does Nothing, which inspired a Japanese tv series. Morimoto lives in Japan with his wife and son.
service . . . Except for very simple conversation, I’m afraid
I can do nothing.
Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a ‘do-nothing’ because he
lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so
good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. And with one tweet,
he began his business of renting himself out . . . to do nothing.
Morimoto, aka Rental Person, provides a fascinating service to the lonely and socially
anxious. Sitting with a client undergoing surgery, accompanying a newly-divorced
client to her favourite restaurant, visiting the site of a client’s suicide attempt are
just a few of his thousands of true life adventures. He is dependable, nonjudgmental and committed to remaining a stranger and the curious encounters he
shares are revelatory about both Japanese society and human psychology.
Shoji Morimoto was born in 1984. He began working as a rental person who does nothing in 2018 and has since been hired by more than 4,000 people. He's been profiled by many media outlets worldwide and has written several books including Rental Person Who Does Nothing, which inspired a Japanese tv series. Morimoto lives in Japan with his wife and son.
