When your boss suddenly walks by

@pawsomelife1188

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SoundTikTok sound · Shake It Off (Taylor's Version)

Why it worked

The video leverages a popular sound and a highly relatable scenario of being caught off guard by authority figures, creating a humorous and shareable meme format.

Summary

This video is a compilation of short clips showing people in various work or social settings reacting with surprise and attempting to quickly change their behavior when they perceive their boss or CEO is about to walk by unexpectedly. The clips are set to a popular song, emphasizing the relatable humor of trying to appear busy or appropriate at a moment's notice.

Structure

1Boss walks by, people scramble
2Office workers try to look busy
3People in a house try to hide something
4Car mechanics quickly tidy up
5CEO walks by, people react

On-screen text

When your boss suddenly walks by I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain When your boss walks by unannounced There's so people say I go on too many days When your boss unexpectedly walks by But I can't make them stay When your boss walks by unannounced... There's so people say I keep cruising Can't stop won't stop moving It's gonna be alright 'Cause the place is gonna play play play play Shake it out, I shake it out I shake it out, I shake it out When your boss walks by unannounced When your CEO walks by unannounced... I'm gonna fake fake fake fake fake I shake it out, I shake it out I shake it out, I shake it out When your CEO walks by unannounced... I'm gonna shake shake shake shake shake I shake it out When your CEO walks by unannounced...

Original caption

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Transcript

I stay out too late Got nothing in my brain When your boss walks by unannounced There's so people say I go on too many days When your boss unexpectedly walks by But I can't make them stay When your boss walks by unannounced... There's so people say I keep cruising Can't stop won't stop moving It's gonna be alright 'Cause the place is gonna play play play play Shake it out, I shake it out I shake it out, I shake it out When your boss walks by unannounced When your CEO walks by unannounced... I'm gonna fake fake fake fake fake I shake it out, I shake it out I shake it out, I shake it out When your CEO walks by unannounced... I'm gonna shake shake shake shake shake I shake it out When your CEO walks by unannounced...