A new career in China has emerged to support sleep-deprived individuals, especially those affected by the threatening “996” work culture ( working from 9am to 9pm and 6 days a week ), conjugal stress, and other life stresses. These experts, known as sleepmakers, aim to generate sleep through calming discussions and personal support before night.
Taozi, a part-time sleepmaker with a steady job, turned to this process after experiencing its gains first. She discovered that talking about her feelings with a man helped release emotional baggage, which in turn helped her to fall asleep.
The best way to get rid of emotional trash is to discuss personal issues that are difficult to discuss with friends and family with a man. When this mental garbage is taken care of, individuals tend to sleep better”, Taozi said.
The program categorizes sleepmakers into various levels, with higher tiers earning more money. A chief sleepmaker can earn up to 260 yuan ( US$ 36 ) per hour, while a full-time sleepmaker can make up to 30, 000 yuan ( US$ 4, 200 ) per month, plus tips, according to South China Morning Post.
Most of Taozi’s consumers are young people born in the 1990s and 2000s who seek a listening ears and personal support to explore life’s problems.
Sleepmakers can be found both offline and online. One common online professional,” Sevenseven7″, is known for her clever night reports on Douyin.
Little animal gets sick and visits a doctor, according to one of her most well-known clips,” Little Pig Boiling Medicine.” The story ends with a play on words,” Yao shui jiao le in Mandarin, which sounds like’ It’s time to sleep'”.
Her visitors, who has labeled her videos “modern fresh drugs,” has been drawn to her special approach.
