There's a new opportunity for Roblox players in the UK and Ireland. Ikea announced that it would hire 10 people to run its virtual Roblox store as part of an initiative to showcase potential career opportunities to young people, but this time, kids won't be allowed to participate, as you'll have to be over 18 years old to qualify via BloxzMedia.
"With us, you have the opportunity to move departments, flex your skills, and get promoted," the advertisement for the job application reads. It also describes how employees can access a "unique" job progression and that jobs range from helping out in the showroom with customers who are choosing their furniture that they can purchase online to even surviving virtual meatballs in the bistro.
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While this contract is limited, which may mean you don't get to enjoy working in a virtual Ikea for long, it is fully remote and offers a £13.15/€14.80 hourly rate, which isn't half bad as virtual jobs go. But despite all of these benefits, there is something slightly dystopian about companies desperately trying to recreate our lives in an entirely online atmosphere.