The growth of content creators within the construction trades has led to some questionable behaviour, at least according to a Reddit thread.
The recent post on Reddit, with the title “Frustration over builders and other handymen been on TikTok live whilst working” has started a fierce debate about content creators and what is acceptable behaviour when working in someone’s house.
The original poster stated they felt “frustrated” that they book someone to carry out a job and “when they rock up first thing they do is set up their phones and go on TikTok live”.
Surprisingly, quite a few of the responses say this is now the norm.
One comment, from a tradie, said: “Sadly it’s becoming a significant revenue stream for them. Sponsors, brand power, plus the sheer amount of views a cutting a piece of wood can get is astronomical. I don’t do it personally but I know a lad who works alongside me who uses tiktok and he averages about £120 a video, which is at time more that he is getting paid for the job.”
Another commented: “Filming and editing is one thing, but live streaming is a whole other thing. They’d be interacting with a live audience and less concentrating on work.”
Many responders pointed out that even if it is more common, the tradesperson still need to get permission to film, or live stream, from a private household.
One said: “They should put it in their contract and explain what they intend to do so you have the option to say no. These days this is generally a good thing as cowboy builders usually don’t care enough to showcase their work on YouTube and tiktok.”
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