~ The time available per person is approximately 3.0 hours per day*1. An opportunity to feel free to start skima-work with experiences such as costumes and washing dishes for about 10 minutes~
The Skimabite service “Mercari Halo” provided by Mercari, Inc. (hereafter, Mercari) held an immersive facility “Chinese Restaurant You Can't Pay With Money” *2, for the purpose of letting many people know about Skimabite for the year-end season, at Sanagi Shinjuku for a limited period of 4 days from 2024/12/5 (Thursday) to 12/8 (Sun).
*1: A survey was conducted targeting 400 people with part-time job experience and no experience in skima-work (2024/11/13 to 11/14)
*2: This is a skima-job experience, not an actual job based on an employment contract
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︎ Overview
“Chinese restaurants you can't pay with money” is an event aimed at making it easy for anyone to experience skima-work. This event was open for 4 days as a skimabite amusement restaurant where anyone can experience jobs such as washing dishes, hall staff, influencers, etc. without an interview or resume, immediately after visiting the store. If you experience a skimabite for about 10 minutes, you can exchange your spare time for exquisite food, and through this immersive experience, you can experience the characteristics unique to Skimabite, such as “no interview or resume required” and “you can receive a salary right away,” and we aimed to create an opportunity to easily start a skimabite in the future.
The event was a great success from day one, with a maximum wait of 90 minutes during the event period, and a total of approximately 1,300 visitors attended over 4 days. Visitors were able to choose their own occupation and simulate skima-work, and enjoyed exquisite Chinese cuisine supervised by the long-established Chinese restaurant “Choraku” in Shibuya.
■Visitors' Voices
We received the following various comments from people who actually experienced skimabite at the event.
“I thought I'd try Sukima Byte”
“I had a part-time job experience after a long absence, and I remembered how fun it was to work part-time.”
“It was like going back to being a student, and it reminded me of my old part-time job and felt nostalgic.”
“I wanted to try the costume experience from before, so it was fun to actually experience it.”
“Surprisingly, I thought a food and beverage job might be right for me”
︎ The daily time available per person is approximately 3.0 hours. Possibility of free time
According to Mercari's estimates, the transaction volume of the spot work market is expected to increase by 5 trillion yen, which is about 21 times or more in the 8 years from 2022 to 2030, *3, and it is expected that the number of spot workers will increase more and more in the future.
*3: We estimate distribution transaction volume based on the total sales values of the one-off job recruitment information service market, short-term job placement service market, and human resource matching service market announced by each research company
*4: Survey conducted on 1,187 people aged 18-79 (2024/11/13 to 11/14)
Also, especially during the year-end season, there are many events such as Christmas and New Year's, and since there are “1.03 million yen barrier” issues, etc., it is also a time when labor shortages become serious for businesses, and flexible work style needs increase for workers.
Therefore, for the year-end season, while making them aware of the existence and value of free time, we wanted to deliver an opportunity for as many people as possible to notice the ease and flexibility of “skimabite,” and we held an amusement restaurant “Chinese Restaurant You Can't Pay with Money,” where anyone can easily experience Skimabite.
Mercari's group mission is to “circulate all values and expand the possibilities for everyone.” Through “Mercari Halo,” we will make “work” easier, and by circulating the time and skills that each person has as value, we will support the realization of what they like and what they want to do.
