Bored at Work? A Job Service Injected Its Spokeswoman Into Real Videos to Catch Your Eye

But if you’re soaking up charming yet mindless entertainment during work hours, chances are you do not love your 9-to-5 (or, more likely, 8-to-6). And that time filler is just diverting your attention from what you really need to do, says Kelly Services, a workforce company.

In short: Get a job that doesn’t suck.

Kelly, the Detroit-based staffing firm that pioneered the temp-work industry after World War II with its Kelly Girls, is now both latching onto and gently mocking viral videos with a new campaign launching today. Spots from agency Erich & Kallman use digital tools to insert a no-nonsense Kelly spokeswoman into well-watched hits like “Man Drops Watermelon” and “Wesley Jump.” (In the latter, the Kelly gal stands in as a prop while a vertically gifted guy named Wesley leapfrogs over her and another woman in slow motion). 

The Kelly rep’s message is …