The 25-year-old American was in the office at 4.30am in the morning working for Next Media Animation, a Taiwanese animator, when she decided to make the video entitled:

It was intended as a resignation and in it she explains why, saying "for almost two years I've sacrificed my relationships, time and energy for this job".

She continues: "And my boss only cares about quantity and how many views each video gets. So I figured I'd make ONE video of my own."

The dance video, sees Ms Shifrin dancing in a variety of locations around the office, including a toilet cubicle and a sound recording booth.

Ms Shifrin later told the Huffington Post that the Taiwanese working conditions differed greatly from those she was used to in the US, including constantly changing schedules and working without a lunch break. She claimed her complaints to her bosses fell on deaf ears so she decided to make the video.

"I understood that it was a risk, but I never named the company or my boss and I mean, have you seen my dancing? How can anyone take that seriously," she said.

The clip has proved quite a hit online, it has been trending on social media sites after Ms Shifrin posted it on YouTube over the weekend, although some people have questioned its legitimacy, saying it may be a publicity stunt.

Since being posted on YouTube at the weekend the video has been viewed over 245,000 times.