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46 Funny Comics By Work Chronicles People Who’ve Ever Worked In An Office Will Relate To
Interview With Artist
Work in the office can be stressful and often unnecessarily complicated, but by the laws of capitalism, you are left with no choice but to deal with it. And the best way of dealing with certain crazy things about your job is by laughing it out.
This artist creates lighthearted comics called "Work Chronicles" full of funny situations from the modern-day office most of us will painfully relate to. The humorous comics illustrate everything that can go wrong in the workplace—from unrealistic expectations and questionable decisions from management to annoying coworkers and overwhelming workload, to personal battles of procrastination and poor planning. Since we are all in this together, some of them hit really close to home and you'd be surprised how similar the scenarios can be regardless of your job title or place.
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Stille20 5 years ago
Yep, and I am getting tired of doing three jobs "because of covid" while my company is spending money on consultants and VPs that do nothing all day.
Mia Michaela 5 years ago
this happened to me at my previous job. Half team left at once and the ones that stay recieved all their responsabilities on top of what they already had because the Company didn't want to hire more people. they didn't want to pay us more either, we had the same salary for a month, they the next month they cut our salary 1/3. So then we were working double the volume but with salary only 2/3 of what we had before. more work paid even less and with even more stress and pressure. I was absloutely baffeled. i can't beleive it took me 6 more months of this abuse, hoping things would change. I left before i got another job because i couldn't take this lame joke anymore and this slavery treatment. Now I have another job thank God but no one should accept these conditions. The previous company was doing this because people were still working under such conditions. never accept to be treated this way, no matter who it is. better things will come if you allow them
"My love for comics started at a young age with me doodling on the back of my exam question sheets. I continued making comics in college, but stopped once I started working. After a few years of working, I saw and heard so many funny incidents at work which I thought would make great comics, and hence restarted with work as the central theme for my comics," the artist behind these comics told Bored Panda.
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Average Grizzlies Fan 5 years ago
Letting a problem grow into a larger problem is extremely annoying and just mean. Especially when you had the solution all along. All it does is hurt more people in hopes of getting more recognition.
Im a kawaii potato ;3 5 years ago
Thats all the friends that have used me they got popular at one point
Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago
if you do something good for the praise of others, it's not really good. i did a clothes drive and i didn't post it all over social media.
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JJPlayz 5 years ago
Same here when I was in school and this is especially me when I was in group projects
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Ben Steinberg 5 years ago
This happened to me on a job. Head of our group said he wanted the code on "his desk" by Monday morning. I came in over the weekend to finish it. Asked him the next Wednesday if it was okay, since I hadn't heard back from him. He said he hadn't had a chance to look at it yet. Never came in on the weekends again...
"Work Chronicles" are funny and entertaining to chew because if you have ever worked in an office, you can relate to at least a few of the portrayed situations. Then, you realize that most of these jokes are not made up—these are all true and the reality strikes. Coping with stress at work, avoiding burnout, and dealing with people of various backgrounds and mindsets are our shared challenges. The artist of this comic series has found a perfect way to lay out frustrations in the form of humorous comics so that we can also keep our minds off long hours at the office, reappraise our negative thoughts, or collectively rant (whatever helps). Since August, Work Chronicles' Instagram account has attracted 15.2k like-minded people who can appreciate a little self-irony.
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EA 5 years ago
I used to hate it when people took credit for my ideas. Not that you want something special or to be treated differently. Just a thanks would have been ok! A woman in a male dominated environment isn’t listened to and readily dismissed. A man says the exact same thing later on, says he just thought of something... and suddenly he’s a genius! That was my experience mostly. Very glad to be out of IT now 👍🏻
Kari Panda 5 years ago
Oh, font size... -.- I know it shouldn‘t be less than 10, but my bosses/co-workers keep demanding more and more info to be added to our flyers, and I constantly have to use font 8 or 9 because there‘s not enough space. Of course, everyone deems their part of the flyer too important to shorten anything...
Charles Bosse 5 years ago
Start complementing people who say a lot with less space.
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Robert Catte 5 years ago
He could have just lied and said the customers wanted it at 10 points.
The artist started drawing Work Chronicles during the global pandemic and although all characters are fictional, they are inspired by real-life and personal experiences.
"I have many years of work experience. I have experienced, seen, and heard many different incidents. Some incidents have occurred to me. Some I have seen happening to colleagues. Some I have heard from others about what happens in their workplace."
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Joey Marlin 5 years ago
Ordinary work day, was deeply asleep until the train I was on pulled into a station and woke me up. Nearly cried when I realised I was going to work and not home.
History Fan 5 years ago
"Hey, bad news. They only have McDonald's coffee. And by the way, Jerry took the rest."
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Awesome horse lover 5 years ago
I mean, I’m looking at bored panda right now soooo it’s my life.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
It’s an easier way to warm up. Ease in with the gray bag and then jump into the pink one.
Drawing comics is a creative outlet for the artist to pursue at night and on weekends. The artist doesn't consider this as a career option so far, but if things take off, they would be open to the idea. For now, the artist enjoys the creative process and the positive feedback these funny office stories accumulate.
"The most rewarding is when a comic expresses the thought you wanted to convey. It's a bonus when readers tell you that they connected to it."
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Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Sucks worse for female employees, but it does happen to all employees.
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Damon Hill 5 years ago
Sad but true. It also falls true for ideas submitted then claimed by upper management.
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Kari Panda 5 years ago
I hate that “Don‘t bring me problems, bring me solutions” saying. I will always try to come up with a solution, but sometimes I simply don‘t see any. So that means I‘m not allowed to point out something negative?
For more office humor, check out Sova the Boss comics by Alexandr Dyakov about an aggregated image of modern managers and bosses portrayed as an owl who rules the forest. Here are part 1 and part 2 of these comics. And on a more serious note, in light of the current global pandemic, here's an insight and tribute to the daily life of healthcare workers—today's heroes—who fight at the frontlines and it has gone beyond work.
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History Fan 5 years ago
*Logs into meeting* "Oh yeah, we have a demo and were supposed to have a... 234 slide PowerPoint done by now. Could you pull it up, Jerry?" *Sad screaming*
Felype Rennan 5 years ago
That's why I only request people with messages like "Call me when you can to discuss X"
bv7hearts 5 years ago
Yep, and add "no rush, if it is tomorrow that's fine too" so they don't start our interaction feeling pissed at me.
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Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago
Sitting all day at your desk and not a ring... Hit the can or go to lunch and the phone sounds like a smoke alarm in a 4 alarm fire.
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Ivo H 5 years ago
Until they ask you next month why the trend didn't continue in may :)
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Jaded Queen 5 years ago
In my school we rarely got big group projects and we always submitted a work diivided list to teacher. The content needed to be known by all but the work was broken down in parts. Never had a problem
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Damon Hill 5 years ago
My wife is taking courses to become a CPA. Many of the course projects are team projects. The one she's in now has one of these people, they never submit anything, they let the rest of them do all the work. They're going to be in for a rude awakening though, the instructor still grades based on individual contribution.
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Jacob Eirikson 5 years ago
did you just use my comment in your own words but got more upvotes because you upvoted your own to make you look good.
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Damon Hill 5 years ago
And then they wonder why all future requests get ignored or put off for other work.
Pan Narrans 5 years ago
Oh the good old days when Sales decided to change the product portfolio forcing us to buy 150K machinery only to change back after 4 weeks of dramatically bad sales.
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Felype Rennan 5 years ago
That's me, but my automations definitely saved me and my coleagues a lot of precious hours
Colin Mochrie At Its Finest 5 years ago
I told my husband as he would get it as a software engineer. He said it happens more often than not
Dhandyline Camingao 5 years ago
I feel sorry for the coffee machine.Coffee machine: \(ioi)/ “Help me” *sobs*
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Jacob Eirikson 5 years ago
literally anyone that looks up redstone contraptions on YouTube talking to their friend
Deson 5 years ago
I can build a rapid fire chicken egg with no sweat but I'm only vaguely aware of how it works. That's accurate.
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Felype Rennan 5 years ago
All codebases have some "Needs refactoring, will not refactor ever." code, that's a constant in software development.
(っ◔◡◔)っ im a domestic weeb 5 years ago
when all you do is copy and paste for your school project
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Kari Panda 5 years ago (edited)
I know that is meant to be a joke, but my boss was actually angry at my team when one of our co-workers committed suicide and we stopped working for about half an hour because we were completely shocked and horrified. I lost all respect for my boss that day.
Bardhi's Dad 5 years ago
What's right is right. Dying suddenly is not fair, especially if you left the job unfinished. Lol
Damon Hill 5 years ago
Not a death but had a key worker up and quit, asked a part timer if they would cover. Said no until they found out why then wanted to be all buddy buddy. Nope. Sorry, I'll do without before I ask you to do anything for me.
#18
konnarw1 5 years ago
yasss.when something good happens: yeah i did 90% of this because our coworkers were lazy. when something bad happens: I did all i had to do everyone else was just lazy
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago (edited)
Wow, whoever acts like that at work is shîtty and needs to be fired. They’re definitely making the entire environment toxic and miserable
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Jacob Eirikson 5 years ago (edited)
lol when I read the last thing I thought the second guy's name was Frankly
Lori McDermott 5 years ago
The best boss I ever had, had THE best attitude and truly "Got it". His catchphrase was "Slow work takes time". Brilliant.
Dhandyline Camingao 5 years ago
Email text: boss pick one take my time or hurry up I can’t do both sincerely, ur worker\(^-^)/
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Take your time, hurry up. The choice is yours, don’t be late. Take a rest, as a friend.
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Cat 5 years ago
Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!
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#21
EA 5 years ago (edited)
Haha yeah, an induction to any DevOps team is when you’ve deployed something to production by mistake or terminating the wrong EC2 and taking down a service!
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
That sounds like a fun work environment. I’m so unfamiliar with that world.
Load More Replies... Bob Belcher 5 years ago
That's why you test everything even Microsoft patches on a stand alone server prior to pushing it out.
Damon Hill 5 years ago
Reminds me of several jobs I've had where they would implement changes to the software without checking it first and render it unusable. And you guessed it, Tech Support doesn't come in until at least 1 hour after store(s) begin opening.
Sorican 5 years ago
at work we had something similar happen. They were patching the phone systems... I had to be there as a manager because the last time they tried it the patch broke the call tree. In any case, let me tell you, one should never teach a microsoft rep the power of grep. They're idiots who don't know how to handle the power.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Because if your a financial institution and you crash the core server you just lost all transaction history for that day. Then you have to put all tellers offline while DevSupport recovers the back ups which may take hours to run. Tellers being offline means they have to work by hand. The majority of tellers are kids and your asking them to do math. Money will be lost both in physical cash and in man hours that Dev could have been spending on other projects.
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Ziva Kravdahl 5 years ago
No. In school you should learn not avoid. School is basic knowledge. If you do not have basic, you can not go forward. It is about you, not some others people projects to skip.
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Siddy Das 5 years ago
that just so happens to make us lose track of time...
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Charles Bosse 5 years ago
I WAS very productive the summer I worked in FL when our AC went out in the place I was rooming.
Load More Replies... Felype Rennan 5 years ago
I actually perform quite well, considering my responsibility as main developer. I never work at 100% capability, like I usually say: Working is like running a marathon, you need to go at a consistent pace right before the pace at which you burn out, the work you can get done without destroying yourself must be evenly distributed along your work hours. Also as a programmer the more experienced you are, the more you get done with less effort, so I actually lie about how productive I am so that I get some free time to think my decisions through and make code that will be better to work with in the future.
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Sky Render 5 years ago
That's as bad as sorting a list alphabetically when there's an actually useful sorting criteria you could use instead...
bro momento 5 years ago
imagine trying to sign up for something but the "select your date of birth" was all jumbled, i can feel my ocd already
#29
Charles Bosse 5 years ago
I want her to manage every project! ALL of them. Also don't launch when a bunch of other stuff is changing, even (especially) if it's scheduled predictable event. change
Sky Render 5 years ago
Ah yes, the old 80/20 principle. Which nobody believes is real until they actually stop and think about it and realize it really, REALLY is true.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
Had a Boss that wanted a report our accounting software didn't generate. He insisted it could and I said that NO, it actually can't (I have training in about 12 different accounting systems) and patiently explained that the system parameters didn't allow for the customization he was asking for. I could export the data into Excel and create the report that way, but it would take a few hours. He AGAIN insisted the software could do it. I pushed back from my desk and while indicating towards my chair said, "Oh, really? Show me". Obviously he couldn't, but called the CPA anyway (trying to embarrass me) and was given the same exact information I had told him earlier. I reminded him (gently) that I was a professional bookkeeper with 20+ years of experience and when I say a program isn't designed to behave in a certain manner, he might want to just take my word for it.
Crissy Brandt 5 years ago
Go live is 5 days away but I’m going to ask for 3 more things to be included. ☹️☹️☹️☹️
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
You can't have discrete pages that also infinitely scroll. That's not how pages work.
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Bret Konsavage 5 years ago
Seriously, wrote a 32 page research study and got grammatical feedback only...
Bob Belcher 5 years ago (edited)
I fell you. We have to write our audit reports in 3rd person active voice. I'm a finance major and Dyslexic. My reports ussually have minimal editing but my boss edits my reports and then send it's back. I make the changes, then her boss makes edits over what she did. It's all grammar and sentnace structure and has nothing to do with the actual work. It's so stupid and a waste of time.
Load More Replies... Logan Cheng 5 years ago
you also forgot the cheesy puns, moving colored backgrounds, gifs, and your sense of formatting.
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Powercat 5 years ago
At my previous job I was always being told that every task had to be done first thing in the morning. Hun I can't do everything first thing in the morning. The work day is 8 hours long and there's only one thing I can do "first".
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Same reason why I can't stand management that says you have to give 110%. You literally cannot do this.
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Lillukka79 5 years ago
I had this. Took all of them to my boss and told him to mark them from 1-10, or I'd just do them according to what I felt like doing. It worked.
Ann Abdelzaher 4 years ago
LOL This was kind of my boss this time last year. I do elearning development and I was so stressed last year with 3 major projects all due the first of February according to the boss
Felype Rennan 5 years ago
I got this kind of s**t well talked here in company. If everything is priority then nothing gets done. But if you tell me do this, then this, then this, then this. All gets done as fast as I can get it done 💁♀️
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Joey Marlin 5 years ago
Genuinely had that happen. Also, asked to do some rough workings 'back of an envelope figures' that ended up being the next 5 years financial forecast. Um, could I spend a bit more than a day on that? Nope.
Sorican 5 years ago
the only difference is, in middle school you get to make it up when it doesn't happen. in work... you get fired (eventually. maybe.)
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Logan Cheng 5 years ago
what about now? now? what abooouuuuuttt now! no, ok. what about now? Engineer: grabs needle in her desk
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Logan Cheng 5 years ago (edited)
Breaking News: The CEO of Moonshot Technologies also said that this amazing tech will be finished within the next two weeks!
Pan Narrans 5 years ago
I've remember the time the idiots at Sales sold a product by website to customers that I didn't develop yet gleefully.
Sorican 5 years ago
we call that 'Friday'. usually because we find out on Mondays after it 'sold like hotcakes.'
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Eemeli Saarelainen (Molter) 5 years ago
There's no way it can be done. The clients in GNSS (i.e. GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, Glonass) are only receivers. Additionally, the signal is very weak and nowhere near powerful enough to transmit files. They do have more powerful data link to interface with the ground control but that's not part of the navigation service available to any client.
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cybermerlin2000 5 years ago
'Bob' is not a name but a title. Such as is Karen, Chad, Kevin. Karen is a quantum complainer with manager OCD. Chad is a muscle-bound narcissist with entitlement syndrome. Kevin is The village idiot put in charge of a simple task that he screws up so bad that it puts the company in danger. Bob is a company target who gets the blame for someones mistakes, loses credit for the rare good idea, usually bald/balding and only missed when he dies and no one is doing his work e.g. "Why is there so much work backlog?" "Bob used to do it, but he died" "God damn it! Find a new Bob!" "Okay boss" "What's your name?" "Bbbbbbbbb...illy?" "Hmmm... OK Billy. Back to work" Work mate approaches "They should call you 'Lucky Bob'"
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Bob Belcher 5 years ago
No delays as of this point in time for which you are asking. Who knows what will happen 5 seconds from now.
Rustyn Birch 5 years ago
Maybe he should become familiar with his project and it's details... :P
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J.L. Riley 2 years ago
I keep asking myself, "Why are they ghosts?". The only thing I can guess, so far, is they are portrayed as ghosts to represent the vast amount of workers who feel invisible at work. Or, they could just be drawn as 👻 's just for the hell of it ! Who knows? *shrug*
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Logan Cheng 5 years ago
Easy, K.R.T.F... it stands for Kerfuffle, Redonkulous, Taxes, and Fu** I forgot what the F was.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Many interns are there to get a feel of the job before they apply for an open position.
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Logan Cheng 5 years ago
this is the complete opposite of everything else, you want to lie so you can scam people online!
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Tequila4Two 5 years ago
This is so true. The more you know about something, how easier it is to explain it in a simple way.
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Logan Cheng 5 years ago
when you are explaining your device, and your partner who didn't do anything screams "IT WORKS"
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Literally happened this week. Supposed to be auditing a process that requires access to 6 different systems. I requested access last Friday so I could be ready to go Monday morning. Monday afternoon their manager requested I just send them a list what what I needed to know so they could fill out a piece of paper and send it back. Showed the email to my VP and we both laughed. Went to the EVP and requested access on Tuesday only to be told they will only grant access to 4 out of 6 systems. Then they'll want to know why the scope of the audit was reduced and it took longer to complete.
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Charles Bosse 5 years ago
Practical fusion power has been 10-20 years away for about half a century. It happens.
Bob Belcher 5 years ago
There was just an article about this today. China is starting it's first nuclear fusion (Not fission) plant soon.
Load More Replies... Logan Cheng 5 years ago
when you give someone something and say that they have to give it back...
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Alex K 5 years ago
an actually clever comic, instead of the same old cookie cutter "relatable-vomit-comics"
Seabeast 5 years ago
I could actually relate to a lot of these! Have I mentioned how wonderful it is to be retired and not have to deal with that *&%4 any more? :-D
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Faith Hurst-Bilinski 5 years ago
I have never worked in an office but these apply to almost every job I have had. My favorite is to promote someone cheap who isn't at all qualified and then expect others to pick up the slack out of some sort of loyalty or through guilt.
Avery Day 5 years ago
i used to be bothered by these things before the covid thing. then wfh started, and with distance came detachment. i could not care less. i truly now see my day work as nothing more than a means to finance my true loves: reading tonnes of BL manga and writing my own novel
Alex K 5 years ago
an actually clever comic, instead of the same old cookie cutter "relatable-vomit-comics"
Seabeast 5 years ago
I could actually relate to a lot of these! Have I mentioned how wonderful it is to be retired and not have to deal with that *&%4 any more? :-D
Load More Replies... Faith Hurst-Bilinski 5 years ago
I have never worked in an office but these apply to almost every job I have had. My favorite is to promote someone cheap who isn't at all qualified and then expect others to pick up the slack out of some sort of loyalty or through guilt.
Avery Day 5 years ago
i used to be bothered by these things before the covid thing. then wfh started, and with distance came detachment. i could not care less. i truly now see my day work as nothing more than a means to finance my true loves: reading tonnes of BL manga and writing my own novel
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