50 Relatable Memes From ‘Humorous Resources’ To Enjoy While You Pretend To Work (New Pics)
InterviewNot all representatives of Human Resources are bad guys. Just because Toby Flenderson was an evil snail doesn’t automatically make them all awful. A decent HR is an important part of a well-oiled machine that is a good workplace. Upon learning more about Jamie Jackson, the mastermind behind the account Humorous Resources across most social media platforms, you might get that she is the living proof of that.
This page of work memes already was featured on Bored Panda a few months back. Now we have a new compilation from Humorous Resources for you to share with your coworkers during lunch hour. Check out this new selection from the Chief Meme Officer and let us know which are your favorites!
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Sunday Things
Yep. Today I checked my email, then wrote “check email” down and crossed it off just to snatch a lil undeserved dopamine.
Load More Replies...My morning checklist: 1) Wake up. 2) Get out of bed. 3) Use the toilet. 4) Brush teeth. 5) Put on clothes, even if just a robe. And I've completed 5 tasks before I've had my coffee!
If it wasnt written down and scratched out then it didnt happen!
I like this. Doing wahtever it takes to help bring a little happiness and sense of accomplishment into your life is important when things can seem so bleak these days. :)
You too, huh? In my case it's extra pleasant because I use an app which makes a satisfying little ding and awards points every time you check off a task (you have an avatar, and you can use the points to buy pets and accessories for them, so basically your daily chores become an old school RPG!).
WHY IS NOBODY LOOKING AT HER NAME AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO FINDS IT FUNNY?
The aptly named Humorous Resources accounts are dedicated to funny content around people’s experiences in the workplace. It’s a wonderful place to scout for memes to share with your coworkers. As of September, 2023, the page has 787,000 followers on Instagram. It also has a steadily increasing following on TikTok with 33,700 followers and over one and a half million likes.
It’s run by Jamie Jackson, the self-proclaimed (and rightfully so!) Chief Meme Officer. She works in the HR department for a healthcare startup, but has been an HR manager for many more years before that. Bored Panda reached out to Jamie and asked how it feels to reach this level of internet fame.
“I'm not sure I have truly reached internet fame,” says Jamie, “but Bored Panda is interviewing me, so maybe I have? I can say I have created a safe place for corporate professionals to laugh about the wild world we work in. It’s almost like having a million work besties.”
So Tired
Not 3 months but in Sweden and many other Nordic countries you get 4-6 (depending on policy, union and age) weeks during summer. Sweden has 25 days vacation days minimum and employer's are obligated by law to offer 4 weeks consecutive in the span June-August.
Me on my way to Sweden after reading this:🏃♀️💨
Load More Replies...Italy here. Every August the clients complain because we close for the whole month, and every time one of us do some days more and has to call them the response is "I'm out of office untile the 15 and Michelle is out of office from the 15th to the 31th. Can we do a call the 1st of september... better the 4th"
In Europe we generally get about 5 weeks annual holiday. I guess Americans have to work harder to pay for their exorbitant healthcare.
I think someone's exaggerating a little. If everyone's on vacation, how do you get groceries, gas, healthcare, etc.? Everybody fasts for a month? No one gets sick? No one drives to the beach, or camping, just stays home and hibernates? Doesn't sound like a vacation to me.
Load More Replies...I want to so bad. But I work in the hospital. Only if people just stopped going to the ER for just a week, that would be heaven.
I work in UK A and E. I have 33days paid holiday a year and 1 extra day off for my birthday that doesnt come out of my leave allowance
Load More Replies...This upcoming Summer will be the Summer of Marg! 2 weeks off at xmas, back for 2 weeks. Then long service leave, all February off and a trip to Bali!
That's exactly what i say about retirement! I'm so thankful and happy.!n
jobs should close for the WINTER. Summer sucks. The northeast flooded and the rest of the country was on fire.
She Is Right
I don't expect them to care, just to show some basic respect for the employees.
Load More Replies...I always think of "burnout" in terms of "what do I do to keep that from happening again?" Exploitation makes it sound like it's some sort of inevitable universal. Acquiring the skill of negotiating will ALWAYS be helpful, structural solutions won't always be helpful, necessarily
Serfs were exploited by the King, and burnout was what happened to witches.
Thanks for the clarification. Preparing to leave my exploitative job due to burnout.
Burnout is such an ugly word, I prefer exploitation, the x makes it sound cool
The page was born at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. As Jackson told HR Brew, she recalls two friends suggesting she create a meme account to share the funny pictures with an audience: “I truly felt like I was losing it. I needed a creative outlet, and I had always made memes on my personal, private page.”
“I had two separate friends within the same week, say, ‘You should make a page,’” she recalls. At the time she did not expect to gain such a huge following, but the success encouraged her to create other pages.
Nope. Sorry. No Can Do
Now if only Microsoft would stop changing how it looks, feels and operates
I just want to be able to set colors in the calendar. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO CHANGE EVERY DAY, AND WHY IS THE SAME COLOR OFTEN ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE SAME DAY!?!?
WHY DO I HAVE TO CHANGE MY EMAIL SIGNATURE ON EVERY COMPUTER I LOG INTO, WHY CANT I JUST CHANGE IT ONCE AND HAVE IT APPLY EVERYWHERE?!
Load More Replies...Turn off conversation mode. It's terrible anyway. But I can still view attachments after a reply in Outlook.
T👏🏼h👏🏼i👏🏼s👏🏼
During my own career one time a person notorious for calling meetings decided that myself and another person would be on a committee with her. At the first meeting, she didn't show up, so myself and the other person voted that the committee wasn't needed and discontinued it.
I'd like to schedule a meeting with regards to this perfect àrse who decided that their entire purpose in life is to furiously downvote every comment on Bored Panda for no discernible reason. Please check your availability and get back to me.
CEOs need witnesses when they work so they can get away with not working.
If you take a seat in the back, open your laptop to "take notes," you can doze back there and no one will know.
This, but with phone calls. I don't want to hear you think, I answered your question, BYE.
Hope This Helps
Just do a rewrite into "corporate lingo"? Check out 'LoeWhaley' on YT for inspiration.
Load More Replies...I used a routing slip at one point in the Navy that said: "I received this, have no idea why, don't understand it, so I am sending it on to you."
Jamie’s other Instagram account, Horrendous HR, is where she reads anonymous confessions from employees and other HR managers. The content is wildly outrageous and funny, but one of Jackson’s reasons for creating it is to make other HR people feel less lonely. It is also a safe space for them to bond with others working in HR departments.
Me Monday July 24
Me looking at the clock at 3:00pm and wishing I was still in school so I could go home 😅 no but being serious, you’re not wrong, I was never that refreshed at all after spring break or Christmas break etc. School is just a pre-work version of work I swear :(
Load More Replies...If I were gonna unalive myself, I'd go on vacation for a week and then go through with it on monday morning.
True story. When I came back from my week long vacation to England, during which I met my favourite actor and had him autograph a portrait I had drawn of him, I cried when we were leaving Heathrow flying back home, and also on my way to work the next two days.
Yep. It's that "Monday Morning Syndrome" for the next 3 weeks. You feel like "What's the use? Why did I even bother to come back?"
And Stick It On My Not Very Secure Monitor
I've read that two or three completely unrelated words is the best password. CookiesFalconSeahorse is easy to remember and very hard for a computer to hack. Unfortunately, you have to update your passwords so often and they have all these special character requirements, AND they say to not use the same password in multiple places. It is impossible to memorize your passwords.
I like stringing together song initials. Another One Bites the Dust becomes. A1BTD
Load More Replies...I outsmart hackers by sticking the password postits to the bottom if my laptop!
I read that the complexity of a password offers less protection than the length of a password. So a simple easy to remember phrase like "ThisCat1sCute" is harder for a robot to crack vs a complex 8 digit password
a post it note is far more secure than any electronic form of note-taking, assuming you only live with people you trust
Simple way to remember all your passwords - use the same base password (including numbers, symbols, and capital letters) but add a portion of the website name. For instance: B@$3passw0rd+BP for Bored Panda or B@$3passw0rd+GM for gmail
I use my boss's Am Ex card for work purchases. I literally have the numbers written down on a post-it and stuck inside my notebook. :) I work from home so it's not like I'm taking the notebook anywhere.
used to have a password that was the atomic numbers for Protactinium, Nitrogen, Calcium, Potassium, and Einsteinium, in that order. its not my password anymore. (for non nerds, those elements atomic numbers spell out pancakes)
Call Me A Radical Then
After 1 hour of sitting infront of a screen you should take a walk for 15 minutes. If someone asks you why, it's to lower the healthcare costs
This is why working at home is better, no one cares if you get up for a coffee or pee every hour. Much healthier to have an overall computer timer that doesn't care about the number of breaks, only the overall accumulated time into work.
There has been research about having a day off in the middle of the work week being better for productivity and stuff, as well as work and around 30-34 or around that, being better than 40+.
I had a job that was M,T,Th,F. It just makes it feel like you have 2 Mondays in your week. 😏
Load More Replies...To clarify: looking at screens isn't the problem, but how long you do it without making sure to stretch your neck, release some tension in your shoulders and arms, and to make sure you're not looking at them too close to your face or with brightness too high. Also, standing up is much better than sitting down for prolonged periods of time. But remaining stationary for prolonged periods in either posture is not good because blood can begin pooling rather quickly (within 15-20 minutes) which can lead to poor circulation and potential blood clots forming...which can be quite dangerous.
All the current studies claim the more low impact exercise you can get the better. My job requires 10+ hours of walking 4 days in a row. The studies are BS!
Productivity is not an economic challenge but a stress management challenge. Everyone has a cap on the stress they can handle, companies pay you to resolve stress. Removing work stress, compensation that resolves home stress and reasonable work hours are usually the focus. But people have physical, mental and social energy and they all come with their stresses. You want to get the most out of an employee while keeping them happy? Balance those 3 aspects in their duties.
Same for climate change. If the truth is not to your liking, you call it radical or you "have another opinion". That sort of thinking will kill us all pretty soon.
HR people can often feel distant and unapproachable, and through her presence on social media, Jamie humanizes the profession as well. She says her mission is to show to HR and non-HR workers alike that people are people, and your colleagues can be funny, no matter the department they’re in.
I Am Amazing Super Star Showstopping Phenomenal
I was about to updoot a great comment on BP the other day, then realized it was mine
Upvote it anyway, we all need to show a bit of self care at times.
Load More Replies...My roommate does a stream of consciousness piece, saying EVERYTHING he wants to... then he uses Chat GPT to make it professional
That, and applaud yourself for not openly, and in writing, saying what you actually feel about the managers.
yes. But whatever I said will usually still be picked apart and devoured >_<
Same
It'll be a real shock when you get laid off. :/
Load More Replies...I won't lie and say it's easy to adjust these things. But most of them are well within your own control to manage your stresses. Getting started can be the hardest part, and it might require making some difficult changes to your routines. Going to bed early, managing your food consumption and exercise, and seeking counseling or ways to relax your mind...all things that require a conscious effort on your part to prevent negative outcomes. It's hard, but worth the extra effort to not feel like your life is falling apart. It'll make you appreciate the vacations and breaks so much more too.
V I B E Z
Is there a place that gives out awards and honorary mentions for disguises?
I always went to work disguised as someone who gave a c**p..
Load More Replies...You just know that someone figured out who it was by the glasses though.
Load More Replies...It's an amazing coincidence that her name is Taylor Swift Fan. Probably not doing much to conceal her identity, though.
“HR is a very lonely profession,” Jamie admits. “Many people hate you just because of what you do. Many do not fully even understand what the HR role is in the company or I should say, they think they know. I created Humorous Resources for those HR professionals to have a place to commiserate.”
Give Me Your Best Microsoft Office Pun Below
Congratulations on your Access to such a refined humor.
Load More Replies...Notes was mispelled. Not is more realistic. Edge was their attempt at a virus and ransomware
I’m Only One Person!
I'm just wondering if I'm the same person. Back in Uni, 22:30 was me getting ready for a night out while staying up till 4 for a few nights in a row and still attend lectures at 7....this was normal. Now if I can stay up until 22:30 I can brag to my coworkers about the late night I pulled. I think I've been body snatched.
Wait till you hit your late 40's. Dinner at 5pm, bed by 7pm. Just dvr the shows you couldn't stay up to watch at 8pm, 9pm. 🤦🏻♂️
Load More Replies...Clues to chronic illness, when I was in school I would take a nap after school daily. College was the same until I realized I did not have the stamina for my chosen career.
I'm seriously amazed at all the things I used to do on one weekend day when I was in my 20s-30s. Now if I go out to dinner with friends on Saturday night I'm wiped out for the rest of the month!
Only If The Animals Could Take Care Of Me
Basically, an interview is a bizarre form of torture where they see how well you lie to obvious questions and if you don't lie, you don't get the job. However lying to any other type of question is grounds for immediate removal. Finally, because corporate felt there weren't quite enough landmines, sometimes these two categories blend and you gotta flip a mental coin.
“I am thankful that it has become so much more than just HR professionals but other corporate professionals enjoying my content," Jamie gushes. "We all need a giggle. Because let's be honest, if we don't laugh, we'll cry.”
Aye Yo Pizza Pizza
That's because the warden cares more For his prisoners than your boss does for you.
Load More Replies...Yes, but it's actually more likely to work in prison because it's not someone they can get easily, and even the worst chain pizza has GOT to be better than prison food!
Depends on which country you go to prison in. Some countries actually have pretty good proteins dedicated to rehabilitation, rather than being a drain on a country's finances while not actually doing what should be done to help the incarcerated individuals be able to become better and when done, actually be able to effectively become a contributing member of society.
Load More Replies...WUT THEY GIVE PIZZA IN JAIL?!?!?! In my office they just tell us to work overtime if we want to keep our jobs.
Maybe they did it so they could match the boxes
Load More Replies...Do Not Talk To Me
One of the great ironies of life - we're so scared of being "weird" as kids, but yearn to be seen as "weird" at least a little as adults, to stand out among the faceless crowd...
But I like being weird and I'm only 14😭
Load More Replies...Some overfriendly coworker was trying to insist about eating lunch together or even joining on my walks. I went, "Sir, those are the only times of day that are mine. I will not share that."
Eating lunch by yourself is like a mid-day massage. My afternoon performance soared after I started doing this.
What, I always ate alone at school, I was basically invisible so not self conscious at all.
I hide in my car, sometimes nap, usually stare into the void. anything I can to not talk to other people.
Only 8 More Hours Until 72 Hrs Of Freedom
Word for word; I've used this for mental health days. Don't ever hesitate putting your own needs first. Mental health reasons are just as valid as physical health reasons for needing a sick day.
Load More Replies...How about waking up feeling so good that you call in saying you feel too good to waste the day in the office
I do! It's a mental health day and they can't do anything about it or they'll get sued!
In one of my previous workplaces they called it 'Mental Health Day'. Admin tried very hard to stamp it out. Needless to say, we had lots of resignations (me included).
More things qualify for FMLA than you think! Mental illnesses can be considered disability, too!
The US needs to start adding Mental Health Days. In my Charter School we got 3 days off each semester, no questions asked. That was in the late-80s and it needs to be a thing here.
But wait! Jamie has a third account that she is meme-ing from. Millennial Misery is the place for nostalgia-stricken millennials. The Instagram page features humorous memes and stories that take us, millennials, back to the ‘90s and the 2000s.
#rawrxd
It's a very two weeky notice, too: no extraneous info, no excuse, just "Byee!"
So, I Guess That’s Why I Thrive In High Stress Environments
I tend to work much better pressure rather than a relaxed atmosphere. Probably why I thrive as an emergency room nurse..lol.
Did that for years, burnt out, moved to Recovery.
Load More Replies...Work Life Balance Unmatched
Did you know her last name is Eleda?! So, she's called Adele Eleda...🤭
I think she just swapped her last name. When my mother was in camp her nickname was Haras. My nickname was Enneiviv
Load More Replies...I honestly respect the heck out of talented people who do enough to get noticed and get rich and then disappear off the celebrity grid. It's best to get what you can and get out before it goes tits up.
She has all the money in the world to sit courtside at any game, and she decides to choose Cleveland?
Seriously wondering why she was courtside at a Cav's game and when
Load More Replies...Well, she probably has enough money to retire for the rest of her life. Probably what I would have done: Churn out some hits early in my career, then lean back and enjoy the money. Maybe occasionally do something new when I fancy it.
I disagree with this. As with most musicians, a song doesn't write itself overnight. It may take weeks or even months to create an idea that EVENTUALLY turns into a track. They then have to create a whole album around that one theme, so as not to lose the listener. This is why THE BEST use songwriters
I'm sorry but rich people deserve their passive income. Now go back to work and if you need passive income to eat that's because you are not unhappy enough so get a third job you worthless slob.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!? “WORTHLESS SLOB” YOU ACTUAL PIECE OF C**P
Load More Replies...Juggling a full-time career and family while running three successful social media accounts seems to be a lot of work. But Jamie is a firm believer that if you love something, you find the time for it. “My pages truly are a labor of love,” she admits.
“I am constantly inspired throughout the day during my real full-time job. I will jot down notes in my notes app and later, when I get a chance, I will create my magic. I tend to do my best work early in the morning or late at night when the kids are asleep and the work emails aren't pinging.”
Not Unless I’m Running An Animal Sanctuary
I did, for 23 years. It was human ignorance that finally made me quit.
Load More Replies...If you were running an animal sanctuary you probably wouldn't be dealing with animals but employees, visitors, investors, funding grants etc.
At my work this year they gave us NO feedback on survey it was that bad
But as someone who volunteered at an animal sanctuary, it's depressing to see the abuse humans deal out to innocent creatures. And the animals still trust us. Sad.
Peace Out ✌🏼
I earned while I learned what a toxic work environment was. Then I walked away to scrounge & scrape & I can only begin to tell you how much happier & less murderous I feel
I still think unpaid internships are exploitative even if you're learning
Many people can't afford to do them as an entry route either. My previous job was v keen to promote apprenticeships, especially entry AND higher level - learn and earn at the same time.
Load More Replies...Also “Good Call Out”
Another one was "Can we all just take a step back for a moment" after someone asks you an awkward question & you need time to think
I was thinking about what I was going to have for lunch, what were we talking about?
Load More Replies...My old manager actually used the phrase "circle back" quite often and whenever I heard it my soul always did a little D:
The 2 things I figured out in meetings is most of the big talkers are just that, talkers. The other is the talkers each had their own catch phrase. And if hear "at the end of the day " one more time, I'm going to box someone's ears.
After telling boss repeatedly probs with system they continue to say over and over: Let Me Know What I (We) can do for you. Listening? What they learn in mgt school
Load More Replies...Talk about how "We all need to be held accountable." Meeting will be wound up very, very soon.
My boss talks non stop during meeting. It really should be just called The Weekly Speech
Load More Replies...Jamie also has a couple of controversial opinions regarding HR. The first one has to do with employees’ looks in the office. “Tattoos, piercings and colored hair, etc. do not determine how well someone can do their job,” she believes. “None of those determine how well a person can do their job.”
Much Better Questions
I actually would too. Reminds me of my company CEO telling us he loves it when he asks more junior employees what their goal is and they say “to have your job.” (Pls don’t downvote me BP lol)
Load More Replies...Was asked this, 'retired!' just flew out of my mouth. And, yes, 5 years later I actually retired
I actually said the "your job" part of that once, and got hired. Ended up being true, except 4 years
.....maybe I'm going about this whole disability due to CRPS thing wrong. Maybe I should begin taking job interviews I have no intention/ability to do, simply so I can use sarcasm to show how stupid most interview questions and phrases are. "We're like a second family, here." "Oh so I'd be getting a new job and a cult all in one!" "Why do you want to work here?" "Because I have a shameful addiction I need to support. They call it food." And of course the one above: Where do you see yourself in five years? "The future is uncertain on the finer details of that. But it is certain that IF I'm still working here in 4 years and 364 days, then in five years I see myself in a coffin."
The problem is the only way to learn to run a big corporation is to build it from nothing. Since all opportunities have been monopolized that means no one knows how to run the big corporations.
Everyday Is A Spuddle
Housework. Never goes away. There's always something that could stand to be cleaned.
My coworkers are going to be so mad when the find out why I'm calling them spuddlers
Verrry Much This Today
I once called in " I'm dead. But give me three days and I'll be back good as new!".
Her second controversial HR opinion has the potential to be quite popular among office workers. Jamie firmly believes that remote work is highly effective. “There is no reason we should have to go back into the office,” she says. “Leave us alone in our comfy clothes at home.”
I Snorted Bc Truth
ENTJ for me and they say that should make me a CEO but here I am still not the CEO....
Load More Replies...I prefer to know the astrology of my coworkers as well, just so I have a full handle on the type of crazy I'm dealing with
You DO realize the irony of that statement right? :-)
Load More Replies...My answers change every time based on how annoyed I am to have to do this again.
As I'm laying here in bed, watching TV, and playing on my phone, I realize that test WAS a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is what I'm good at.
LMNOP here. I think OP is a sack of s**t and doesn't know what they're talking about.
✌🏼 Out
When the boss says Nobody is indispensable when he lays you off, & then calls you 3 weeks later because you were the IT specialist 🤣🤣🤣
Frank, blurred words are not blurry enough. Tell your coworker to improve their vocabulary!! Try *forget instead, then *losers, jerks, clowns, or miserable managers.
I Can Definitely Cram That Project In The Next Four Minutes Before My Next Meeting
I'm going to travel...back to my desk. Try exotic foods...from the bottom row of the vending machine. Learn a new language...pig latin has always confused me.
Urprisedsay ouyay aven'tay ottengay any epliesray inyay igpay atinlay etyay
Load More Replies...I get so irrationally annoyed at "I'll give you back X minutes". Shut up and just end the meeting!
It’s clear Jamie has no regrets about establishing a presence online. She’s especially grateful she has made genuine connections with fellow memers and other content creators. “Most of whom I speak to daily,” she happily adds.
The Chief Meme Officer even teases a snippet of what’s in her future. “I actually have a big project I am working on with two other creators-turned-friends debuting in October,” Jamie shares. We wish her the best of luck and heaps of inspiration for memes to come!
I’m In Pink 💓
The overwhelming majority of my emails are to use as proof for a later power move. F*cking DONE with people saying they didn't get my weekly emails about something that happens every month at the same time, that takes 30 minutes or less of their MONTH to complete.
"To prove that you knew about this." - When I first started a new position, working a 3-11pm shift (24/7 operation, but the vast majority of employees, especially the managers and above, were out by 4pm) and my trainer left me alone to "manage" a shift way too early (~3rd day). I encountered an issue I wasn't prepared for. I called and emailed my trainer and other managers for advice. Nothing. The situation was getting worse, so I resent and CC'd our direct bosses. Another hour goes by and its getting worse, to the point I thought I'd have to shut down the whole operation. It was only after I resent to all and CC'd our boss' boss (GM, just below ZVP) that everybody and their mother chimed in with help and advice!
Carbon copy. It means including someone on an email for informational purposes even though they are not the primary person it's being sent to.
Load More Replies...The Miles Are Adding Up
At home - yes. But in the office, I normally use the icy cave photo, to set the proper work mood ;)
Why not just go for ultra respawn and use a prison background
Load More Replies...Like A Britney, Betch
That's the only time it feels GOOD to get woken up in the middle of the night with a frantic call from the ex boss. It's pure cathartic schadenfreude to hear them simmer in the juices of their own bad decisions and toxic waste.
When I retired, they hired two people to replace me. But they said the second guy was strictly for damage control.
Crammed in the corner with no real room to move? This is such a strange pick, at first i thought she was sleeping on some staits. Maybe its from a commersial trying to make it seem like trains sleep-compartments are very "comfortable" for us commoners.
I can only sleep crammed into a corner...the center feels too exposed and I panic
Load More Replies...Halved my workload, then hired six people to replace me... I have been watching that place slide into the pit I warned them about ever since
But What About Friday? She’s Not That Bad
Tuesdays are the bane of my existence: Tuesday is just Monday Strikes Back. Monday 2, Electric Boogaloo. Revenge of Monday.
Load More Replies...Personally I've always hated Sundays. You can't get away with doing anything because you have so much to get ready for for the week It's just a reminder about Monday.
Genrally I am most cheerful on a Monday. I have a whole week ahead of me and nothing has gone wrong yet. By Tuesday, enough has gone wrong for me to hate the week.
I used to leave my job at 11:40. I used to Looove Fridays. Now I took a higher paying one and leave at 18:00 😭.
Load More Replies...It’s W I L D
"includes but is not limited to". = we can ask you to scrub the toilets Mr. PhD in chemical engineering. Edit for spelling
It also feels like you're signing your life away to slavery. A place that will make you miserable by any means necessary to do what they say or else. If you make the wrong move, you'll be chastised to death or put on the chopping block. They will maybe even throw in some condescending commentary daily to ruin your day but you can't talk back or you're being irrationally "mean" or " unfriendly " or "making people uncomfortable ". I hate working 😒
Where’s My Mouse?!?
On Windows, go into your cursor settings. Theres a feature you can turn on so if you hit CTRL, rings will appear around your cursor so you can find it
hah! I had to enable that feature where hitting control makes the cursor flash, I kept losing it
There is a windows option for this, in mouse settings you turn it on and when u press control a circle highlights into the pointer
What?!? This Is Brand New Information To Me. 😜 I Helped Her Rewrite Her Resume
This was my face when my boss came in and told me he fired my close friend (at the time) because her till was short more than 200 bucks on multiple occasions. I thought, 'multiple? Why did he five her multiple chances?' Buy yeah, I felt so embarrassed!
Verrry Recently
That sounds right. Your brain finishes cooking and you get better at predicting outcomes about then.
Load More Replies...30 years old. I didn't realize right away that I was working for a charming narcissist. It took almost a year of me busting my butt, even on some required weekends to realize that I would never get the raise and promotion I had worked for... Because she hired a man with less experience, gave him his own store to manage, and paid him a LARGE salary along with paying for his apartment while I was a struggling single mom. Even worse she became verbally abusive to me and took it for granted that I could handle any extra work she threw at me. After two people quit I ended up being responsible for their duties as well without being fairly compensated. The last strew was when I brought up a concern with her and she mocked me. I told her I was done with her insults and verbal abuse, grabbed my things, and walked out. After that, she told everyone she could (including clients) that I'd had a mental breakdown. It was difficult to find employment after that. She also tried to take my son. 🤬
I Wish It Was That Easy
Usually you b******t your way into these kinds of position. The more you act as a psychopath the closer you get. Not even joking.
Also usually takes connections. Although, some Ph.D jobs can feel this way. Depends on the area you work in.
Load More Replies...Easy, just be the offspring of a member of the Board of Directors.
You need to have already bought in to the top layers of the pyramid.
$500 For Employee Only Benefits
The next time a company says "we're family here," make sure to claim half their assets when they lay you off.
When your boss says, "We're a family," what they really mean is that they're eager to put you on restriction.
Load More Replies...*sigh* These kinds of posts are definitely proving a point that many employers will contantly do whatever they can to save money instead of doing things that would actually provide job satisfaction. But we can't ignore the fact that evey single business out there is trying to make money - that's their whole point of existing. And you have the ability to ask questions, make requests or legal demands (in some cases) of your employers to try and make things better..or you can find a new job too. It took me 3 years of switching between jobs (doing the exact same role) to find one that actually met my needs. It was very VERY tough to handle the stress before, but it was worth the effort.
Yes...yes ...so well illustrated... Only one point missing: that's called "cross training" that's the excuse they used to make you learn other people's jobs so you can fill in without any additional compensation.
My favorite is spending 3 hours on a company wide conference call while the higher ups praise themselves for the huge increase in profits this year while I sit back and remind myself that all those cost savings to the company are the reason I can't afford to pay hospital bills and all those profits are the food I wasn't able to afford.
Well Brenda, I Am
This happened today morning. and yesterday and the day before. You get the gist.
Girl Breakfast
I guess you could drink a kale smoothie. Then at least you would feel smug.
Load More Replies...I’ve had a pounding headache all day because I haven’t eaten. Severe emetophobia is really working hard today.
Nah pretty sure thats a startucks cup given how sad it is
Load More Replies...500 calories is a good breakfast size. I'm not sure what your going on a about.
Load More Replies...I Called The Number. Straight To Vm. I Want To Know What Todd Did
I am from this town in the Upstate of SC. The guy apparently is a contractor of some sort, he started a job, took payment, and never finished it. The guy who put the sign up would let people come look at the mess this Todd guy made and left behind. I'm guessing it was finally resolved since the sign has been taken down.
Actually, if this is a real sign, it's very actionable, and Todd may wind up owning that company.
He hopefully got hit with a defamation of character suit and cease and desist order
The number is for the president of RTE Machinery in China Grove, North Carolina.
No matter what Todd did, you are going to be sued and you will lose the case.
I don't know if this is in the US, but if it is, Todd has a good lawsuit....
We Are Literally Floating On A Rock Through Outer Space. It’s Not That Serious
I honestly say this all the time. We’re a bunch of tiny weird squishy mfs on a weird dying rock soaring through an infinite and terrifyingly strange void that we barely understand and it’s possible we could be the only intelligent life in existence. Or not, either thought is scary. But either way I don’t feel the need to care about my neighbour losing their mind over the fact that my fence is Seagull’s Asśhole White instead of Penguin Nipple White.
Fair Enough
What Are We Binge Watching?
This was me this weekend! Hahaha I used to feel guilty but I now realize my body and brain needs a break occasionally as I have a mentally stressful career (which I happen to love). I need to veg out so I can start Monday fresh and raring to go.
Resting because you're tired IS productive. It's self care. Don't beat yourself up for needing to rest.
Load More Replies...Me in my 20's - DO ALL TH THINGS Me in my 30's - I should have done more things Me in my 40's on the couch watching food network- I'll allow it
Oh precious food network… It’s that on the weekend and SVU marathons and I don’t feel bad or guilty at all.
Load More Replies...Can we all just appreciate and notice that the small yet cozy blanket covers him from neck to feet without anything sticking out? I have way too many blankets, but very few cover me from neck to feet.
I can't come in today because it's March and the Christmas tree is still up and I haven't opened all the gifts and I can't leave the fire and I'm cold and I'm tired and ...
I’m Ready To Retire
66.5 years for 100% Social Security. Trust me on this
Load More Replies...That’ll Do It
BLEEPING... Again the word isn't blurry enough. Try *really, *absolutely, *100%, etc. Civil speech shows intelligence and respect to others.
We Did It Guys With This Lunch And Learn
And they think that's all the mental health support they have to provide
As an employer, it's not my business - but if employee mentions any mental health need, then I will accommodate with their input. I don't believe in determining what is best treatment for anyone, bc it varies. It's important to hear out your employee on what that employee thinks would assist them best
Wtf is a LUNCH AND LEARN??? If this is a new way to exploit unpaid lunch breaks I'm never rejoining the work force
My company issued a newsletter on how neurodivergant employees can be manipulated for bigger profits.
"Here's the equivalent of a pamphlets worth of information on a scientifically complex issue that's been traumatizing most if not all of your entire timeline here."
The HR is literally getting paid to find those b******t apps and articles. They're the real hustlers.
Let’s Just Hang Out All Summer
Literally talked myself out of it this morning. My Plant is closing next year anyway.
Not My Vibe
Im Going To List “Sends Sharepoint Links” To My Resume
It actually is a skill. There have been many times when I could find super-obscure stuff that no one else could. And sometimes it requires digging deep into the mysterious barbaric land that lies beyond the first page of the Google results ;)
Relevant xkcd, which I have a feeling you were referencing..... https://xkcd.com/1334 https://m.xkcd.com/1334
Load More Replies...An amazing number of people, especially professionals, don't know how to Google!
Ikr, I honestly didn't know people couldn't do that. It seems so logical to me that if you want to find something you break it down in the easiest way for a search engine to find it
Load More Replies...YES! It’s a sign of independent thinking, instead of always asking others for direction! 👍🏽
Well, google, nowadays, can be considered a working tool, for absolutely any single job. Even cleaning toilets you have to research how to eliminate persistant stains
I keep telling people that Google is their friend. Sometimes, when I find some information for a customer via a simple Google search, judging by their reaction you'd think I performed some kind of crazy magic trick! Yeesh....
Hahahapaymehaha
Oh, We Stop Doing This?
Never happened here, and we never worked from home even once... sometimes I almost wonder if I "missed out" on the whole pandemic thing :D
Oh my. Our pandemic was accompanied by two earthquakes. We emptied the liquor cabinet, I never knew that was possible😅
Load More Replies...Ah, that brief moment in time when all of humanity tried alcoholism. /jk
Verrrry Much This Today
This Is What You Get Now
It’s Fine
Since when are serial killers commuting to offices for video conferences? Shouldn't she be digging holes and buying bags of quick lime?
Quick lime isn't as inflation proof as they said it was.
Load More Replies...Accurate
Swell
So, work could be much worse, I take it... He could have been stuck doing a kayak roll
I spent way too long looking at this photo, trying to figure out wtf I was staring at.
Beep Beep
Yes, My Eyes Are Red Because I’m Crying
Alas, my job still relies a lot on paper-based stuff, so working remote gives us very limited options...
my thoughts at a previous job. It was also a very toxic environment. Thankfully now I do similar work with better pay and it is 100% remote.
What
Tuesdaze
I Need That Report Eod. Thanks
I’m Fine 🥹
The Email I Received At 6:37am
Very Much “Who Is No Longer Green”
Other navy officers sitting in their rooms waiting for their boss to leave, 1530, 1630, 1730, 1803 - at last. Me -1530>
That's a horrible idea! Who would want to try that?
Load More Replies...Life Hack. Highly Suggest
Please, Brenda. It’s Not That Serious
Me With My Direct Reports. Sorry Guys 😩
I'm great at giving advice, I'm the one who my friends always come to. Taking my own advice and solving my own problems - yeah not so much.
Stressy Depressey Lemon Zesty
Do you get more money if you came prepared and were already stressed?
Jk. 🤡
Huh? I’m Going To Hurl My White Claw At The Screen
Weeee
The Tale Of The Sandwich Thief
Put strong laxative in the sandwich next time. The thief will change their mind pretty quickly...
For those who suggest "altering" your sandwich. Many people have been fired and or arrested for altering their OWN food. As things have become - those who break the rules are in the right - take it without lube and quit bitching.
I'm Here
Fun Fact: It Doesn’t Work
Come Monday morning, it's going to hurt ripping off that bandaid!
Daily 💁🏼♀️
Just Sliving
You May See Two Straws, But That’s Not For Two People. That’s For Optimal Suckage For One
Reminds me of that one meme, "I'm taking a break from my mental health to focus on my career"
How did workplaces became this toxic... people used to brag about having good jobs...
Maybe they've always been this bad. We've just stopped pretending.
Load More Replies...I used to relate to these. I don't in my current job. Things you love are out there, even if the pay is s**t. Peace of mind is way more important than buying a new car every few years.
I upvoted the one where the two kids were wearing michael myers masks. I had to log in. The page refreshed and now that one is missing!
So many people complaining about standing for eight hours a day! I literally throw around 80lb bags of concrete/mortar and 60lb blocks, etc for eight hours a day. Not bragging, just giving my perspective. BTW, I love my job
You are missing the point. You can cashier AND sit at the same time. Making them stand is unnecessary.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of that one meme, "I'm taking a break from my mental health to focus on my career"
How did workplaces became this toxic... people used to brag about having good jobs...
Maybe they've always been this bad. We've just stopped pretending.
Load More Replies...I used to relate to these. I don't in my current job. Things you love are out there, even if the pay is s**t. Peace of mind is way more important than buying a new car every few years.
I upvoted the one where the two kids were wearing michael myers masks. I had to log in. The page refreshed and now that one is missing!
So many people complaining about standing for eight hours a day! I literally throw around 80lb bags of concrete/mortar and 60lb blocks, etc for eight hours a day. Not bragging, just giving my perspective. BTW, I love my job
You are missing the point. You can cashier AND sit at the same time. Making them stand is unnecessary.
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