50 Painful Yet Hilarious Memes About Work That May Make You Laugh, Then Cry
InterviewAt some point in your career, you’re likely to realize that you might have been unwillingly cast as the lead in the sequel to the movie, ‘Groundhog Day.’ You wake up tired, swallow a mouthful of cheap coffee, drive to the office, halfheartedly work on stuff that doesn’t make the world a better place, whine about your boss by the watercooler, get back home after a sting in traffic, and then veg out on the couch with cheap food and low-quality TV. It’s a loop that nobody should end up stuck in.
But many issues that employees face these days—from burnout to quiet firing—are common. So much so that they turn into memes. The ‘Employed AF’ Instagram page features some of the most relatable work memes ever, and today we’re sharing the top ones with you, Pandas. We all know you deserve a break from doing boring office stuff all day, so go on—grab a cup of coffee, scroll down, and enjoy a good laugh or two. Don’t forget to share the pics you enjoyed the most with your colleagues. Preferably, during your next super serious meeting.
Bored Panda got in touch with the friendly duo running the 'Employed AF' page, as well as the massively popular 'Thirty AF' project and 'AF Media' brand. They shed some light on the popularity of work memes and shared some great tips on how to manage burnout. You'll find our full interview with Chloe Jankowitz and Peter West as you read on.
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They want you to set goals so they can use them as the new normal to justify paying you s**t to do 3x your job
If they're going to lie to you to get you there, then you can bet your backside that they're dishonest in multiple other ways in this business and with their employees. Good on you for walking...
Ooh what a crime, they want to know how much money they're gonna make, shocking. Scandalous, even
In other words: if I wanted to reply faster I would send a whatsapp
I have no idea what I'm doing 80% of the time. I just stay focused on getting to my recliner at the end of the day and hoping the remote batteries are good because I don't want to end my day arguing with Alexa that I want Hulu and not Netflix.
8 hours? Who can concentrate for 8 hours? More like: A)30 mins of work done in 8 hours. B)Panic. C)8 hours of work done in 30 mins.
Everytime one of my coworkers say they'll lunch with me I die inside because all I wanted was to watch stupid videos
That phrase always puts me off. It roughly translates to "no one knows what they're doing and you'll be lumped with everyone else's shïte"
Other day, I replied to an email about an issue I did not want to deal with 'tag your it'.
This! I check my social media on my days off, but my Outlook gets ignored on any day I'm not working. Which in summer could be up to five weeks.
Tbh I just wish we could normalize not interacting with people when we're not feeling like it
The fork? The best thing young people can do is to get in the habit of gatekeeping your personal time because a bad boss will always push that boundary.
Does the US still have a '40' hour week? I ask because most of Europe now is 35 - 37.5, and some places a 32 hr week. Some do a 4 day week of longer hours, but you get 3 full days off to do your own thing.
Or, thank you for starting a witch hunt as to whose fault it was instead of just resolving the problem with a single email.
I've been technically adult for 20 years and I still can't get over this scam of "structured adult world".
It’s a scam ( told by an actual employee of said copier company) that’s money in their pocket every time you call for maintenance and put in a ticket
just make it suitably vague and unspecific enough that it can apply to any company and any role. E.g. "I would love to work for you because I am an efficient go-getter family member team player. I optimise value for stakeholders and coworkers alike. I trust you find my attached CV meets the requirements of this fantastic opportunity."
Okay but today I woke up about 4 times, started to get out of bed, only to remember my alarm hadn't gone off yet
Work places need to have adult sized playgrounds to be used on breaks. But then some people don't mentally age past 12-16 and would hurt themselves by being blatantly stupid and try to sue the company. But man would I love a swing set at work.
Maybe the word was the start of a Mind Map. Business and money are intertwined.
James impressed the office by catching 15 cheese puff in a row in his mouth that someone brought in. He then asked to go home because he forgot he was lactose intolerant.
I call that last piece the shame-piece because nobody wants to be that person to take the last piece of something but everyone wants that last piece because it's the last piece.
I'm fairly certain that this is the 3rd time I've seen this exact article published on BP.
Ok, so genuine question - does anyone actually get a sense of satisfaction from their work anymore, or is it just the loud complaints drown out the sound of people who are actually proud of their job, and the clickbait makes them seem like the majority?
Since I was a small person I've always been of the belief that the only person on earth who enjoys going to work is the photographer for Playboy. Nothing in the intervening decades has changed my mind.
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Ok, so genuine question - does anyone actually get a sense of satisfaction from their work anymore, or is it just the loud complaints drown out the sound of people who are actually proud of their job, and the clickbait makes them seem like the majority?
Since I was a small person I've always been of the belief that the only person on earth who enjoys going to work is the photographer for Playboy. Nothing in the intervening decades has changed my mind.
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