Many of us have an interesting love–hate relationship with work. As in, we both love it and hate it. We love the fact that we get paid and our days have trivial goals that help us go through life. But we often hate going to work and maybe even doing the work. We love our colleagues and office space but we hate our clients or customers and, sometimes, our bosses.
We all hate Mondays, the start of the workweek. But then if we don’t have anywhere to go on a Monday for long enough, that can really put our minds in a tailspin.
One way to cope with this dichotomy is humor. It’s a tool that helps us navigate the ups and downs of working and allows us to feel seen. Jokes about work lets us create a sense of camaraderie between colleagues as well as literally anyone else who ever had a job.
So, scroll down to see some workplace memes. They might help you alleviate today’s work tensions.
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While work can be stressful, boring, and many other negative things, there are ways to keep your spirits up while you’re at your job. Not all of them work for all professions, but one can find one or two good habits you can incorporate in your work routines to keep the mood high.
For people that work in an office, sprucing up your desk space can be a nice way to make yourself feel more at home. Bring in a small plant or two, frame an inspiring quote, or add a few pictures or decorations to make your space your own.
I found out recently that my supervisor and I share the same crying corner. It's way in the back at a dead end nobody goes to very often. The lights are on a motion sensor so if you are very still they turn off and you can cry in the dark.
You can even add a few mementos from work: maybe a birthday card you got from your colleagues or a printout of an email from a grateful customer. See what makes you smile and put it next to your screen to cheer you up when needed.
Coming into the office to find a mess of a desk can also be off putting. If you know you are going to have to deal with yesterday’s mess right at the beginning of your workday, it might make the trip there even more annoying. So, try to keep things organized.
The odd man out on a Kirk away team. You're under the microscope and likely the one killed off.
Make sure to clear your space of cups and wrappers before you leave for the day. If you work with hard copies, get folders and bins that let you organize your space accordingly. This will help you create a more pleasant environment.
If your job allows you to enjoy music while working, create for yourself a few work-related playlists. Make one that’s purely to help you focus, one that helps you to boost your mood when you’re feeling low, and one that motivates you to get stuff done. It really does sometimes work like magic.
Why are these company decisions announced to the public in the news? Seriously. I've been seeing these things in my local news. All it does is rile up the comments.
For me "we are a family" is the biggest, reddest flag on Earth. I hate the phrase with a vengeance. It only means they are planning to screw you as much as possible, and you can't complain, because "hey! We are a family!".
When I was a lead there where many many times I wanted to be exactly like Chef Ramsey "you, you, you, you f**k off out of here."
A thing that everyone can do no matter their job is practicing positive affirmations. Tell yourself you’re going to crush it today, that everything will go smoothly. If you have an unpleasant interaction, don’t let it ruin your day. Keep your head up and believe that things will turn around.
I'm in this photo and I don't like it (but also I am not this cute)
If you have any dedicated space at work, leave yourself a positive post-it note for tomorrow as you’re leaving work. Sometimes, getting that little boost of encouragement first thing in the morning breathes new colors into your day.
There's just so much going on in this pic I don't even know where to start.
All in all, we all have our complaints about work. However, finding ways to make things just a little bit better for yourself can go a long way. Sometimes it’s a mindful breathing exercise, while others it’s a moment to scroll through our work memes. And don’t forget to share one or two with your co-workers—they will appreciate a little humor, too.
Keep your eyes open. If you're asleep all the time you get paid 2% less.
Had that moment this week. A woman who'd been there for years aske me (I just passed my one year anniversary), if she was "doing it right". I shrugged and said, "That's how I do it and nobody's yelled at me yet".
I relate. My "boss" is dumb as f*ck when it comes to doing ANYTHING on the computer. When he got here he couldn't even attach a file to his e-mails, I'm not kidding.
"Yup. That's what I was about to do." "Excuse me? Don't talk to me with that tone." "...."
I saw a similar one to this recently. Probably here on BP. It said ‘Please don’t talk to me. I have 2 weeks of work to do in 2 hours and I have the attention span of a carrot.’ I have never had a problem with concentrating on my work and have been called a robot, a Duracell Bunny and been introduced to one company by an old friend I had worked with in two previous companies with the words ‘you haven’t ever met someone who can do this job like she can.’ I still think of myself as a carrot.
Medical office with 80 doctors from about 20 different specialties and a huge storm caused a power and phones outages. This was just the early days of regular cell phones (way before smart phones). I had my own cell phone, but only because they were free from my part time night job with a bank. I was the only one on our entire floor with a phone, but it didn't last long. Huge mess all around, especially since 90% of the patient rooms didn't have windows for light.
Do you have any idea of how much panic this statement caused⁉️⁉️l
Has anyone else noticed that every single cashier in SpongeBob is depressed? It’s something I noticed a while ago and find really funny
I had a coworker who made waffles at work. Kept a mini waffle iron, waffle mix, and syrup at the nurses' station.
My FIL told me they had a guy working construction on a nuclear facility back in the '70's, all he did was walk around with a hard-hat on, carrying a 6' long 2x4 on his shoulder all day. He would stop, lean it against a wall, eat his lunch, then get up and carry it around some more. Those government jobs paid good money too!
Yeah, that never works when you have to manually sign in or swipe in with a card. They always know.
The picture choice is absolutely accurate, I'm sure. I could never do the whole Christmas costume friendly sh*t. Not without chill pills.
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Are you seriously telling the creators of this thread to work harder? ;-)
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