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Imagine you could go to work, earn a salary, then go home and completely disconnect—and totally forget—what you do for a living, and that you even have a job. Almost like wiping your mind clean at the end of each shift. The Apple TV series Severance centers around this idea. It follows a group of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

It’s fictional, obviously. But interestingly, a recent survey has found that 70% of people polled said they’d be “Severed” in exchange for an annual starting salary of $100,000. HR experts say this openness to trading consciousness for compensation says a lot about how people feel about modern work…

If you feel like you want to undergo surgery so that you can forget all about work, we can’t help you there, I’m afraid. But we do have something that might make you temporarily forget you’re supposed to be working right now. There’s an online community called Work Memes. You guessed it. They share hilarious and sometimes painfully relatable memes about that "W" word that we shall not mention (for a moment, at least). Bored Panda has put together our favorites from the page, for when you need to dip out of the reality of your 9-5. We also spoke to David Rice, an HR expert at People Managing People about why so many people wish "Severance" was a real thing.

#1

A funny work meme about grocery store donation requests and corporate responsibility.

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Cathleen Cummings
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The problem is , they d0...using YOUR money and that of everyone else who donated at the register. And then they give themselves a hefty tax write-off.

WindySwede
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And probably wait till the end if the year to donade, so they get intrest on the money as well?

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Elly Nero
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Used to work at Taco Bell, they straight up told women who worked there to smile and flirt to gain "good reviews". Never once saw a male coworker asked to smile and flirt to gain review points. Even if the guy was especially cute. Being polite, courteous, and doing their job was good enough for men, but women were expected to make whores of themselves for good reviews.

Papa
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You must be new here if you expect the content to match the title.

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Ray Hernández
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The problem with this way of thinking is that people like her believe only the rich should give. Sometimes people sacrifice their last 5 dollars to help others. Not this person.

Hannah
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where I live there are always charity representatives trying to get you to sign up for a direct debit, but they won't take a cash donation then and there. They're paid for this. On the way out of the supermarket you are pounced on again by the same person who clearly doesn't pay attention and it's really embarrassing. I d0 give to several charities but when I go grocery shopping I'm worried enough as it is as to how much I can spend, without being guilt-tripped into being tied into a commitment I can't afford.

James Peek
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I scream back at them to stop yelling at me!!! Then tell them doing this is such a trigger. The only ones I don't have an issue with are the Vets, they sit quietly and only talk if you go up to them.

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Benjamin Jake
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually wonder if that money goes to feed the hungry or if the stores just pay themselves for the day old bread they already donate to food pantries.

Magenta Blu
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But they don't donate food.. they destroy it. Same with restaurants or all food related industry

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Philly Bob
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7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am donating to the hungry... ME!

Janice Seagraves
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7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I say no and don't even feel guilty anymore.

Shawn Hill
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I f*****g hate that everyone keeps reposting this same stupid tweet

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    #2

    Funny work meme about realizing incompetence in important jobs, shared by Super 70s Sports on Twitter.

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    Carole G.
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You live here in the US don't you.

    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What makes it even worse is that those of us who are competent don't want to work important jobs because it means dealing with the incompetence of others.

    Terri Martin
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha! The White House and US government has more criminals and convicted felons than your average county jail.

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    incompetence, weaponized incompetence, laziness and self entitlement are not the same thing in definition but they are the same thing irl

    Elly Nero
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to work at Taco Bell, they straight up told women who worked there to smile and flirt to gain "good reviews". Never once saw a male coworker asked to smile and flirt to gain review points. Even if the guy was especially cute. Being polite, courteous, and doing their job was good enough for men, but women were expected to make whores of themselves for good reviews. People who sit on their a*s, and get paid a 6 figure income for talking. Don't care if it is news, sports, celebrity bs,. You literally get paid for flapping your lips about s**t you don't give two s***s about. Meanwhile, people who work there butts off get paid minimum wage.

    Elly Nero
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't stand people who sit on their a*s, and get paid a 6 figure income for talking. Don't care if it is news, sports, celebrity bs,. You literally get paid for flapping your lips about s**t you don't give two s***s about.

    Nimitz
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was hardest for me when A: I worked for an oil company and B: when I worked for a major brand name entertainment (movies/video games) company. I truly expected these places to be meritocracies where the best and brightest were in charge of projects and where everyone knew what they were doing. Really, some j*****s who is buddies with the people in charge gets made into the boss and everyone else just figures it out as they go along. It's all a c*********k all the time, always. So always appreciate it when you get onto a team that gets s**t done and isn't toxic

    Cosmos in your eyes
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 12yo recently learned this. On the bus ride home a truck clipped the bus's mirror and all the adults apparently acted dumb and had no idea what to do about it.

    Catherine Spencer-Mills
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, as skills in one job do not necessarily translate to another."

    Elly Nero
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to work at Taco Bell, they straight up told women who worked there to smile and flirt to gain "good reviews". Never once saw a male coworker asked to smile and flirt to gain review points. Even if the guy was especially cute. Being polite, courteous, and doing their job was good enough for men, but women were expected to make whores of themselves for good reviews.leople who sit on their a*s, and get paid a 6 figure income for talking. Don't care if it is news, sports, celebrity bs,. You literally get paid for flapping your lips about s**t you don't give two s***s about. Meanwhile, people who work there butts off get paid minimum wage.

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    #3

    Funny work meme about sending job applications to criticize low salaries.

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    Multa Nocte
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The superhero we never knew we needed.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many places (a) won't tell you the salary range or (b) blatantly lie about it.

    NapQueen
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    8 months ago

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    Elly Nero
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, you are clogging the hiring system. F*** off.

    Elly Nero
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, you're not helping. Because that is one more app they have to sift through to get to me.

    How far would you go to achieve a perfect work/life balance? That’s the question Apple TV’s critically acclaimed series “Severance” aimed to explore. If you’ve never heard of the Emmy Award-winning show directed by Ben Stiller, here’s the synopsis, according to Rotten Tomatoes:

    “Lead character Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives; when a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.”

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    A recent survey by Human Resources platform People Managing People found that many viewers are more than intrigued to give the memory-splitting procedure a go. The poll of more than 200 workers across the globe revealed that almost a quarter (21%) of people say they ‘definitely would’ or ‘probably would’ be willing to accept the procedure—while a big majority (70%) of workers said they would be ‘Severed’ for a wage of $100,000 a year.

    We asked People Managing People's Human Resources expert David Rice what inspired them to conduct the survey... "The series presents a dystopian workplace where people are willing to alter the function of their minds to be able to live separate lives from their work," he said. "This is an interesting time to present the survey, because increasingly people are feeling the drain on their personal lives that modern work presents and how the demands of serving capitalism have simply become too much for a lot of people."

    #4

    Funny work meme about alternating between hyperwork mode and existential dread, highlighting work-life balance struggles.

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    sbj
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I skip the frenzied part and go straight to catatonic

    Lotekguy
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who doesn't? Don't believe I've had the pleasure of meeting one of those "steadies".

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    #5

    A humorous work meme about remote work and office productivity by Robert Schultz.

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    M B
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are a lot of people working their a*s off from home...at least that a*s gets to sit in pyjamas

    WhatEvenIsLife
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so much more productive working from home it's not even funny.

    sbj
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here and to break up my day of pretending I slate the people who work from home

    Lotekguy
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The difference is that at the office you have to pretend harder.

    Roland C.
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you think *he's* doing in his office?

    #6

    Crying meme at work desk, depicting a funny work scenario about time going slowly.

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    Janice Seagraves
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On Mondays, it seems like the clocks don't even move.

    Rice believes we're encountering a time where workers are presented with ethical dilemmas in how they experience and complete their work. AI is part of that, he says, and it's making work for a lot of people less about creativity or ingenuity and more about the volume of what they can do. The HR expert tells us it's a recipe for burnout.

    "We're only a few years away from the trans-humanism movement in which things like the neura-link could change the function of human's brains and how we work. Add in the politics of the day, and it kind of feel likes we're headed toward dystopian workplace tropes you might see in shows like Severance or Black Mirror," Rice told Bored Panda. "So we wanted to see where people are with this concept given so many are struggling with things like burnout, separating work and life and overall satisfaction with what they're doing for a living. I think the results really illustrate that in a unique way."

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    #7

    Woman expressing humor about work, holding a smartphone, with text about being at work for money, highlighting funniest work memes.

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    sbj
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also come to be around people who are struggling to get through life just like me

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Bold of you to assume the money here is that alluring."

    Just Another Karen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    aren't people who say this there for the money too?

    Donna Sempek
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Retired nurse…never worked just for the money

    urbeinghunted 25
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good on ya but just be mindful of those who do cuz theyve no choice. Not gonna downvote cuz I know it may not have been intended this way but i reckon those people see it as boasting or smt.

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    #8

    Astronaut meme humorously suggesting "the horrors persist but so do I" instead of "living the dream" at work.

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    The Darkest Timeline
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Much like “consume feculence,” I should begin using this

    Mongo Marcia
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read that as consomme feculence and now I'm gonna use it.

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    BewilderedBanana
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i AM living the dream. i just don't know whose it is coz it sure as hell isn't mine

    Nota Robot
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The horrors persist, but I am one of them.

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. It's a still from the "Outer Limits" episode "The Invisible Enemy".

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    Terri Martin
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When people ask how I’m doing, I always have the same reply. “I’m Surviving but not thriving”

    Jnausicaa
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yes, Commissioner?"

    #9

    Remote work meme highlighting pros and cons, featuring humorous take on returning to the office.

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    Tobias Reaper
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I started working from since first covid lockdown and i have become permanent home worker. My job performance is better I don't need to get up too early no morning commute I love it I wouldnt want to go back to the office at all

    Kkg
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here. Plus - my husband also works from home, so we actually have some time to interact during the day, when it's quiet (kids are at school) and we're not dead tired.

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    Thomas Grant
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But if we work from home the office will get lonely. Working from home encourages vampirism. Studies have shown that people who work from home spend more time at home. Some bosses get lonely and cwrdboard cutouts just dont cut it anymore.

    BewilderedBanana
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bosses want people at the office to justify the office and because they believe they have better control, irrespective of whether people are more or less productive. Sure some people can take advantage of remote work but the vast majority are happier and therefore produce better work, faster. My boss insists we work from the office so i insist on producing inferior work, slower :)

    MaryHadaLittleLamb
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just started a hybrid schedule and work from home 2 days a week. I'm finding that I'm much more productive on those days! There are far fewer interruptions and I can concentrate on my work.

    On the topic of results, 34% of those surveyed said they would consider having the "Severance" procedure if they were paid more than $500,000. It also emerged that Gen Z is the age group most willing to undergo the procedure for money. Only 13% of 18-24-year-olds said they would not consider it. Over a third of Gen X and Millennial respondents said they either ‘definitely would’ or ‘probably would’ accept the procedure.

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    "There are a lot of factors at play here," says Rice. "For one, work has become increasingly demanding of people. I recently saw a poll asking how many hours on average you work and the number one answer across thousands of respondents was 50 hours."

    The expert told Bored Panda that it's a significant chunk of anyone's life. But yet, for many, they're barely living pay-check to pay-check and struggling to cover the cost of living.

    Rice says that when workers are giving more but getting less than what they're used to, or not the same as what previous generations experienced, it can be more than a bit demoralizing.

    #10

    Funny work meme about confusing hell with the workplace, shared by Work Memes Daily on social media.

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    Michael Fernandez
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hell would have fewer Software Change Review Board meetings and better coffee.

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know it doesn't end there. They would exhume your body and put it back in your chair to join the other mindless zombies that don't work at my job all dy

    BewilderedBanana
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or maybe, hear me out, we already are in hell...

    Philly Bob
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not Hell... this is where we got sent because we were BAD in Hell.

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    Terri Martin
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah well if I died and went to hell, it , would take close to 4 years to realize I wasn’t in the USA anymore.

    sbj
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this happened to me I'd think I'd have won the lottery

    Magenta Blu
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me hell is parents school meetings. D4mn

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    #11

    Funny work meme about "take your friend to work day" to meet office characters.

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    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, not since the kid looked around the office and asked, loudly, "Daddy, where are all the clowns you always tell us about?"

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or alternatively, staring at Laura sipping her coffee "but you said Laura drinks like a fish, but she's drinking just like an ordinary person"

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    Liv
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to go to work with my mom. She works at a school and always comes home with stories. Like, "I would like to meet these characters from your work stories, mother"

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    #12

    Humorous work meme with text pondering retirement and the state of the world.

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    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lucky you with 3 hands. You can work 1.5 times more!

    Thomas Grant
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Retirement age. Soon to hit triple digits.

    David Sallis
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MIssed opportunity to use "On the gripping hand..." (obscure, I know)

    D Gibson
    Community Member
    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Don't you kids ever stop your ,bloody whining? What my mom used to say to us kids when we were whiney teens. It seemed apropos.

    The HR expert stresses that AI hasn't made things any easier for the average worker. He says, if anything, it's created more frustrations. "One is the devaluation and outsourcing to a machine... Skills that people spent years cultivating that many of them built their aspirations around. And for people who pursued a career in a field and found something that they liked, seeing those opportunities disappear or at the very least change entirely in structure, that is demoralizing. There may be jobs for them in the future, but for a lot of people, they're struggling looking at AI and seeing human obsolescence as a real challenge."

    #13

    Tweet about hustle culture and financial anxiety; funny work memes reflecting on modern work-life challenges.

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    Missy VanWinkle
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS. Capitalism is not normal.

    Snowkit
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A teenager thinking that the world will be unlivable by the time they have to live on their own is not normal

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    Roland C.
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the economy of the 50s and 60s that wasn't normal. It was the result of a world war just like the Roaring Twenties came after a previous war. Rebuilding stimulates the economy.

    Michael Largey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The trouble with life is that bad stuff is quite normal.

    Nadia D
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s self-optimisation?

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    #14

    Funny work meme about weekend chores instead of relaxation.

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    sbj
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always have the best intentions to get everything done over the weekend on my way home from work on a Friday but as soon as I'm through my front door they disappear in an instant

    Lesliie Balmat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh yes! and I’ve been retired for 10 yrs!

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    #15

    Funny work meme about cashiers not sitting, highlighting workplace irony.

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    Poppy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is truly bizarre to me. The cashiers in the UK on whole are allowed to sit and even have a drink with them.

    WindySwede
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here, basic human rights!?

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    Mary Green
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a long time cashier there is absolutely nogood reason not to allow cashiers to sit. It's cruel to force people to stand in one place for hours on end. Anybody who thinks sitting cashiers are lazy has obviously never been a cashier

    Brenda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ALDI's near me allows their cashiers to sit on a stool. I've never noticed it making them slower than the cashiers at other stores.

    Gunnar Strandt
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In germany cashiers usually sits and......people still buy there. No need to stand the whole day, that's idiotic!

    T
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a job at a family owned place where one manager would bring out crates and tell us to sit when we were slow. Another manager, the former's sister, would come in for her shift and tear through the place to grab all the crates so we couldn't sit.

    Ruth F
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a completely unnecessary hardship. If they want the cashier's face to be level with the customers', just have a higher chair. I think this is some kind of power or superiority imposition.

    Fabulous chocolate cookie
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. At my current job they removed all chairs at the counters because they claim some customers were complaining saying we weren't properly helping them and being lazy. Same thing with having drinks nearby.

    DarkChiDragon 469
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly the people commenting don't realize that there are jobs out there that REQUIRE you to stand all day. Do you think that cooks, waiters/waitresses, or anyone who is in customer service outside the realm of cashier has the luxury of sitting on their asses all day? No they don't, because they have to do ACTUAL work, not just show up, sit at a computer playing games, while pretending to work and collect a nice fat paycheck.

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    Rice adds that there's also a lot of frustration around everything else in the world. "I think a lot of people have become disillusioned with employers, employment generally, and any sort of institution that is meant to provide value to society but which operates with another motive," he told us.

    Rice says what surprised him the most about the survey results was the amount of people who named a price. "I thought that 'Definitely would not do it' would be the number one answer to the general question of if folks would do it or not, and it was," he explained. "But what was odd was that there seemed to be a breaking point where people's stance on that wasn't so firm."

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    He was taken aback that 68% of people indicated that some amount of money would entice them to do it, rather than answering with "no amount of money." "I think that says something very disheartening about people's sense of financial health and their overall wellbeing," Rice told Bored Panda. "There's a real disconnect there and they're not sure there's an answer to what they're experiencing, so they're not taking the severing of their consciousness off the table."

    #16

    Funny work meme suggesting meetings end if everyone presses a secret button.

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    Lost Panda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read as I sit in a "technical" meeting that is just a repeat of our weekly meeting without our director...

    Tim Fawcett
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always liked the idea that for every meeting you calculate the cost of that meeting (no. of people * duration * fully burdened labour rate) and the person who called the meeting has to enter that as a direct cost against the project and be requred to justify the spend

    Mickipickie
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm getting Jeopary! vibes here

    #17

    Funny work meme about doing extra tasks when you excel, with blue cloudy background.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I've fallen for this one at every place of ever worked

    BewilderedBanana
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then when you end up doing too much work, they will employ another supervisor to "manage" your time

    Just Another Karen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's why i'm ordinary even knowing i can do more. low paycheck, low effort

    Fabulous chocolate cookie
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. You always get punished for being a good worker by getting someone else's workload too, getting refused to take PTO because you're too important for the workplace to be gone and other BS. But never forget the one moment where you're not doing well and they threaten to fire you and say "you are easilly replaced".

    Marat Singh Farout
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're in charge. Can I fire those that don't work? No. Then I'm not in charge.

    Ruth F
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never ever tell them you have time on your hands. Surreptitiously use the time you saved by being efficient for yourself. You DID the job they paid you for; it's not stealing.

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    #18

    Person relaxing with popcorn as a globe burns, illustrating a funny work meme.

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    Falafal salad
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone in the world looking at the USA right now.

    M B
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fbi uncovered al qaedas new strategy ..sit and wait until the us burns itself down

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    sbj
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I promised myself I would never give up with pointing out potential problems but now I'm ashamed to say I couldn't care less

    Scott Rackley
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I even make sure to tell them twice and why. You'd think they'd learn, but every new engineer goes through it at least once. I even go and start getting the drawings of the stuff they're fixing to break together.

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    James Peek
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. I tell everyone. Once you tell a manager, it's no longer your problem!

    Phantom Phoenix
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just be sure to tell them via an email, so you have proof

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    Pikkie V
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "for weeks"? Try "for years"

    GalPalAl
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Much like HR only protects the company, managers don't care if people are working or not. However, they don't have an issue pushing all that undone work to the people who do work and get paid the same

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    Rice says those in HR should learn from the results of the survey. "When you have this many people willing to split themselves in half, essentially it means there's a lot of people out there who want to forget what working for you is like," he cautioned. "Additionally, I don't know if I've ever seen a piece of data that illustrates that wages haven't kept up with inflation and we need to consider what that means for people."

    Rice told us that a significant chunk of respondents said they would do the procedure for less than $200k. "That's not a lot of money," he said. "That isn't even into the territory of getting some tax breaks or really solving your financial problems. The perception that it's enough to do this says to me that people aren't feeling valued and are willing to do this to overcome some basic challenges."

    #19

    A funny work meme highlighting the irony of 40-hour work weeks compared to screen, standing, and sitting health advice.

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    Snowkit
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is literally my school. Sit 8 hrs and stare at a screen on iReady or IXL or smth for 8hrs every day.

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    #20

    Woman sitting with a straight face, captioned with a funny job interview joke, perfect for work memes.

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    Nix
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "So, why do you want to work for our company?" "I've filled out hundreds of applications. Which company are you?"

    Nykky
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate this question so much. It's such bull. We all know why we're here. Are you all testing my lying capabilities? Cuz you don't wanna know my lying capabilities.

    #21

    Woman in plaid shirt relaxing on a couch, embodies funniest work meme about enjoying the night before a day off.

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    D Gibson
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I It's a the world of possibilities before us. The ugly reality arrives with the dawn.

    Just Another Karen
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah, because on day off i'll be thinking about next day

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    Rice says he'd never advise someone to "Sever" themselves, like in the Apple series. "Your work life is a part of life and vice versa, and each presents valuable lessons that will serve you in the other," the expert explained. "Any perceived pros around work life balance or compartmentalization are lost when you don't have valuable experiences informing who you are as a person."

    #22

    Funny work meme comparing European and American out-of-office email responses.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm lucky as here in Europe where I work our Boss insists 'out of office' stays in place until the day after we return to give us time to get up to speed with things

    Blah Blah Blah
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only is this legit true but you'll also get a 15k bill next week on top of the 350$ monthly payment you've been paying all year for your health insurance and it'll be just in time for your annual deductible renewal. Oh and if you miss more than 3 days you won't have a job to go back to but that's ok because you only make $20hr. So now you can go out and find a new one in only 8 months where they'll offer you $18hr but hey... aMeRicA is the greatest country on earth right?!

    M B
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it's in the making of being even greater (again) 😀👍

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    Superb Owl
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My OOF says I won't read emails received during my vacation time.

    𝖊𝖜𝖔𝛋
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve started switching mine on 15/20 minutes before the end of my shift, so people know in advance before I go on leave. That way if they email me at 10-to-5 on a Friday, they won’t be pissed on Monday morning when I haven’t replied, and then see the out of office and realise I’m not in. I don’t ever actually go on holiday, but make damned sure I take all of my leave days. Having zero plans and just being at home with n o t h i n g to do is so frilling relaxing.

    Nykky
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what would have happened with me had I had my 4 month bacterial/fungal stint in Europe. I got offboarded here in the us.

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    #23

    SpongeBob meme with text about co-workers and wages, capturing funny work humor.

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    Nykky
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, I seriously don't understand those that rat out their coworkers. Like...you aren't getting paid enough, they aren't getting paid enough, your boss is very likely not getting paid enough, the company gives no s***s about you, and you're giving your life (social and work) to a faceless piece of s**t that will never see you. Brown nosing gets you nowhere. This isn't M*A*S*H. This isn't the 50s. Look after your own. My coworkers could nearly murder another coworker and I still wouldn't say anything unless I was served an order.

    #24

    Heavenly scene with a humorous work meme about employee micromanagement.

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    General Anaesthesia
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the Devil itself is here at the gates seeking refuge from you.

    Lotekguy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially for bugging them about the TPS reports, Lumberg!

    Rice says the cons around "Severance" (if it were to exist) center around how this could be manipulated to ensure people work even more. "My advice would be to stand up for yourself in this life, set boundaries for your time and honor them," he told Bored Panda. "You can create what you're looking for but it will take some conscious effort."

    #25

    "Drowning 'decent worker' meme depicting workplace hierarchy humor for funniest work memes collection."

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    #26

    Funny work meme of a skeptical cat representing a boss questioning survey anonymity.

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    Charles McChristy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've found that if the survey is truly anonymous you can take it more than once. So now my practice is to fill out the survey in the most neutral way possible, and if I can take it again then I give the real answers.

    Juade C
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was running a survey for a charity. It really was anonymous but it stored the IP address (I couldn’t access it) so the survey could only be taken once on the same machine. But people needed to share computers and this prevented them. I managed to turn that off. And got more replies than invitations sent out 🙄

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    BewilderedBanana
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone had tried to pull off that c**p where i work. What they didn't notice was that when they sent out the email with the link to the survey, they left the extra parameters at the end of the URL and every link had a unique identifier. The parameter also had a name like "user-id" or something like that... they thought we wouldn't see through their cunning plan :)

    Fabulous chocolate cookie
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you're not allowed to share the link to others and its personally generated to you! ;)

    Ruth F
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only way a survey is anonymous is if you post a hard copy in a box.

    Catherine Spencer-Mills
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had one of those. There were 6 people in our department not counting the manager. The HR rep would read a response and we were like - oh, tell them how you really feel, Jane. (Disclosure, there was no Jane in our department) HR rep, how do you know? Jane says that every day she works here.

    He adds that your part in shaping the future of work is helping organizations see clearly what's reasonable to demand of a human being. "That shouldn't be the case, but sadly, a lot of organizations aren't seeing it for themselves," says Rice. "Exodus of good talent moving in the direction of better work and life boundaries is how they learn that lesson."

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    #29

    Funny work meme with a cat displaying a forced smile, capturing the feeling of staying composed during a stressful workweek.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like looking in the mirror

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    #30

    Funny work meme with a character annoyed at being asked to cover a co-worker's shift, expressing reluctance humorously.

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    A dude who likes to drum
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I will accept because I need money because I am severely poor 🥲

    #31

    Construction worker humorously mimics a turtle, bending down with hands cupped, in a funny work meme.

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    Liv
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My ADHD when I'm supposed to being doing work be like:

    Snowkit
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone with adhd this definitely sums it up lol!

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    urbeinghunted 25
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    7 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bro that's a skill mate - probably more so than most of the individuals I woirk alongside

    #32

    Work meme showing character's tired eyes reacting to using paid time off.

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    rullyman
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK if you don't sort out your annual leave, you boss just randomly assigns you days

    PixieVonBehr
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the end of October, the managers at my place all start getting antsy and telling everyone to make sure they use up all their annual leave before year end to make sure no-one misses out. I feel so sorry for our American pals.

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    General Anaesthesia
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Solution: work abolishes paid time off. Ain't capitalism grand?

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    #33

    Tweet about a job interview delay, showcasing a funny work meme to lighten the mood of a long week.

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    Talis
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once got a rejection 1 year after I've sent my application...

    Hannah
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    8 months ago

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    Perhaps due to your poor grammar

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    Fabulous chocolate cookie
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had once they called me 2 years later to ask if I still was interested. And got angry when I said no.

    urbeinghunted 25
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im ready to bet they're a company who won't tolerate a report being sent in 2 years late

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    Andy Frobig
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I interviewed at a Home Depot years ago. They didn't get back to me, so my wife and I started our own business. Home Depot finally called, but we were doing pretty well by then. They called again a couple of months later. Hope they got someone

    SnootWaggling Fox
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why can't they have the basic decency to at least send a form rejection?

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    #34

    Funny work meme with a surprised character reacting to the boss's demand to do more without extra pay.

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    Ravenkbh
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You expect to be paid for all your work????

    #35

    Funny work meme with text: "Friend: How many people work at your company? Me: About half of them," featuring a surprised face.

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    panther
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I'm surprised it's that many.

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    #37

    Man on phone with yellow gloves, humorously claiming he’ll be late to work, illustrating a funny work meme.

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    #38

    Man wearing a helmet and sunglasses, humorously explaining how caffeine and anger help endure a long workweek.

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    Lotekguy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Financial necessity.

    urbeinghunted 25
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Secondly I would need money to afford one of the two so jot that down too

    SomeGurlOnline
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    8 months ago

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    Well, it's through *God* that all things are possible, so jot that down. Secondly, wtf is up with this photoshopped image of Mac? The Pickle Party will not sit still for this.

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    #39

    Man in a playful pose next to a pillar with a caption about work memes and productivity.

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    Auntriarch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me on the group WhatsApp which I haven't taken down yet, in spite of having been retired for eight days

    Novlette Williams
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was genuinely upset to hear about Leslie Jordan.

    Ruth F
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They want you back in the office so you can do this instead of doing your job. Also so that you can eat their bad cake at their horrible "morale" meeting that makes you go home later than usual to the person you actually chose to be with.

    #40

    Office character making a sarcastic expression about a coworker trying to take over tasks, illustrating funny work memes.

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    GalPalAl
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this problem at my job and this is the perfect response. Thank you!

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    #41

    Child making a disappointed face in a cafeteria, illustrating a funny work meme about eating lunch too early.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me every single day, I'll never learn

    Arenwy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put my lunch in the boot of the car so I can’t eat it on the drive to work. 🙂

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    #42

    Old man with disheveled hair and beard, illustrating a funny work meme about exhausting night shifts.

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    Child of the Stars
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a night shifter, it's not the shift that's the problem, it's that no other life responsibilities take night shifters into account.

    Milady Blue
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my case, it was the City of Seattle, for the entire three years I worked 3rd shift, deciding that every square inch of concrete, within about a 4 mile radius of my place, had to be jackhammered. Non stop. Then, the moron up the street was building a house of nails - or so it seemed. Was using one of those pneumatic hammers, and driving two nails at a time. I honestly don't think there was any wood that made up that house when he finally finished it - about two years after I left my 3rd shift job.

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    AP
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked graveyard shift for 11 months and I never got used to it. No amount of coffee could force me awake night after night.

    #43

    Bizarre work meme featuring a strange job application question about what to do with an elephant.

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    Poppy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loan it to a zoo for breeding purposes to repopulate the species. I've not given it away as I still retain ownership and I haven't sold it.

    BossyCloud
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rent it to the zoo to give you some passive income

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    Talis
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Command it to stomp over the car of the person that is responsible for the question.

    Agfox
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cross the Alps & attack the Romans...onwards & upwards my brave Carthaginians! Alternatively, take it to the office with me & leave it in HR

    Matt Blakeley
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Questions like that are actually great, because they show you it's a place you do NOT want to work at.

    Michael Largey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bring it to meetings where there's that guy who's always talking about "the elephant in the room".

    Robert Benson
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would need to know a lot more about a country/world where I can't give away something in my possession. What happens if I try to sell it? Does it just come back? Then I could sell it many times and wouldn't need the job. Will someone attack me? I will train the elephant to defend me (guard elephant). Is this a full grown male or female, African or Asiatic? I need details.

    BewilderedBanana
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Collect all it's cräp and dump it on the boss' car (hopefully it's a convertible)

    Captive
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The other day I was in an interview and the HR lady asked if I were an animal, which one would I be. I said Panda

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    #44

    A bear in a store with a red apron, humorously highlighting funny work meme about enjoying payday, breaks, and leaving.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lunch Breaks are the best!

    Mary Green
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lunch is my second most favorite part of the day. Leaving is my first.

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    #45

    A woman hiding under a table with a caption about relentless emails, representing a funny work meme.

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    Cas P
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to spot a ChatGPT written email. Nobody else hopes their email finds you well.

    Lesliie Balmat
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t even know what that means

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    #47

    Confused woman surrounded by math equations, humorously deciding on using an exclamation mark in a work email.

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    Vicky Phenny
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please give that advice to the District Managers that keep sending emails with "playful" highlighting, bold, or italics that seem like they were applied by a particularly aggressive toddler.

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    sbj
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Emojis and 'HaHa' have no place in internal work emails

    #48

    Cartoon character with a wig holding a clipboard and glaring, capturing a funny work meme scenario.

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    sbj
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The difference today is that the clipboard has been replaced by a smart phone

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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a teacher. We have a monitor at my school who is nosy AF. She even has a little notebook she writes in.

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    #49

    Funny work meme showing a surprised mask face, capturing frustration during a meeting when lacking access.

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    #50

    A funny work meme showing a surprised woman asking, "Why are you so obsessed with me?"

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    #51

    Man explaining work routine with a humorous twist as part of a funny work meme.

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    #52

    Man making a disgusted face in response to a funny work meme about colleagues being family.

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    Nota Robot
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have started to ask them whether they have *met* my family. The ensuing confusion is priceless.

    Michael Largey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "A family? When the owner dies, what do I get in his will?"

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    #53

    Person wrapped in a beige blanket sitting outdoors, captioned "me at the job I begged God for." Humorous work meme.

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    #54

    Man responds to a coworker about not smiling at work, creating a funny work meme.

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    Poppy
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once got fired during a probation period at work as I didn't have enough enthusiasm

    Mischa Keizer
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got fired for not doing the work on Tuesday and Friday. I was hired for Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. When stating that I only worked those three days they were expecting more effort for the other two days.

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    AP
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was pestered at work all the time about smiling. that I didn't smile enough. I thought i was! YOUR SMILING AMOUNT WASN'T IN THE JOB REQUIREMENTS

    #55

    Man with six arms multitasking in office, displaying funniest work meme about staying positive during stressful days.

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    #56

    Man at work expressing skepticism, satirizing the enthusiasm of new employees in a funny work meme.

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    #57

    Man smiling with mug and laptop, illustrating a funny work meme about staying silent in Zoom meetings.

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    Kathy Brooke
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Type it in the chat. Then there's a written record you contributed. Even better on Teams that retains the chat.

    Lost Panda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even do that, and only speak when addressed XD

    Michael Largey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I too feel gratitude whenever a meeting ends.

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    #58

    Man jokingly tells coworker he can't fax from 2021, a funny work meme highlighting generational tech gaps.

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    ColdSteelRonin
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We still have a fax machine in the office. We never use it but occasionally we have a random fax come in.

    Cold Eagle
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This just shows a lack of understanding. There are several fields that fax copies are still heavily utilised.

    Dragon mama
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All day, every day. They just go to an email inbox now.

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    #59

    Dog in office attire at table, labeled as funny work meme about bosses and new hires at a restaurant.

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    #60

    Work meme with bent railroad tracks humorously captioned, "How's work going? Me: Yeah everything's on track! THE TRACK."

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    Ipetmykitteh
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not enough explosions or other dramatic shenanigans.

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    #63

    Man in a suit reacting to a work meme about being tired, expressing humor with a sarcastic tone.

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    Lost Panda
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The older I get, the more I identify with Red

    #64

    Wide-eyed animal with a caption about stopping gossip; a funny work meme to brighten your week.

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    #65

    Four joyful people pictured in nature beneath Excel's 1985 release date, capturing funny work meme vibes.

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    nottheactualphoto
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before Sep 30 1985, people used Lotus 1-2-3. Much better >-P

    Tina Girard
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd take excel over powerpoint any day of the week there, y'all

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    #66

    Alice facepalming in frustration, captioned with a humorous work meme about the endless workweek.

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    Talis
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Management advice: Let your week start on Tuesday! Then, it's OK to be at 100% on Monday...

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    #67

    Child visibly stressed, brushing hair, with text "Let's get this paycheck" highlighting work meme humor.

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    #68

    Worker digging car out of snow with humorous work meme text overlay.

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    Auntriarch
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    8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah I remember that boss. Gaye dear; not everyone lives on a main road that gets cleared, the buses aren't running, and our uniform colleagues are screaming stay home we've got enough idiots stuck on the road already.

    #69

    SpongeBob meme about work responsibilities and salary; funny work meme scene.

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    #70

    Work meme about an embarrassing email exchange where someone misspells their own name.

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    M B
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like a mautice though

    MushroomHead22
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how else do people write maurice? i mean saying "its really important to me" just sounds like you can't take a joke (even though it wasn't) like you couldn't just laugh at the typo? what an arrogant prude.

    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, well some people call him a space cowboy.

    ManuelQue
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And some call him a gangster of love...

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    Michael Largey
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait till OP hears about the pomparus of love.

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    #71

    Office worker sitting with cheese balls, captioned about post-work plans and reality. Funny work meme humor.

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    Auntriarch
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's been home four hours and hasn't taken his bra off yet, this is serious

    #72

    Man humorously illustrates giving 100% at work with a breakdown of percentages per day on a whiteboard.

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    Renae Dougherty
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would swap tues and thu percentages but yes this is accurate

    #73

    Smiling man at work holding cables, captioned "Mysterious Computer Issues," depicting a funny work meme.

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    #74

    Manager and employee humorously shaking hands, embodying funny work memes with text about never saying no to tasks.

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    #75

    SpongeBob looking stressed at a table, illustrating a funny work meme about tough workweeks.

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    DowntownStevieB
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyday when I worked in Pediatrics. Side note: How is his coffee steaming?

    #77

    Funny work meme: Cartoon character crying with a shampoo bottle in the shower, highlighting life's unexpected twists.

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    MushroomHead22
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jerry is laughing here. people need to start using meme properly again, cause im getting mad.

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    #78

    "Funny work meme contrasting ideal day vs. reality with baby success and tired face illustration."

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    Liv
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me and I'm still in school.

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    #79

    Person humorously raising hand, asking "Am I fired?" after a small work mistake.

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    Vicky Phenny
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My most recent hire, 6 months in! 🤣

    #80

    Hello Kitty in office attire holding hammer, funny work meme reflecting stress humor.

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to assume that the maker of this meme means 'metamorphosises'.

    #81

    Split image of work memes: left shows a professional appearance, right depicts disheveled reality working from home.

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    #82

    A man lying on the ground with a weary expression, captioned humorously about staying in the same job, representing work memes.

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    Poppy
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    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i was like this when I worked in retail. Managed to escape in 2018 after 5 years.

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    #83

    Cat in pajamas lying on bed, contemplating work-life balance with a humorous caption.

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    #84

    A dog under a blanket reads a funny work meme book titled "How to retire by tomorrow" on a cozy Sunday night.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No problem, retiring is dead easy. Oh you mean retiring with money? Sorry, can't help you there

    #85

    Funniest work meme showing a man smiling before work and stressed an hour later, capturing office humor.

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    #86

    Child crying, caption reads "It's been a long week, me in the middle of Tuesday," illustrating a funny work meme.

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    #87

    Smiling man meme about work tasks humor, showing satisfaction after completing a small part of a long to-do list.

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    #88

    Man in a suit with stressed expression, attempting to stay positive, captures essence of funny work memes.

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    #89

    Funny work meme featuring a wide-eyed, amused doll face, captioned about arriving at work exhausted and unprepared.

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    Liv
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like the concept, but that picture is terrifying!

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    #90

    Man in overalls standing in a field with text overlay about work, humorous work meme.

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    #91

    Baby character wishes for salary increase at shooting star, humor work meme.

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    #92

    Patrick with a towel on head contemplating work, funny meme on deciding whether to go to work in a cozy bedroom setting.

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    MeMosabe
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I'd rather be deathly ill than go to work, then I know it's time for a change.

    Beffett
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    7 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes!!! Last year in September, work was so crazy I was looking forward to my nice, relaxing *shoulder surgery.*

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    #93

    Cake with Windows XP error message, humorous work meme about leaving an IT job, saying "Job failed successfully."

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    #94

    Funny work meme featuring a cartoon character looking unimpressed in various poses.

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    #95

    Person looking stressed at work, yawning, captioned with work meme text about a difficult day.

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    #96

    Man reading "How to make money" book, discovers "Work" and starts crying; a funny work meme.

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    #97

    Person in clown makeup wearing a hoodie, standing in a room, reflecting on amusing work memes.

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    #98

    Cartoon character driving frantically, capturing the stress of balancing career and life; a funny work meme for a hectic week.

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    #99

    A funny work meme shows a man in a green tracksuit crying, with text about working on the weekend.

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    #100

    SpongeBob meme humorously depicting a tired walk into work, capturing the essence of funny work memes.

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