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Article created by: Evelina Šiukšterytė

Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life. Oh, if only it were that easy! In reality, millions of people take whatever jobs they can get—just to put food on the table. And even those who adore what they do sometimes have days they wish they could hit snooze and go right back to sleep. Or skip that "quick" Zoom call that somehow always spirals into a two-hour existential crisis.

Whether you’re currently procrastinating a task you’ve been avoiding for weeks, taking a “mental health break” between meetings, or just need to escape the absurdity that is your 9-to-5 life, you've come to the right place...

Bored Panda has pulled the best memes from a Facebook page called Work Meme of the Day. It has more than 544,000 members comforting each other with painfully relatable memes about the highs and lows of being gainfully employed. It’s like a support group. But without the talking. So get ready to laugh, cry, or maybe even reconsider your entire career path as you scroll through the list. Don't forget to upvote your favorites!

We also take a look at the 10 jobs at risk of being replaced by AI in 2025. And you'll find that info between the images.

#1

Handwritten work life meme showing a note clarifying relationship status as wife not daughter, capturing relatable work life moments.

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    #2

    Delivery worker holding packages with funny faces in relatable memes about work life and mailroom duties.

    goose_10:

    Hi neighbor. I love this delivery guy too. Looking good! 

    Sss_mithy:

    If you get enough, you should make him a little calender of himself for the holidays.

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    #3

    Black dog sitting on couch with sad expression, relatable meme capturing work life struggles and excuses for missing work.

    Dawn Reid:

    My dog turns his head away when I give him a kiss before I leave for work he won't even look at me.

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    #4

    Twitter conversation humor about work life challenges and office banter, reflecting relatable work life memes.

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    #5

    Work center sign humorously credits Joe leaving for an accident-free record, capturing relatable work life humor.

    dinasaursinlove:

    Spoiler alert: Joe was the accident.

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    #6

    Sign on a wall humorously stating being humble but confident about being irreplaceable at work, capturing relatable work life memes.

    Dean J. Vlahos:

    Took 3 to replace me and they were still calling me 18 months LATER, to ask ME questions about THEIR systems.

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    #7

    Text meme about a part-time job filling piano humidification systems with water, relatable work life humor.

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    #8

    Text meme contrasting European and American out-of-office messages, highlighting relatable work life humor.

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    #9

    Text meme about work life stating vacation requests should be called vacation awareness as it's just making others aware of absence.

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    #10

    Man with wide eyes expressing shock and disbelief, illustrating relatable work life meme about minimum wage and effort.

    Kalani Allen:

    Got it backwards.
    Employee does minimal or unskilled work.
    Company pays accordingly.
    Want more pay? Add value. When you make your organization more money from your labor they will increase pay.

    Vegard Witsø:

    The logic breaks down when the skilled and diligent employee does take on extra responsibility: If he's lucky, his title might inflate a bit, but his wage typically doesn't just by itself. He has to demand it. Not so easy to do, if you are the diligent type. And you see it everythere around you: There's plenty of people working 60 hours weeks, who aren't rich. And amongst rich people, many enough aren't working hard at all. There's no connection between working hard and getting paid.

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    #11

    Man looking pensive with text about time passing, highlighting relatable work life moments and reflections on future years.

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    #12

    Three men in business casual attire ordering food at a counter, humorously relating to work life situations.

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    #13

    Student at a desk filled with oversized notes and papers, illustrating relatable work life challenges during an exam.

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    #14

    Elderly man smiling and leaning playfully on a column, humorously depicting work life distraction and coworker annoyance.

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    #15

    Toddler yelling into a phone in frustration, illustrating relatable work life challenges with automated customer service calls.

    David Estes:

    Then you get someone that can't speak English.

    Ray Searcy:

    Then they want you to answer a survey.

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    #16

    Text meme about work life highlighting how companies find budget for raises only after employees get better offers elsewhere.

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    #17

    Muppet characters express relatable work life frustrations about not getting paid enough to handle coworkers.

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    #18

    Man pretending injury to get months off work then returns rude, humorously capturing relatable work life frustrations.

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    #19

    Meme showing work life humor with a man saying you'll notice when I'm not here after quitting without notice.

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    #20

    Tweet about work life describing a billionaire's daughter working 9 to 5 for social connection, capturing relatable work life humor.

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    #21

    Cat behind bars holding a sign that says I am being crabby, humorously capturing relatable work life feelings.

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    #22

    Man making a sarcastic face with text about companies giving a small raise, relatable work life meme.

    Matt Poole:

    Yall are getting .50?

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    #23

    Close-up of a white fluffy dog with text meme about work life performance and manager feedback.

    Michael Cass Baron Moss:

    Trying to match my pay scale 🤣

    Julie Harris:

    That’s a get ya fired comment right there! 😅

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    #24

    Pot brownies baked in flower pots with text about coworkers and manager reaction, illustrating relatable work life memes.

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    #25

    Two coworkers laughing together with text about breaking the ice and relatable work life memes humor.

    the_hustlin_honey:

    To everyone who thought I looked mean but was really just angry about having to be in the office and forced to “people”, I’m sorry…..kind of…..😂😂

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    #26

    Cartoon depicting a micromanager angrily watching an employee at a desk, illustrating relatable work life memes.

    Anon:

    Micromanagers have too much time on their hands.

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    #27

    Sad monkey face with Monday blues and happy monkey smiling with retirement joy, relatable work life meme.

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    #28

    Sign humorously states employees can't accept cash due to math struggles, capturing relatable work life meme sentiment.

    Tim Hull:

    The cash register does the math but they still can't count the change correctly.

    Leslie Thorpe:

    I don’t shop where they don’t take cash. It is much easier to save when I see every dollar leave my hand.

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    #29

    Monopoly man meme illustrating the irony of low worker pay and poor customer purchasing in work life.

    Nick FaceonFire Newman:

    This is how I found myself working at Taco Bell, but being paid so little that the only way I could afford to eat Taco Bell was to take something home after my shifts.

    Michael Arellano Macaraig:

    It helps if your employees can become your customers. Ford paid his workers enough so that they could buy his cars given time.

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    #30

    Tweet about career growth at work being mostly based on connections rather than skill, highlighting relatable work life memes.

    Wesley McClure:

    Not about what you know, it’s about who you know.

    Paula Barrick Kohrt:

    I wish there had been one class where this was mentioned. Brown nosing 101.

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    #31

    Out of office message meme humor about vacation and emails, relatable to work life and office culture.

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    #32

    Woman lying awake in bed, unable to sleep and already thinking about leaving work, relatable work life meme.

    Christine Wheeler:

    That’s me 100%.

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    #33

    Text meme about work life showing the feeling of never staying rich because bills are always due.

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    #34

    Four photos of women with angled bob haircuts illustrating a relatable work life meme about speaking to the manager.

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    #35

    Turtle lying on its back illustrating relatable work life struggles of getting out of bed every morning.

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    #36

    Gray filing cabinet with humorous labels Top Secret and Bottom Secret on drawers, capturing relatable work life humor.

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    #37

    Domino's storefront with employees outside and a humorous work life memo about uniform rules in case of arrest.

    Anon:

    Places that pay bad have the worst rules posted around, I saw one at a supermarket that threatened to take phones off their employees if they were found using them in the restroom.

    Grace Willoughby:

    Way to go, Dominos… You give zero f:;$& about your employees, but make certain your branding is intact. I don’t even eat Domino’s, but I will NEVER eat it moving forward.

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    #38

    Text meme about struggle to save money when bills equal paycheck, reflecting relatable work life challenges and financial stress.

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    #39

    Coffee cups labeled with different sleep hours humorously illustrating relatable work life sleep struggles in a café setting.

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    #40

    Man sitting on a bench looking contemplative and tired, capturing relatable work life feelings on a Sunday night.

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    #41

    Manager saying we're all in the same boat with sinking ship image, relatable work life meme about struggling teamwork.

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    #42

    Social media post humor about work life, expressing the struggle of working daily just to afford a few days off.

    Caretta Brockington:

    3 WHOLE DAYS!!?? Whats your secret??

    Stacy Lang:

    Yep! Work 6 days a week and even have a side job and still can’t make it 😭

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    #43

    Two coworkers in red sweaters sitting relaxed on porch steps, humorously capturing work life moments early at work.

    Sean Gatewood:

    All my coworkers are narcs so…

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