“9 To 5 Lifestyle”: 50 Of The Most Accurate Memes About Living That Corporate Dream That Might Hit Way Too Close To Home

Im 5-7 years away from retirement. I want to stay in this position, supporting this workgroup until I retire. I don't want to move up, I don't want a career change, maybe a special project now & then, and I want to work with nice people. I want to retire from this company. Go select someone else to be in leadership. Leave me alone.

Every workplace benefits from those steady, reliable workers who just do what the job requires and don't burn themselves out gong the "extra mile". That's commendable.

Same goes for school. Unless you get extra credit or if that grade truly matters to you. Like in college right now it doesn't matter if i get a 97% pr 73% on an exam, at the end of the year it only says "passed" or "failed" Attendance also, if you learn more on your own and just waste time (and interrupt during) the class, it makes more sense to stay home/library whatever. Check with the professor thought (just in case they have a rule-80%attendence or you cant take an exam or something)

I always become the go to person / the leader automatically and it's annoying 😑

Called "Quiet Quitting". There can be some merit to it.

We've already met five days a week and you want more? No, thanks.

LOL!!! I was working on location in New Hampshire for a TV pilot and the crew was from Los Angeles. Every weekend they would make these big group plans, and here's me thinking "we JUST spent all week together filming 12 hour days!!"

Me too, I saw enough of them in the week thank you.

This. I'm a career firefighter. Our department is like a family. Unfortunately, like a family, there's the black sheep. They want to go shoot pool, hang out or do other things together. Same ones talk smack on each other. They invited me to go camp one weekend. Thanks, but no thanks. I have to spend 24 hours with some of you and that's enough. And I sure as heck keep to myself and don't tell them anything because some are very manipulative. And few already took promotions from my hard work. Yes. Bad enough I already told one of them that they would know their duty if they would get out from under the chiefs desk.

That is so ME!!

HA. Monday 3 Owls is not going to be impressed with Friday 3 Owls.

Duh!

They had to tell our project managers not to schedule meetings on Fridays or Monday mornings.

100%

This is particularly true in schools. Some schools rare

Handsome kitty.

Kind of going through this now. I know of something that needs to be doen, but I don't want to bring it up/voluntold that I'm it.

Me with my parents lmao

OR, because then you become the reason the meeting goes on another 20 minutes. My old boss used to do that, if you asked a question he didn't really answer, but just... found a 15-20 minute way to say "I don't know'".

Or worse...it will put you on everyone's s**t list for drawing out an already excruciatingly-long meeting.

I had that happen. I refused to keep doing all the extra work without any extra pay and they transferred me to another department. They hired 3 people to do what I was doing myself; and the first month after they wrecked at least $40,000 in product. I left soon after.

Was fired for something that was my boss's fault and had pointed it out to him several times. When his wife fired me and asked me to stay 2 more weeks, I pointed out to her (as I was cleaning out my desk) whose fault the situation was, then left. They had to hire 2 people to replace me, one of which was a man who was paid twice my salary.

It took my old boss over six months to find my replacement.

This was my cousin she basically ran the company's financial department by herself. Including helping with logistics as her company had contracts for various car companies. From what I understand she was doing the job of 4-5 people. She's no longer there but ya, I used to think she was crazy being that overworked.

Hey mine was "retired".

Nobody would answer that, but is nice

That hits too hard .

Funny we didn't cross paths.....

Same but some people know how to change that when they sign out. One person has the tail end of a Honda, another has cherry blossoms. I don't know how they do it. Also, I don't think we're actually allowed to.

If I actually acted my wage, I'd have to just fall to the ground and form a fetal position

But wage doesn't always equal knowledge. I've had people make more than me but actually know way less. I still don't take their condescension or attempt of telling me how to do my job.

Coworker tries to order you around. The correct response is to look them in the eye, pause, then say, "Excuse me?"

Boss, to me: "You can't fit 60+ hours worth of work into a 40 hour work week without mistakes or overtime? Lazy! Greedy!" Boss, to coworkers: "You managed to fit 10 hours worth of work in a 40 hour work week? Such a wonderful worker!"

Like the time when I was hired to make some changes around the company because they seemed stuck in doing things the same over and over. They wanted something new they said. Got fired because I didn't do things their way :)

Totally true

Was in that world for 5 yrs.

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Oooh, I am so nearly there....

Its so exhausting to look interested and as if you are paying attention.. huufff