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Even if it’s just a way to pay the bills, a job is still a major part of our lives. After all, we need to eat and keep a roof over our heads.
That said, it’s hard to think of a profession without at least a few frustrating responsibilities that can test the limits of your patience.
To make those moments a little more bearable, the Instagram account @workmemesoffical shares hilariously accurate memes that capture what it really feels like to get through the workday.
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Charlotte 1 day ago
my favorite things about being an independent contractor is that I don't have to do these anymore. Don't like my work? End the contract. Like my work? Extend it. That and getting paid for every hour I work.
Sue User 14 hours ago
I took a non contract job after being contract for years. I hated filling in the review but the raise was nice.
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Geoffrey Scott 1 day ago
Never forget, irrespective of every accomplishment you've had, no matter how much money you've saved them, it's never remembered.
sbj 1 day ago
I hate the question where do you see yourself in 5/10 years time. Mind you it doesn't matter what rubbish I can come up with as the only one thing I'm sure about the future is that the person asking it will have been replaced by then
sturmwesen 1 day ago
why do I even need a "goal"? is not drowning, no k*****g and setting limits not goal enough?
Crystalwitch60 1 day ago
That one’s easy , what’s your goal ,.. getting paid !
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David Paterson 1 day ago
Change the word "university" to "government" and I'll agree with you.
Tim Douglass 8 hours ago
Whenever someone gripes about government bureaucrats remember that it is Peggy they are talking about. All those people the "efficiency heroes" want to get rid of are the ones who actually run everything.
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Amanda the Panda 1 day ago
Nah-that’s what they say you but in reality they treat you like shït. I’m an ex PA/exec assistant of 2 decades.
The FlexJobs 2025 Financial Pulse Report reveals the scope of a lot of the issues we see in these memes. Surveying more than 3,000 U.S. workers, the study highlights growing anxiety and shifting priorities in the workforce.
In an email statement to Bored Panda, FlexJobs said the findings reveal that more than 1 in 4 workers (26%) are more worried about being laid off now than they were six months ago, signaling a noticeable uptick in job security concerns. Another 23% say their concern has remained pretty much the same, while only 8% feel less worried, and 29% say they’re not worried at all.
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Susan Teter 23 hours ago
Love this. If I have to spend AT LEAST 50 hours a week in this box, at least I can enjoy my surroundings. I am not veal!
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Kirsten Kerkhof 1 day ago (edited)
That is why, after 25 years, I am still "just" a teacher. No, I don't want to become admin. No, I don't want extra duties. No, I don't want a promotion. I want to be in the classroom, with my students who are hilarious and great and kind and silly and kinda stupid in a "I am 17 years old and I know *everything*" sort of way. I don't want the eternal meetings. I went to uni to learn how to teach, and that's what I do best.
ExistentialSoup 16 hours ago
Same! I’ve been licensed in mental health for almost 20 years and I have been an admin and I hated it! I just want to do my job and go home, responsible only for my clients.
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Lotekguy 1 day ago
What was wrong with my first comment on this item that BP decided it needed to be hidden? If any of you read it, please let me know what sin I committed.
Multa Nocte 1 day ago
Nah, BP has some sort of glitch going on that randomly grabs comments and either buries them or buries them without the ability to respond. I've encountered both the past 5 days or so. Many of us have commented on it and several have written in to BP, but nothing yet. I think it's the fallout from when they had the Christmas promotion with the hidden pandas. Also no one is being notified if a comment has been upvoted or if someone responded to one of our comments.
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Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not 1 day ago (edited)
She's no longer hungry for success. So she'll go hungry for real. Sigh, the world's a rat race.
However, when asked how confident they are in their ability to earn money on their own if they lost their job, the vast majority (70%) of respondents said they believe they could find a way to make it work.
Meanwhile, 24% said they are “not very confident” and would struggle without traditional employment.
The remaining 6% said they are “not at all confident” and would need major reskilling or external help to stay afloat.
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Sven Horlemann 21 hours ago
I learned not to answer some emails as the first one. But to wait.
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Miles Mawyer 1 day ago
Literally EVERBODY works "just for the money." It's the definition of a JOB.
gvizzle_ 74 1 day ago
"people won't apply just for the money" companies need to pull their heads out of their a$$es. Bro, i'm not in this for the love of the game - i need to feed my dogs and ensure they continue to live in the manner to which they have become accustomed
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visacrum 9 hours ago (edited)
I do this at least 3 times a month while mentally hissing 'Justiccccccce' (pronounced 'Just-isssssssss') to myself. Bonus points for replying and attaching said non-received response with something to the tune of 'attached please find the original request/ response to (whatever the situation was).' Extra bonus points if you never hear from them again on it. Extra EXTRA bonus points if the conversation involves at least one management level higher.
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Michael Fernandez 14 hours ago
“As per my previous e-mail” is corporate-speak for “kiss my grits.” (I’m using Flo the waitress’s catchphrase because I’m confident it won’t get censored).
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Stardust she/her 1 day ago
There’s this phrase in Hindi “आये थे हरि भजन को, ओटन लगे कपास” [aaye the hari bhajan ko, otan lage kapas] which literally translates to “came to worship god, ended up spinning cotton” and it means to avoid doing important work by instead doing useless tasks
Sue Denham 1 day ago
What an excellent word1 I must throw this into a conversation at every given opportunity.
But arguably the most telling sign of the current work climate is that most workers would leave their job if money wasn’t a factor.
If they could leave their current job tomorrow with no financial consequences, only 7% of respondents said they would stay in their role. The majority (93%) said they would pursue new paths, with top responses including:
- 19% would switch to a different job or industry;
- 19% would start their own business;
- 19% would pursue a creative passion or side project full-time;
- 17% would travel;
- 9% would return to school;
- 5% would volunteer.
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Geoffrey Scott 1 day ago
I so miss a former co-worker who had the same sense of irreverence and sarcasm as me. Hope you're doing well Kent.
lliannan 13 hours ago
I miss Dionne! She made my job so much less miserable!
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Susan Teter 23 hours ago
Well if you don't like the answer, I guess you shouldn't have asked the question
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Charlotte 1 day ago
Sadly I have not caused new rules. I have had some spirited discussions about a few though. Maybe I need to set the bar higher
PenguinEmp 1 day ago
I have! You may not use the junction room (a small room with a few cables. Nothing extraordinary) as a place to have a panic attack.
Additionally, FlexJobs’ Financial Pulse Report found that 41% of respondents frequently think about changing jobs for better pay, while 25% rarely (17%) or never (8%) think about it.
Respondents also said the financial factors that most impact their stress during a job search are:
- Paying bills or managing debt – 78%;
- Rising costs or inflation – 64%;
- Housing, rent, or mortgage costs – 63%;
- Lack of personal savings – 56%;
- Retirement planning – 54%;
- Childcare or family expenses – 19%;
- Student loans – 18%.
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joann fielding 6 hours ago
Let's hope they don't recite any poetry, Adam!
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Charlotte 1 day ago
This question is just the worst. Does anyone actually answer it honestly? I've only ever had candidates come up with some version of "my weakness are that I care too much and work too hard'
Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 1 day ago
The best thing about me? I'm not a cop. The worst thing about me? Cops have rules. I dont
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PenguinEmp 1 day ago
Never hire him. What a d*******g. To sit by and let someone make fish..... Horrible. This is why I eat in the boardrooms
Sue User 2 hours ago
They let you in the boardroom? Most places I work lock them.
Load More Replies... Geobugi🇰🇷🇰🇭 1 day ago
Never in my life i have been asked to tell something negative about myself. If it ever happens i will be so confused by the question that i will probably answer " i hate my neighbors cat"
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Ace 1 day ago
30 years ago you were driving a small old pile of p*o with tiny wheels so any old tyres in the cheapest size would do. Now you're in some ridiculous over-large SUV with 20-inch wheels and huge chunky "off-road" tyres. It's not really the (inflation-corrected) price that has changed.
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4 tires runs us about $800 and lasts about 5 years. That's 800 divided by 60 months. Every month when I pay bills, I set aside $14 dollars. When it comes time for new tires, they're already paid for. I do this for everything. $13 a months for Amazon Prime. $10 a month to have the septic pumped. $5 a month for my kid's yearbook. $4 a month to renew my cats' license. Only works if you make more than you spend though. That's the catch.
Load More Replies... Despite financial pressure being a driving force in the job search, most workers are unwilling to sacrifice mental health or work-life balance for a higher paycheck—nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents said they would turn down a higher-paying job if the benefits didn’t support their overall well-being. Looks like the memes aren’t exaggerating after all.
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Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 1 day ago
Read 1984 again. What was Winstons job, exactly?
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Peter Magnell 1 day ago
not an actual issue as you can track participation without it being tied to the answers
Jan Rosier 1 day ago
If I get one of those, I make some snarky remarks, sometimes even rude. If it comes with a grading scale, I grade very low. Either it is really actually always been anonymous, or noone dares to confront me...
Kimberley McMillan 12 hours ago
I filled out a work survey saying "I don't believe a real person reads this, so why bother answering honestly?" and no one ever got back to me about it.
Charlotte 1 day ago
Right up there with "here are the results and comments by team" when your team has 3 people and one was away
Sparky4 1 day ago
It's so anonymous that our boss confronts who he thinks made the anonymous comment. We have 8 people in our dept.
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Charlotte 1 day ago
I used to get the Sunday scariest so badly it ruined most of the day. That was a sigh I should have paid more attention to
Sue User 2 hours ago
You know you have stayed too long at a job when you leave for the last time and have overwhelmed urge to scream "FREEDOM".
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Geoffrey Scott 1 day ago
As with the above post, you are not irreplaceable, but it will take a few others to do what you did. Personal experience talking. And of course, those who never step up never will, and still be considered valuable
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dgoddesschardonnay 18 hours ago
That's always the case. I spent over 35 years in grocery stores before I was forced to retire in 2024. A bonus rule if you will: management will periodically change. Sadly the attitude doesn't change with it. Out for one day: manager has a breakdown and has to have at least 2 people to cover for me (as she has zero clue on how to do my job still even after I had given her the crash course) yet tells me I'm not doing a very good job (one I've been in for at least 18 of the 20 yrs with the chain) Don't miss this one bit.
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Khavrinen 15 hours ago
The "freedom" to be ground under the heel of richer billionaires!
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Shaggy 23 hours ago
Can 1000% verify that your work friends are not your real friends. I have had maybe 5 real jobs in my life, this last one for 20 years. I have maybe 3-4 people that I still have contact with from back in the day and they were buddies when I was in sales, 2 careers and 25 years ago. Through Job title changes, team changes, retirements and purview changes I can say that a total of 0 people are actually friends, the rest are coworkers, a voice on the phone. Before we were WFH, around 2010, we had work "Friends" that you would go to happy hour and maybe camping or something, families would have gatherings and you went, met the kids and formed relationships. Now, I don't even know what most of my coworkers look like as the pictures on zoom/teams/whatever are all 20+ years old and they all 3/4 of the way across the country in different time zones. So, Unless you need each other to do your job, no, you do not have friends at work.
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sturmwesen 1 day ago
Do you want to come with me to the smokers balcony? - I don't smoke - that was not the question. we are inclusive. you still can come
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sbj 1 day ago (edited)
What with putting all my energy into the job, commute and trying to barely exist I don't have time to visit a Doctor
joann fielding 6 hours ago
You can afford a doctor?!!! Must not be American. Source: I'm an American. Sigh
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Zig Zag Wanderer 1 day ago
You seem way less desperate when applying for a job if you already have one. True story....
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Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not 1 day ago
Don't you dare remove my AI generated paragraphs. Noooo, now I'll have to ask Jiminy again
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gvizzle_ 74 1 day ago
if that's not AI, that cake decorator writes better with icing than i do with a fancy pen and so much concentration that my tongue peeks out of the corner of my mouth
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