This Facebook Group Shares 50 “Work Related Funnies” To Help You Get Through The Work Week
"Sunday scaries" does not sound all that scary, right? But to millions of employees, they are a common nightmare that hits like clockwork as soon as they want to relax in the last hours of the weekend. The anxiety and dread that creeps in on the eve before a workweek often makes us obsessed with one thought — in 12 hours, we’re back at our desks yet again. Heck, even the most fortunate people who love what they do can have a hard time returning to the real world after a pleasant break.
Thankfully, there's an entertaining corner over on Facebook that serves as the perfect antidote to the dreary and gruesome 9 to 5 grind. Aptly titled 'Work Week Memes,' this group is all about capturing hilariously relatable work moments to temporarily let employees forget about their worries, one meme at a time.
We at Bored Panda have gathered some of the best "funnies" from this online community to boost the mood of any desk-bound poor soul out there. So enjoy scrolling through this list, upvote the posts that made you laugh, and be sure to share them with your friends who need it most! When you’re finished chuckling at these memes, check out our previous piece filled with corporate humor right over here.
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My guess is he bent down to pick something up around high noon, and a coworker said "wait, don't move!"
Load More Replies...Awesome. This is the kind of coworker you want to be around. Still getting his work done but good for a laugh also.
I do this. But on the side of a vehicle. Your reflection, looks like... Well so I don't offend Anyone, go do it. Then you can tell me about it. You'll laugh... I promise.
Let's count the number of people who said "I wish I had spent more time at work." on their death bed.
Whilst this is a very admirable sentiment, isn't this thread called "workplace funnies"? I don't see a joke here.
Same goes for school system. The factories don't need more slaves....let them be creative, not mentally broken
Reading your post made me think of Pink Floyd’s The Wall…….”Hey Teacher! Leave them kids alone!”
Load More Replies...So this happened yesterday. My boss has been trying to get me to work OT all the time. When hired when asked if I’m willing to work OT I told them no not at all. Well my company agreed to produce 20% more parts per year for a vendor. So asked me if I would come in on Saturday for an hour or two. (Not worth my time in travel or gas) so I will propose to them today that I will work 8 hours Monday, 9 hours Tuesday-Thursday and 5 on Friday and leave at lunch. Gives me 40 hours and increases their production by 40-60%. Let’s see how that works. FYI I am a machinist and the program to make 1 part is 8.5 hours.
I work 80 hours a week. I'm a hero. Just like a blind Hawkeye.
Money is a bonus for my job well done.
Load More Replies...I would definitely slap one for free. But wouldn't complain at all if the money came with that free slap
Whether you work from home, in a hipsterish office, or in a tiny and dull cubicle, there are many frustrating things about corporate life that can make you feel anxious to start a new week. But fear not, you’re definitely not alone. A 2018 survey commissioned by LinkedIn found that a whopping 80 percent of Americans worry about the upcoming work week on Sundays. When the researchers broke down this alarming number by generation, it revealed that over 90% of Millennials and Generation Z reported feeling the "Sunday Scaries."
The survey also showed the main reasons for this phenomenon. "Professionals say worrying about your workload (60%), balancing your professional and personal to-do’s (44%), and thinking about the tasks you didn't finish last week (39%) are the top causes."
I nominate the grown a** man who wants to come in to buy 50 of the same children's toy car so they can upsell them on eBay.
Load More Replies...The only problem with that is.what if a bigger a hole of a customer comes along later?and I've already reached my one customer a day quota which will happen
Yes, but people won’t know if you already had your one per day, so they‘d be more careful.
Load More Replies...I work with kids. Can I fight one parent per day please? Pretty please? (Also, I've worked in customer service and I wholeheartedly approve this idea!)
First rule of Fight Club….you don’t talk about Fight Club.
Load More Replies...Please make this real! Please make this real! Please make this real!
Think about how police brutality is always being excused by "how stressful their jobs are" and "how awful the people are they have to arrest". Well that should hold true for anybody in society then. Everybody has to deal with jerks.
I so sth similar. Being a nursery teacher, we're supposed to be a role model for the little ones. So I drink out of my "water bottle" (which isn't see-through) and the kids will never know it's diet coke ;)
I started to bring a 32 ounce travel mug of ice and water to work about 15 years ago. The first week I got called to HR because someone said it was liquor. I had to let them pour some of the water out so they could make sure it water. When she looked disappointed, I very calmly said, "When I start bringing liquor to work, you'll know because you'll be the first person I'll share it with."
I remember when my teacher drank coffee from a glass (all mugs were dirty) and he was so embarrassed when we teased him about drinking cola.
I can imagine, my co-worker working on the laptop, me putting my hands around him from the back and guiding his hands on the keyboard, unchained melodies playing in the background...
Load More Replies...I left a job in 1996 and in 2000 they still called me occasionally. I didn't mind. They had to contract 3 guys and a external company to cover for me leaving. I was friends with the accountant and he told me maintenance costs had tripled.
Hell, my old job would use the quija board to ask me to cover someone else's shift. -.-
I don't understand that. If I call in sick, it's THEIR responsibility to cover my shift. Unless of course they want to pay me manager's wages while trying to find someone.
I will never understand the worksituations in US - Live in Denmark and have 6 weeks of paid vacation and a year of maternity lieve
Another study conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by luxury home brand Charisma revealed that the "Sunday Scaries" usually start at 3:58 PM. But the good news is that there are ways to fight it. Slightly less than half of the respondents revealed that they deal with this dread by taking time for themselves. They sneak away for about four hours of 'me time' throughout the weekend to binge their favorite shows (50%), read a book (40%), pamper themselves with a bath (37%), or take a snooze (27%). "Taking time for yourself over the weekend is an important way to prepare for the week ahead," Lauren Steinke, senior vice president of one parent company of Charisma, said. "Whether that be watching TV or taking a bath to relax and take your mind off all the other tasks to be done."
One more way that participants mitigate the "Sunday scaries" is by getting a full night’s rest on Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately, not everyone has a perfect sleep schedule, with 71% reporting they usually mess it up by the end of the weekend. "Getting quality sleep during the weekend can help you be more productive with your to-do list and reenergize you for the upcoming week," Steinke added.
IIRC, he has a medical condition that makes him sensitive to things like the wind blowing on him - which NEVER happens on a beach, of course.... EDIT: link to article about him -https://bgr.com/lifestyle/beach-cat-windy-pumpkin/#:~:text=It%20seems%20that%20while%20the,couldn't%20stand%20the%20wind.&text=Speaking%20with%20The%20Dodo%2C%20Pumpkin's,a%20condition%20called%20cerebellar%20hypoplasia.
Load More Replies...If I were to step one foot out of the house while holding my cat I'd be in need of a plastic surgeon stat.
They are the ones who got promoted because everyone else left, to the point of realizing that they are NEVER getting out of this hell hole.
Truth, my friend works at Walmart and is currently in customer service! The other day she said she felt like a villain for yelling at a Karen!
Me too-I'm off tomorrow, and enjoying tonight immensely! 😊😂
Load More Replies...Also Sunday is not real day off, it’s just a buffer day between Saturday and Monday to make your Saturday enjoyable. Impending sense of doom starts around lunchtime and gets stronger the darker it gets outside. I still hate Sundays and I don’t even work on Mondays these days.
The best moment of a week is Friday afternoon/night and not the weekend per se.
Right just knowing you can sleep in, dont have to get up and dressed.
Sadly, some employees feel this existential dread throughout the week. Whether their job leaves them with zero energy or motivation to enjoy life or their giant workloads and horrible bosses take all joy away from them, some workers are in great need of a midweek pick-me-up to maintain their level of sanity.
Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., psychologist and creator of MentalDrive, told Bored Panda in a previous interview that every single one of us needs comic relief. "Laughter is the polar opposite of the stress, distress, frustration, and fatigue we can often feel as we work our jobs day in and day out. An intermittent dose of humor that results in a mood shift, even temporarily, can reset us emotionally and give us more emotional strength to carry on in our work," he explained.
There are like five people that can contact me after my normal work routine and they're all family. Everyone else is blocked thanks to "Do Not disturb" and "Silence Unknown Callers". Work likes to use blocked numbers, so guess where that gets them...
I read Juan Ghost instead of Ghote and thought "no wonder you're so good at dodging your employer you're a freaking ghost"
Load More Replies...Twice now I have been called by my boss to come in and drive a truck on Saturday. I always say, "sure, I'm two beers into a sixpack but it sounds like fun on a buzz". Works at 6am
Yeah if your job doesn't understand that your not working on your day off then leave
Before the advent of mobile phones, I worked as a live in junior hotel manager for a large UK chain of hotels and would regularly get called in on my day off to cover absence, sickness etc .... About a year into this, I was told by an old hand at the company, that if you'd had an alcoholic drink (or you had booze on your breath), they legally could not ask you to work ; worked like a dream, the only slight problem being that I developed a serious alcohol problem, thankfully, now under control !!
A subcontractor stole my $8 pen. I hounded his company until they sent me $8 to replace my pen.
Load More Replies...Many years ago, before individual PCs were around, I had a colleague who, on getting a new BIC ballpoint, would remove the end plug and insert a small piece of paper with his name on it.
My former boss used to steal my pens then insist they were hers. I bought a huge ugly horse head pen(Godfather style). Every time she’d walk away with it, she’d laugh, then return it. There was no wAy she could get away with owning that
Lol, isn't that the truth! I put pink sticky tags with my name on mine and they still get stolen. Working in an office is like being back at school with other kids who steal your toys.
Speed limit is 55. They go 35. I pass them, legally, and they throw up their hands like I'm crazy...
Oh my Gosh this is soooooo true! Happens to me all the time getting behind Grampa! I don't care if they want to go 20 mph under the speed limit. Just pleeeeeease pull over and let me get to work!!
But first you have to mow your lawn... we have lots of retirees who get up at first light to do yard work. Mow, then impede traffic, then grocery shop at six pm. Shouldn't we find something annoying to do at lunch?
Wasn't there a New York bicycle advocacy group where members bought $250 cars from junk yards, loaded up their bikes, and drove these sh!t heaps through morning rush-hour traffic until they broke down in the middle lane; and rode away on the bicycle?
If there was, they deserved to get their asses beat and then thrown in fn jail.
Load More Replies...If our work makes us feel exhausted and constantly swamped, it can quickly lead to higher levels of stress, anxiety, and even burnout. Sadly, many people fail to notice they’re overwhelmed and emotionally drained, and they glide through life without even realizing they experience it.
Klapow explained that burnout is a condition that is officially recognized by the World Health Organization as an occupational hazard. He listed some of the most important symptoms of burnout people should be aware of:
- Fatigue related to work
- Emotional disengagement and/or apathy for the job
- Dissatisfaction with the work environment despite any changes or positive modifications
- Difficulty concentrating at work, diminished productivity and efficiency, greater frequency of mistakes
- A general dislike for the present work with no optimistic view of changes in the future
Im about to start a lifetime training and supervision shift with a baby
That moment after the new baby arrives and it hits you that you will be on duty 24/7 for the next 18 years! Auugh!
Load More Replies...During covid they couldn’t fit everyone in the cafeteria because social distancing so they made first second third and fourth lunch consisting of half the people and half the time. Yea. 15 min.
I hate the places that give you random days. You don't even have a weekend at that point.
We have a cat who is all black with the exception of the very tip of his tail which is white. He is quite the large specimen of a cat too so it looks even sweeter on him.
Load More Replies...I just resort to the "sickly sweet smile n voice" that says. Your so lucky i cant cuss you out right now
Oh dear Harvey. I know you are trying to annoy people but, actually, you're just boring.
Load More Replies...Yeah, but that won't happen without a revolt. Which isn't likely.
Load More Replies...You don't even know. Try emergency services. You have to find a way to get to work in the middle of a literal state of emergency. Then drive around and work in it all day. I made bad life choices.
Thank you for doing what you do. I appreciate you!
Load More Replies...Ah yes. Me: after school care is closed so I need to go home early, manager: But that meeting is important you have to be there. Also manager during meeting taking over from the person spearpointing a plan and micromanaging the s**t out of that ppan for 95% of the time while my kids are home alone for no apparent reason...
Dead a*s was in highschool at the time of this. The leafs on the tree where frozen solid. Schools cancelled exams and moved them to a week later, and everywhere had a power outage. We assumed that because there was no power and we where cashiers and the sight said we where closed for the weather, so we thought not to go in on that day. We get a call asking where the hell we where, and we said "but it says we are closed? And we have no power, we cant cash anyone out?!" They said "well we still want you to come in and help restock" we are not in good standings with our parents right now but this is one of the good memories we look fondly back at cause when we said what our work said out loud, our dad and mom came storming up to us, asked for the phone and both of them had a turn saying how unprofessional our work was being. Our dad even threatened to go to the Union (it was a small one, so no one really ever thought to go to them) we got paid that day and didn't have to go in
I see no lies here. In a blizzard *couldn't drive and busses/lightrail were fully shut down. I only found this out bc i waited at the bus stop for over an hour, called they said no one is driving * I got asked by my general manager...."So you're going to be late?" FOREHEAD SMACK
Snovid2021 we still got written up for not showing up to work during the worst snow tx has seen in forever
Moreover, some companies create toxic work environments for their workers. The psychologist mentioned that once people recognize their workplace could be labeled as one, they need to do what they can to resolve these harmful situations. "That being said, if it is a larger toxic culture, or a work structure that is inappropriate or unhealthy for you psychologically, then it is crucial that you begin to look, if possible, at other work options. Working in a psychologically toxic environment doesn’t get better, it will make you psychologically worse," Klapow said.
I s**t you not,there is a piece of 2x4 laying on the edge of the road near my house they striped over cause they were to lazy to move it.
I like how he passive aggressively went over the rock instead of around it!
This could be very reasonable since they most likely didn't have the equipment themself nor could get someone else there in time to move the rock to be able to finish this job within their own specified time frame. Also, supervisors or higher ups could have just said "make it work".
The more joints/elbows you have, the worse your water/drain or sewage.
Yes, you should use the middle finger, while making eye contact with the source of your anxiety.
I use my middle finger when pushing my glasses back up my nose when the situation calls for it!
Load More Replies...I like the one I read on another post that said "If you are receiving this email, please know that I typed it entirely using my middle finger."
Pushing their forehead works even better. It will confuse people a lot. Or place two fingers on your wrist, look confused and when they ask what is wrong, just say "nothing, I was just checking for my pulse, for a second I thought I died and went to hell. Anyway, back to your request/question..."
Y'all doing it wrong! 1st - look straight at the source of stress 2nd - put your hand in front of your face 3rd - press your forehead with your middle finger Alternative: make the "L" letter with your fingers in your forehead, always looking straight at the stress source.
Probably only in USA. In Poland overtime is paid 150%, unless it's on Sunday, then it's 200%. Also if you go to your doctor (you can also do the visit via phone), you can get sick leave and you get paid 80% of your usual daily pay. I have no idea how it's possible for USA to be legal with all the sh¹t there. Zoning, tip culture, healthcare, gun availability etc...
Load More Replies...Taxes...can't live with 'em, and avoiding 'em is a Criminal Offence... >sigh<
If you find yourself experiencing these signs of burnout (general dissatisfaction, fatigue, apathy, no positive outlook about change or the future), Klapow suggested it’s time to take action. First, you could consider a job or career change. “The change may be within the same organization — it may be a different job position or different job duties." Also, you can “spend some time thinking and writing down what would make a job feel more engaging and healthier. You can’t move to your ideal job if you don’t know what it is." Lastly, Klapow stressed it’s important to pace yourself, step back if possible, and take some PTO.
"Ultimately, this is about earning money and living emotionally healthy. If you are earning money but burning yourself out psychologically then the money earned is having negative consequences on you and those around you."
When you’re in bed contemplating how small of a paycheck can I get away with this month so I can just stay in bed and call in sick.
Why would you being home sick, equal a smaller paycheck? That makes no sense.
Load More Replies...When you wake up quit your job three times then get up and go to work
On my bed thinking if I should annoy my coworkers who have not retired yet.
During the pandemic when my office went wfh, they had a tracking app installed on our laptops that took a screenshot every 2 minutes and determined employee efficiency based on the keyboard and mouse movements. So I'd just open a work related document and tape the right arrow key so it was pressed down at all times and the cursor shifted on its own. Ah, good times!
You can buy mouse movers on Amazon. They work brilliantly… not that I would know of course 😉
Load More Replies...Me switching to a "busy looking" spreadsheet while really I'm looking at this site.
Trying to keep the sea levels from rising as the polar ice caps melt, i think? (Nailed it?)
Load More Replies...I actually have a dance I do when my boss is coming ! Makes me look active and makes him laugh cause he knows what’s going on ! Win win.. (actually less of a dance more just jogging in place but it feels like a dance)
I never needed to do this. My bosses know that if I have a work to done it will be finished asap. My problem is beeing overflowed by other's work.... But still find time to go social media while at work.
He's referring to the sunglasses, not the croc. ;)
Load More Replies...They will probably take it off whenever they get where they are going, I hope.
Load More Replies...The only thing to see in this sick photo is animal abuse. Whoever staged this photo should have their jaw zip tied shut and thrown into the swamp for a similar experience.
This is NOT funny. This poor animal has its snout zip tied. He should be in some type of body of water, living life in nature. Not being used as a prop for internet likes! Grrrrrrr....thus man is a stuoid animal abuser. Come on Board Panda...do better and stop posting stuff like this.
Thanks for saying that. Everyone else is just saying how funny it is 🙄
Load More Replies...See how cool the owner thinks he is when we remove the zip tie on crocodile snoot
Luckily for us, work-related memes and jokes have a way of helping us unwind from the daily stress. The creator of MentalDrive told us that these funny images mainly serve two purposes. "They often connect us in a humorous way to the not so humorous situations we may find ourselves in at work. They are a way of both acknowledging the difficulties we may be having at work and pointing out the absurdity of them in a funny way."
Klapow pointed out that they can "validate our frustrations and irritations but at the same time put them into perspective by lowering the negative emotional intensity. In this way, they can at times help us to communicate our frustrations or desire for change at work."
I use a relaxing mantra....wanna go home, wanna go home, wanna go home....
"Well, I feel so broke up, I wanna go home... Let me go home! Let me go home!"
Load More Replies...There's a song called "I've no more f***s to give". Trust me, you'll love it. It's my favourite song to play during my breaks and I need to mentally unwind quickly.
And here it is: https://youtu.be/Vqbk9cDX0l0
Load More Replies...The piano bumblebee song comes up when I am late at work.
School is just the unpaid internship before work.
Load More Replies...Me everyday, the trick is to get a job where it doesn't matter uf your late because it doesn't effect anyone
You ever notice if you work pass going home time, the boss says naff all.
Have a sense of humour, dude! With all the serious, miserable stuff going on in the world, let us enjoy our memes!
Load More Replies...He's in a critical condition *beep* *beep* *beep* Oxygen stat! Nurse, injection! Defib charge to 300. Move! Move! We're losing him *beeeeeep*
Can I just say something, “Jesus of Nazareth” can u PLEASE let us have some fun… cuz you’ve been making negative comments on almost every one of the memes…
He didn't read the part where these are meets not serious accusations
Load More Replies...Fun fact: if you were to play music with your ear buds like that, your mouth acts as a speaker.
The question is... how many people have now tested that out?
Load More Replies...Uhhhh... Earbud extraction from the nasal cavity... Insertion done by family member while pt was asleep...
Next time, be honest. Just say your "A**l Glaucoma" is kicking in, and you cant see your *** coming in today
After all, every employee aims to find joy in their jobs, and one way to do that is to put that work into perspective. Klapow told us that our jobs are the place where we spend the majority of our days. "Even if the pay is good, you have to constantly be checking to see if the pay is justifying the emotional impact," he noted.
"Money alone will not buy happiness at work. Having friends, a social connection, a purpose for why you are doing your job, [meaning] from the work. These are all the paths to happiness at work. If they are not there, it is time to consider changing your job description or possibly moving on," Klapow concluded.
" Aaaahhh a monster, oh wait it's just Amanda from HR. Sorry, Mandy "
last summer we had 45c for 2 weeks, worst heatwave of the last 40 years. i was doing an online course and the teacher(situated in switzerland)was like turn on on your cdamera. I told him my ac wasnt working(true)and im shirtless, this isnt onlyfans and i cant take the heat any other way
Everytime I'm scrambling for a decent shirt and pulling my hair up frantically
This is my favorite so far. My documents make this office slightly more tolerable.
One of the positive things about working from home/over Zoom, no one questions your coffee mug.
Years ago at service desk, we had benefity points that could be used in pharmacy. I found out that in pharmacy, they have mead under "stress relieve". And because our job was marked as stressful, I asked if I can get something from pharmacy to help. My manager of course didn't see that coming and was stunned when I unpacked the box. I even showed him the bill. We agreed as proper gentlemen, I promised to have only a small glass of mead in work and only on that shift, he promised that there will be no consequences. And ordered few bottles too.
I was going to downvote this but then I seen that you are literally Jesus so I’ll allow it.
Load More Replies...My students (mostly Seniors) would skip 1st Period altogether with no consequences. If they're 2 minutes late, it's a tardy.
Load More Replies...Interviewer: What are your strengths? Me: I overthink everything until I have a panic attack.
Why u sound like a perfect canidate for this position we have open in upper management
I do this but never on purpose. I just can't seem to instinctively work smarter, not harder.
Once I'd completed an assignment and was waiting for answers to questions related to the next one. It was 15 minutes before my normal lunchtime, so I went on CNN (the Big Boss emphasized the importance of keeping up on the news). My supervisor happened to come visit the building I was working at that time. I got reassigned to a new office because "they obviously don't have enough work for you". New office gave me nothing but busy work, the lone person doing my job in the old office emailed me a month later to gripe about how she couldn't keep up with everything on her own.
And some extra extra work as a reward for the few people who actually try to do a good job.
"Must work harder"...and it's off to the glue factory for you now Boxer!
Load More Replies...And when one worker doesn't do their work.. rather than them being fired, the other workers have to take on their work too.
…and continue to pay everyone the same as before they had the extra work
At some point they’ll catch on this is NOT efficient, but idk how long that’ll be!
I had a job where everyone else was me... When I quite my boss asked why; I replied: I do the work of 4 people and you don't even pay me more or the overtime it implies. Then she said: it is your fault you are just too slow. That is when I just left banging the door.
I've had employers try this with me, I told them put it in my job description in writing, put my extra pay increase in writing alonside it. Document it, print it, and we can review it together and I will consider signing it. Otherwise good luck.
“I’m not great at the advice, can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”
Sadly very true here, but they're only mistakes cuz it wasn't done their way
I've called out because my dog wouldn't poop. Not for medical reasons, he was just being a jerk.
I used to love driving home (especially on cold, rainy mornings) after a midnight shift and seeing all of the people driving into work and me, headed in the opposite direction to snuggle down and go to sleep.
Reverse that. The graveyard crew at my work are full of vim and vigor.
I LOVED working nights. I would have worked my entire career on night shift if my company hadn't eliminated the second shift in the 2008 recession.
Ha, the guys I used to work nights with would have three cases of beer chilled, and would be on their way to play softball.
I find it best to have no clocks and no watches at work. Just a notification when break and lunch is. Goes so much faster that way. And provide corporal punishment to anyone who tells you the time.
Every time I see this I think of the scene in the Sopranos where Vito is trying to get through a day as a contractor... "don't look at your watch... it's gotta be 10.15, maybe even 10.30... think about the sandwiches"
Listen to some music it would pass time or annoy your co workers instead of being productive.
That's just how I looked when the doctor told me to turn my head and cough!
This is LITERALLY the funniest thing I've ever seen. THAT FACE!! I'm wheezing!!!
"Cough, cough I can't come in today" "what's wrong?" "migraine" "why are you coughing?" You can't hear a headache…"
Naw, cross your eyes when you cough. Makes it sound more convincing. Especially if you're on Zoom.
Ive sent people home for refusing to work. Dont use this tactic, you will not be comming back. If you won't work, than why have you on the schedule? You can go home, fine by me. Not my rent... I get it when you are actually working, or were just taking a break. But I work with teenagers and sometimes you tell them to do something and they just say no. Cool, leave.
Agree with the below comment most of them aren't there on the weekend
When I was an assistant store manager I asked my hard workers if they wanted to leave first so I could force the lazy people to do stuff, if the lazy people didn't do their jobs I wrote them up. It worked. We got a lot faster and more efficient.
Get down from your cross, JC. Someone needs the wood. 🙄
Load More Replies...And at T -5 seconds that one motor trucking hellhole walks in.
And these people are why I need headphones. Awareness of the time is what makes it feel longer.
Depending on what their job is it might do f**k all what they do those 5 last minutes. Also, are you equally gungho on letting the workers actually go when their shift ends and not "stay a few more minutes" (especially if it's off the clock)?
Load More Replies..."Yeah..I'm in surgery " " but you'll come in today" " ....f**k you, I quit"
Sears did this to me when I was 17, and I got stabbed in the leg because of their negligence. Some idiot kept hanging very sharp scissors OPEN in the sheets/towel department. I would put them away, and my next through the aisle, they would be back. I came around the corner, ran right into those scissors, right into my thigh, and they twisted. Brand new pair of plaid bell bottoms that I made. Blood is bleeding through my pants, and filling my shoe. Manager pulls the scissors out, refuses to call 911 and tells me, "Drive yourself to the hospital. It's just up the street." So I did, screaming all the way out the door. It was my right leg, so every time I pressed the accelerator or brake I was losing more blood. Went into the ER, pants soaking from thigh to hem. First Question, "how old are you." 17. Oh we have to call your parents in order to treat. I work 25 miles from home. They called my mom, and this is exactly what they told her. It is burned in my brain. " This is Winter Haven
Hospital. We have your daughter here. She has been stabbed and we need your permission to treat. " The second she said Yes, they hung up! I had begged to let me talk to my mom, but they refused. 1974, no cell phones. So, now I am in pain, and worried about my mother! The nurses cut my pants leg off to see the damage. It was very deep, but it only needed 4 stitches. Everyone wanted to see the injury . The second I could leave, I did. Worried about my mom who I knew was freaking out. Not one person called my mom to explain what actually happened. She was envisioning Psycho style stabbing. My mom collapsed as soon as she saw me. Sears Finally called, not to see how I was, but to F*****G FIRE ME.!
Load More Replies...I had that manager once. Got into an accident on the way to work, called to let them know I would not be coming in because I was in a car Ccident, and the response was that she would come pick me up at the accident and drive me to work.
'Sorry Mrs. *** died today in an accident." "But she didn't get anyone to cover her shift. Gonna need you to bring her back."
I had a little mistake my first time driving on snow, I had just moved to that place and had to be at the first meeting at 8. They hadn't cleaned the road jet but I didn't hesitate since I need to be very punctual or I'll get very nervous. It wasn't serious, no other cars or people involved. Just me, my car and a sidewalk. I immediately called my boss to inform I wasn't going to be on time. He answered exactly: "first things first, is the CAR ok?". Yeah, boss, I'm also fine, just had a little heart attack when found out my car didn't do what it was supposed to...
Back when I worked night shift I fell asleep on the way into work and wrecked my car. It was beat up but not totaled, I was physically okay. I called work to tell them I'm heading back home and they insisted I come into work because they needed me... to operate heavy machinery after I just fell asleep at the wheel. I didn't stay at that job.
At the nursing home where I worked, someone had mopped the aluminum cooler floor with a soap based cleaner (instead of alcohol based so it would dry quickly) and in one step my feet flew out from under me. I landed hard on my left side. I made my way to the service hall and sat down, tears streaming down my face. Several coworkers walked past me, including nurses and techs, but not one asked me if I was ok. After finally reaching my manager's office she called my husband to come get me (we lived 30 minutes away) instead of calling for an ambulance, or even having one of my "friends" drive me there (the hospital was 2 minutes away). X-rays showed a broken humerus and dislocated shoulder. The administrator decided I had cost them too much in workman's comp and fired me.
I look at my cats and think *I am doing this for you, and you sleep all day. At least you could do the dishes.* .It never happens.
One of my cats loves to jump on the kitchen counter and lick dirty dishes so I can't leave any out when I'm not there.
Load More Replies...You seem to be missing the comedy in these, maybe just scroll to another page?
Load More Replies...Yeah, the ones who sucked doing your job! See: Peter Principle...
Load More Replies...And the lazy a*s pricks who aren’t worthy enough to pick dog s**t up off the sidewalk
That and they become micromanagers 🤬 at least in my experience
Oi. I work IT, and Monday is our busiest day for this reason.
Load More Replies...Poor little guy looked like he just did two doubles and they’re asking him to come in on his day off. For the team of course. Lol
me whos baptized and likely has severe depression and no self esteem whatsoever
Load More Replies...What’s the joke here? This looks like a really good day off. The only thing missing is a nap.
I hate it when you're like "Okay, I'm finally gonna spring clean the house, start that craft idea that I've always wanted to do, give myself a mini makeover and watch that movie I've been too busy and tired to watch!" Then you just lie in bed all day, contemplating your life, the universe, the logic behind conspiracy theories and how unproductive you're being.
It's so sad when it comes to this. You feel trapped even when you are supposed to be "free". That's a burn out.
We need three days off per week: one to stop feeling horrible about our jobs, one to run errands and party, one to sleep in.
Saturday for household chores, Sunday for church and hanging with friends, Monday for errands.
Load More Replies...You know what’s really sad? Wait until you’re retired and you’ve worked all your life doing doubles and working weekends…by the time you’re ready to retire you have to just sit and figure out: Do I have a hobby? What’s a hobby? Lol
It took two years. I stopped working TWO YEARS ago, and I am finally recovering, starting to work on some of those projects, starting to do something besides just catch up on sleep. I still have an occasional nightmare about work. I was honestly afraid they might tell me I couldn't retire because we were too short staffed.
Load More Replies...Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely I have nobody for my own Now I am so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely Wish I had someone to call on the phone Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier Away from home through no wish of my own That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely I wish that I could go back home Letters, never a letter I get no letters in the mail I've been forgotten, yes, forgotten Oh, how I wonder, how is it I failed Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier Away from home through no wish of my own That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely I wish that I could go back home
Before I started my own business ( I dont make mutch but damn it im free) I walked out of 4 interviews when they said " We are like a big family here" got my paper work all back together laughed and walked out.
Well there are many toxic families which ensures that some of its members will end up needing a psychiatrist and have life long issues etc etc.
One of the biggest things I loathe about corp culture in the States. Literally mfs don't even know you're name. Besides Daniel, I don't like my family either.....try again
Just like the boss who made me come from my grandfather's graveside, in the middle of a snowstorm, and change from my suit into my uniform and clock in or be fired.
I don't understand the concept of having limited sick days...If you are sick you are sick? You're supposed to go to work being sick? That sounds like a health hazard...
Welcome to America, the land of going to work sick and getting in trouble for using your paid days off. Land of the free
Load More Replies...For this I worked my way through college?! Wasn't even Clown College!
Something I still try to get my husband to understand. He will seriously still try to go even if he's throwing up. Years later, he's finally using sick days and making his health a priority over a job that no one else takes seriously.
USA is some messed up place. I can take 5 days, fully paid without seeing a doctor, and thereafter my contract allows me to take up to six months certified illness leave within a 12 month period. Even people without good employment contracts get the basic minimum statutory sick pay up to 6 months, although it's only £100 a week, which is hopeless.
My favorite is the corporate rules in restaurants...you are not allowed to work if you have certain symptoms...but if you call.off with those symptoms....better have a dr excuse
Probably close to 30 years ago my boss was a Polish concentration camp survivor, a beautiful man with a lot of stories to tell. All you had to do was ask after his family and you would get a couple of hours off. RIP x
Had a teacher like that. He only realized about 75% into the school year.
Load More Replies...Ohhhhh that drives me crazy. A few slackers will be sucking up to the boss while they stand around doing nothing but chatting while i'm working my a*s off, i get exhausted and lean on something or sit down to rest my trick ankle, and of COURSE that's when their chat ends the boss reprimands me for slacking off even though i'm the only one that's been working. -.-
You know he's talking to you to make you feel important so he can take your weekends.
I am an Olympic gold medalist at this. It's really lucky when the manager is actually interesting. Got one manager to spend at least 2 hours every shift telling me everything I'd want to know about Hinduism. And with something like a billion deities to ask about...... 😂
I have perfected the art of sleeping sitting up at my chair, head perfectly balanced on my neck, with my back to the entrance to my cubicle. i learned to do this when as a salesperson I had to sit with my customers, in the dark, through the same video they showed every time to a new group of customers. The trick is to turn your head so your closed eyes are not visible to them.
Load More Replies..."What an idiot" should be bigger. Also add "What day is it? Is it Friday yet?"
"Karens, brainless Karens everywhere!" is my mantra. Nothing annoys me more... A dumb, entitled Karen came into Bunnings one day and treated me like an idiot, and with a bitter, nasty tone, she barked at me: "You know what a hammer is, right? It's the thing that taps nails into the wall. I want one. Where is it?" And it took all of my mental strength and willpower to not say "Oh, like the tool I'm gonna murder you with?" instead, I made her look like an idiot and said " So, do you want a claw hammer, ball pein hammer, tack hammer, framing hammer, club hammer...?" and she got pretty mad and said " Whatever will put up a bloody painting, you idiot!" I just smiled and said "You're abusing a staff member. That behaviour isn't tolerated, so I'm refusing you service and I will get a security officer to remove you if you don't leave the premises right now." She started yelling a bunch of colourful profanities at me and James came over and made her leave. I still smile at that memory.
It's actually quite a surprise that "I'm hungry" is only 9% and "What an idiot" is only 20%. What? You work 4hours a day in the woods?
Should add thinking about "escaping, complain to boss about little things, poker face to karens, annoy co workers, and think in lala land."
I only have to see the parking lot to figure that out. But I work at McDonald's. So if you come into the parking lot and it's full and drive thru is long( and this is the morning like 8) then it will be like that all day. And you will probably end up staying later than you were supposed to. Ontop of all that not enough people were scheduled for that day
And you're close to the end of your shift, but a bus or 2 rolls up. To a packed McDonalds.
Load More Replies...CNA's all the wayyyy!!! Yep! "All butts are dry, I smell like things that should be buried and I haven't peed since the beginning of my shift! But I'm okay!"
I take a medication that makes me sweat easily and often, and I work in manufacturing. There is a good chance that I very much look like that.
Looks like a correctional officer, at a juvenile facility. Between, fights, arguments, them being needy and running us every 15 minutes, because they need hygiene products, Doing the laundry for 46 kids, because the laundry people called off, again! Flooding their toilets, because they got sent to their room for being a jerk. Then, there's the kids that like to run, when told to go to their room. Some are just buttheads, and start riots. Yes, all in the same day.
My coworkers have seen my whole range from gross to cute and everything in between
I'm not sure I've ever achieved cute, but there's still time, I've not retired yet!
Load More Replies...They've seen me in the middle of a panic attack when I couldn't even stand up.
After a 3 day long seminar, trust me, we all agree never to talk about ugliest moments.
Actually, I work at Bunnings and have good genetics. I don't get eyebags or dark circles no matter how little sleep I get, and I literally just wash and dry my face, clean my teeth, put deodorant on, undo my braid that I slept in, tie my hair up in a pony tail, rub some pawpaw ointment on my lips, chuck my uniform on and walk out the door. All that takes is 10 minutes and I am always 30 minutes early.
A couple of weeks ago I had literally just gotten in the door and before I could tidy myself up (fix helmet hair, adjust clothing, remember how to turn off resting bitchface, etc) my supervisor came bursting in. To be fair it was because of something genuinely urgent, but I still had a "NO! DON'T SEE ME LIKE THIS!" moment.
When it comes to dealing with the infamous 'Sunday scaries,' it's comforting to know that there are humorous corners online designed to lighten the mood. A fantastic resource that embodies this concept is the 'Work Week Memes' Facebook group. It's a collection of memes aimed at giving employees a temporary escape from their weekday woes.
If you're yearning for more relatable content that humorously depicts work life, you might enjoy scrolling through this list of painfully amusing memes that might just have you chuckling through the stressful moments.
Ha I say that to myself all the time when leaving work!!
Load More Replies...I'm taking a four day weekend this week, we have off next Monday for July 4th and I took a vacation day for July 1st. I've never been more excited to sleep
Load More Replies...I would be out before I went to sleep the night before! 😂😂😂😂
Load More Replies...I try to see how little words I can say in a day at work. My personal best is 5. Hopefully I can pull a zero one day.
Hey at least your job is easy - all you have to do is lounge around on the Iron Throne and have people executed!
Load More Replies...You're not seeing this as the positive thing it is. You have an excuse to stay inside in your PJs and watch Netflix, guilt free. I didn't waste my day, it was horrible outside.
Yeah, what you said. Plus, the sound of thunderstorms is relaxing. Great sleeping weather!
Load More Replies...Never fails. Or it’s the hottest day on record and you would catch on fire the minute you stepped outside.
Nah, for me the hottest day usually falls when I'm working, on a day when I have to take order after order across the searing asphalt parking lot, to the "curbside" customers waiting in the comfort of their air-conditioned cars. I hate curbside. Yeah, it was necessary, and even good, when covid was in full force. And it's still good for people who have mobility issues, or a bunch of kids in the car. But mostly it's just people who are too lazy to get out and walk all the way into the store. So they make a mobile order from their phones, and then one of us has to stop what we're doing, even in the middle of a busy rush when we're swamped, and take it out to them. And then they sometimes actually call the store phone and complain, when it takes "too long" (it doesn't) for us to bring their order out. If you want it that quick, that bad, come in and dàmn get it yourself. Otherwise, don't bítch about it. We're doing our best. I promise. Did I mention I hate curbside?
Load More Replies...I call my annoying coworkers "unsagacious metazoals" because most of them don't have an extensive vocabulary, but in simpler English, it means "Unintelligent parasites". 😂😂😂
That's why I call mine "troglodyte", LOL!!
Load More Replies...I always find "clueless incompetents" to be a good one, any one complains and I tell them to prove me wrong.
I like "troglodyte". Most of them have never heard it before, and don't know what it means. So I can insult them without them even realizing, LOL!
Load More Replies...It appears that the other human resources within my area have failed to reach even the most basic level of competence and require significant levels of training and retraining.
I did it, not because of vacation days, but because he handled me an (unloaded) gun to deal with four punks. The punks beat and kicked him to the floor while I retreated to safety behind a counter. I quit the next week.
When a customer doesn't see a worker, and ask "Is anyone home?" Uh no we are all at work, moron.
Or when they start shouting "Hello?" at the top of their lungs. The worst one is when you hear someone go "I guess everything's free then." because a cashier doesn't materialize within 0.3 seconds of them walking up.
Load More Replies...I often get customers asking me if I have seen the nice weather , or been to x event that is happening that day. Er, no I’m working…
Lol, the number of interviews where college grads ask me "do you get free lunch?" Only if your momma is cooking.
Doc would maybe say "well,at least you don't have any Mental health issues".
What about the office happy hour meetup. Hey it's Friday, everybody should continue to hang out for drinks. Look people, I like you, but I don't LIKE YOU like you... Just kidding, I don't like you at all, I'm going home now.
Yeah no. I come to earn to cash, not to mingle with a dysfunctional batch. I literally removed all my friends from my life because they were draining my happiness and mental health, and I had less time for myself. So, if I got rid of a bunch of friends. What makes anyone think I'd want to make new friends when I don't even want my old ones?
"I was feeling fine, but the second I arrived at work, I became violently ill!"
Yeah what about the people who would call in from the pay phones that were located on the job site? I knew people who did that before cell phones were popular
In a way I have done to my manager many times in the past. He has spent 10 mins explaining something that he wants me to do finishing with "it'll only take a couple of minutes". Me: Why didn't you spend the 2 minutes doing it yourself instead of 10 mins telling me how to do it?" Now he doesn't do that anymore
And with that, you have won my unwavering respect. I take my hat off to you!
Load More Replies...I was having a bad day at work the other day and my boss asks me to do something. I said, not a f*cking chance I do it every single day while co worker sits on her a**e get her to do something for a change. My boss burst out laughing and just said, fair enough. Lol not the reaction I expected.
20 years ago we likely wouldn't have admitted this, even in sarcasm. Work culture may not have improved much over the years but I'm glad we can express this now and openly relate.
Heck I used to do this for about an hour every day and to get a good parking spot
Personal goal: To get myself a sugar daddy, who don't want no sugar!
Sadly, at this point in my life, I'd be perfectly okay with giving up a little "sugar" in exchange for financial security! 😂😂😂😂
Load More Replies...I did that once. As a work from home, that was about 30 seconds of get ready time in the morning (if you ignore the snooze button)
Load More Replies...That's me 100%. I never call out and I'm never late, but by the casually discarded foreskin of Jesus I WILL bounce early.
That’s it, you win. BUT BY THE CASUALLY DISCARDED FORESKIN OF JESUS💀 I took a screenshot too, so I can hopefully remember this in the future 😅
Load More Replies......supposed to get that sh*t out before it kills you...or...someone else...
Yes the coworkers that are way too happy at 7am. Do not tell me good morning, I will shoot eye lasers deep into your soul..
As a kid, I was scared of the Grinch, but now I resonate with him on a personal level. He's basically my spirit animal. I hate Christmas (it's too creepy with all the smiles and c**p) I love to live alone, I love animals, I shatter people's delusions and I don't care what people think about me.
Nope! I worked night shift just to stay Away from the "suits"!!! F*ck em!
Yes, because who would *actually* be vacuuming outdoors?!
Load More Replies...I literally just thought of Jim Carrey from The Mask when I read that! 😂😂😂
Load More Replies...For me, it seems like us usually right in the bútthole. Dry. With a rusty iron pipe.
Load More Replies...Had someone working above me who was like this. Part of my job was to go to meetings with her and then explain what she was expected to do. The worst part was that I applied for her position, I wasn't even interviewed for it, but when it turned out the person who they appointed couldn't do the job I was expected to step up and do my job and parts of her job.
That's how it always works, unfortunately...
Load More Replies...My problem is that it doesn't matter how many times something is explained or demonstrated to me. I will not understand or remember it, until I do it myself. I'm just not a visual learner.
I literally did this last night, lol. Felt like shít. Manager knew that. We had PLENTY of people. She'd already let some go home early, to save labor. But, and I don't know why, Important Reasons, I'm sure, she wouldn't let me go. So I thought, 'Okay then. If you're gonna waste MY time, the I'm gonna waste YOURS, too.' And I did. No regrets.
Yeah, me too. I kinda want this, just because. 😂
Load More Replies...This implies there's a WD-40 for women. Did they just pink it and shrink it?
There is a small can that can fit in my purse, but the smell is the same.
Load More Replies...Jesus the Nazareth from this site is the least positive and most unfunny person ever. I am an atheist, but isn't Jesus supposed to be nice?
The historical Jesus would encourage confrontation of authority and putting the powerful and wealthy in check. But the maga asshats and white evangelicals have distorted and pervert the real message and created a bastard religion that is merely a self fellating coddle network for overpriveledged white men or the mentally feeble. Which group does this whack job troll belong to?
Load More Replies...Commented on a lot of the posts being rude
Load More Replies...Today, a customer came and proceeded to stand in line, at the back, while telling everyone within earshot her husband had Covid, but she wasn't sure, yet. She gets the call, while in line, and puts it on speaker phone. They tell her she is positive. Then, she wanders all over the store, stops to chat with someone she knows, does some more shopping, then goes up front to check out, amd tells the cashier she just tested positive, so she might want to wash her hands afterwards. 😤😡🤬
Jesus the Nazareth from this site is the least positive and most unfunny person ever. I am an atheist, but isn't Jesus supposed to be nice?
The historical Jesus would encourage confrontation of authority and putting the powerful and wealthy in check. But the maga asshats and white evangelicals have distorted and pervert the real message and created a bastard religion that is merely a self fellating coddle network for overpriveledged white men or the mentally feeble. Which group does this whack job troll belong to?
Load More Replies...Commented on a lot of the posts being rude
Load More Replies...Today, a customer came and proceeded to stand in line, at the back, while telling everyone within earshot her husband had Covid, but she wasn't sure, yet. She gets the call, while in line, and puts it on speaker phone. They tell her she is positive. Then, she wanders all over the store, stops to chat with someone she knows, does some more shopping, then goes up front to check out, amd tells the cashier she just tested positive, so she might want to wash her hands afterwards. 😤😡🤬
