Learn the truth about work: working hard doesn’t always lead to success. Take breaks to stay sane. Enjoy relatable work memes—they may not motivate, but they sure do amuse! Let’s laugh through office struggles together.
1. Normalize letting me disappear into the void for 3-5 business days
Sends out-of-office reply.* “Gone fishing… in the depths of my own mind. Be back when I find my sanity.
2. Work email I sent: “Perfect, thanks
Me sending the email
Re-reads email 10 times. Did I really need that exclamation mark? Maybe I seem too enthusiastic. Oh well, too late now.
3. When you are recruiting with a vague job description
Seeking: someone with telepathic abilities to decipher vague job postings. Inquire within for more confusion.
4. Me watching someone who makes twice my salary struggle to save a PDF
Salary ≠ Tech Savvy. It’s like watching a rich celebrity struggle to open a jar of pickles humbling and oddly satisfying.
5. Perks of working remote
Pants? Optional. Productivity? Questionable. Zoom background game? On point.
6. Me after working for a solid 9 minutes at work…
Time for a well-deserved break! *Proceeds to scroll through memes for the next hour.*
7. My boss: you’re fired
Me: pause Netflix why?
Priorities, people, Unemployment can wait until I finish this episode.
8. How it feels going back to work after the weekend
It’s like hitting the snooze button on life, except there’s no “10 more minutes” option.
9. When your alarm goes off and you have to go to work because you didn’t die in your sleep
Life’s biggest disappointment: waking up to another day of adulting instead of becoming a pirate or superhero overnight.
10. Why do LinkedIn graphics look like they’re targeting preschoolers?
Congratulations, you’ve connected with Elmo! Now let’s discuss your professional development in the crayon arts.
11. Back in my days we called our women coworkers “Darling”
Ah, the good ol’ days of workplace casual sexism. Now it’s just “Hey, you.”
12. Before start of every project: “Maybe this one will be better than the last”
Ah, the eternal optimist’s mantra before diving into the abyss of deadlines and unforeseen disasters.
13. Me arriving at work on 2 hours sleep, 400mg of caffeine, feeling fresh optimistic and hoping for the best
Who needs sleep when you have caffeine-fueled delusions of productivity? Let’s conquer the world… or at least the inbox.
14. Forget everything you learned in college, you won’t need it working here
Throws diploma in trash. So much for higher education. Who needs knowledge when you have office politics and coffee breaks?
