5 PM on a Friday never comes soon enough. With every passing phone call, breakroom interaction, and meeting (that could have been an email), our desire for Friday grows stronger. Suddenly, the urge to quit our jobs and flee to an equatorial island community is insatiable and we start scrolling through travel agency websites, Netflix trailers, and meme pages just to pass company time.
Why are we even clocked in?
Well, for those of us with bills (everyone), we're constantly reminded of the reason we show up to work. Sure, you love your favorite coworkers and have gossipy tea to spill about your outside-world dramas, but this workplace social life isn't worth the hassle of clocking in. No, the reason we're here is for that paycheck. Don't forget it! So do what you have to do today to pass the hours on your shift–and if that means scrolling through a hilarious collection of dark-humored work memes, be my guest and continue onward into this corporate hellscape we call capitalism.