28 Preciously Purrfect Kitties Who Don't Have to Work Monday Morning

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Jan 4, 2026 4:00 PM EST

No one likes waking up Monday morning for work. There's something so loathsome about the first day of the work week. It's like a stab to your soul, hijacking your peace from you as you abruptly wake up to a ringing alarm clock, a kitty meowing, and knowing that that little cat just gets to chill inside a warm home all day while you have to slave away on a commute, deal with endless emails, and work hard to barely afford to buy eggs and bread. Wouldn't it be so nice to be able to be a cat? To wake up, meow at your owner, see them rushing about while you lick yourself and enjoy your hearty breakfast of salmon flavored cat food, and then proceed to curl up on the couch, secretly watching TV while your owner isn't home.

Cats have a whole life of their own when we're not around them. Why do you think your socks go missing? Why do you think you find all your missing ChapStick hiding under the couch? When something feels misplaced, it's not in your head. It's your little indolent and lazy kitty cat who doesn't need to wake up for work.

What would you actually do if you didn't have to go to work? Would you rest at home, taking in all the sleep and rest you can, endlessly scrolling hissterical cat memes to bring in the new year? Would you practice a new language, instrument, or skill to hone an ability and be productive? Would you spend the time at the beach, or mountain, or cafe, looking at the world with fresh eyes?

Some of these cats technically have jobs. Biscuit baker, emotional support supervisor, judge for other cats who commit kitty crimes, pest control intern (unpaid). What about the office cats? Desk ornament, laptop warmer. But regardless of their perceived job, on Monday morning there's no chance you'll see a cat at work.

We all love a kitten snuggle, cuddle, and sleepy scroll. So go ahead and mope around about the fact that you need to go to work and pay rent while your cat gets to stay home cuddling blankets and pillows. Enjoy these fantastic feline funnies!

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