21 Cat Memes Hard at Work to Help You Through Your Midday Slump

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Feb 6, 2026 5:00 AM EST

What's a cat person supposed to do when they miss their cat while at work? Look at cat memes, of course!

Wouldn't it be nice if we could send memes to our cats and be like, "omg that is so you, bestie!" And then they'd let you hold their toes beans while you two laugh hissterically together? That's gotta be happening in some dimension. A gal can dream. Until then, we're just going to have to settle with sending silly cat memes to our coworkers.

The midday slump is a real thing. Why does that happen? Because our bodies were meant to lounge by a creek while eating berries and petting a furry friend. We could still do that in our beds with our cats, but we also live in a capitalist society, so… yeah. It's so hard when you start to miss your cat in the middle of the workday. You're supposed to concentrate on that expense report or those quarterly targets, bla bla bla. Sorry, all I'm hearing in my head right now are the sweet sweet meows of my kitty who is waiting for me at home yet. Is it clockin' out time yet, or what?

Some lucky offices allow you to bring your pets to work. Do I know this office? No, I've only heard that about the Chewy offices. But I guess we can't all work there. So, cat memes will have to do.

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Let's be clear, we're not saying we don't like cat memes or that we think cat memes are the best thing in the world. Even if we had our feline friend curled up on our laps while at work, you could count on employees sending each other cat memes still. It doesn't matter how much kitty time you get, cat memes are always here and we love them. They were the reason the internet even got popular! You're welcome, BUSINESSES.
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So, we hope this helped soothe your pain of missing your kitty cat. We miss our's too and are trying to type as fast as we can so we can get out of here and go scratch her lil head. I can hear here already, she's meowing away calling my name!
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