The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

Every employee can only be as good as the company they work for makes them out to be.

You can be the most competent and hardest-working part of a team there is, but if management doesn't like you or your role isn't one of the ones that comes with clout, you will probably be overlooked, underpaid, and grinding away on that hamster wheel with your motivation diminishing more with each passing day. 

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  • It is a stereotype as old as the concept of the workplace that many people do not enjoy their jobs and tend to find them more stressful and boring than rewarding. While it is fair to say that not everything in life is going to come easily, it is also true that more could be done to make work feel more meaningful and bearable. AI might be on the brink of replacing a chunk of the world's employees, but in the meantime, those who are working could be having a nicer time of it.

    Of course, most employees have their strategies when it comes to getting through the workday. Some have a favorite colleague to joke around with, or maybe they pack something particularly tasty for lunch. There is also the elite procrastination strategy that is work memes, which are designed to sympathize with every beleaguered worker who is losing patience with their 9 to 5. They offer comfort in the reminder that everyone who is bored or frustrated with their job is far from alone in the struggle.

  • 01

    Oh!

    When you see people getting fired for things that you do every day at work
    via FantasticAd9478
  • 02

    Please Leave

    When the co-worker you hate starts to talk about finding a new job YOU CAN DO IT!!
    via Adventurous-Ask-9549
  • 03

    Looking Like A Dweeb

    POV: when you pull up to ur hb job and see him in his work fit B
    via FantasticAd9478
  • 04

    The True Measure Of Success

    climbing the corporate ladder until i forget how to export to PDF and it's acceptable to sign my emails with "Sent from Outlook for iOS" *
    via jamjamhxm
  • 05

    Read It Now

    When coworkers treat emails like optional reading assignments... @corporate.snark i'm about to choose violence
    via joncw2
  • 06

    No More Gossip

    Trying to signal to my work bestie to stop spilling the tea bc the ingredients just walked in
    via joncw2
  • 07

    Together Through It All

    When you and your work bestie are exhausted, overworked and underpaid but you're just happy you're on the same shift..
    via joncw2
  • 08

    Take Down That Operating System

    IF YOU'RE COLD THEY'RE COLD 8GB PUT THEM IN THE COMPUTER AT YOUR WORK @chaotic_axolotle
    via joncw2
  • 09

    The Real Temptation

    How quitting my job and disappearing looks at me at 9am on a Tuesday
    via joncw2
  • 10

    A Trip To My Mind Palace

    trash jones @jzux *** microdosing vacation by dissociating at work 1:41 PM 7/20/22 Twitter for iPhone
    via joncw2
  • 11

    Let's Be Logical Here

    Who decided to "spring forward" at 2am on the weekend. We should do it at 1pm on a Monday during the work week.
    via employeetears
  • 12

    Unless It's Unsafe, It Doesn't Matter

    I don't know who needs to read this, but no job is ever that serious for you to be a work snitch.
    via employeetears
  • 13

    A Healthy Lifestyle

    According to a recent study, this is the ideal body shape for replying to emails and drafting documents 60 hours a week K
    via mba_ish
  • 14

    The Crucial Axes

    Mapping of all the corporate meetings that bring me joy or wrath along with their time duration all hands brainstorm townhall "quick chat" offsite kick-off cross- functional LONG performance review budget review WRATH 1:1 demos that turn into sales interviews that turn into offers any meeting w/ your office crush demo (if it works) JOY stand-up weekly- anything @MBA-ISIT "here is your bonus" "you're check-in being let go" retro "we're canceling this SHORT meeting"
    via mba_ish
  • 15

    Important Files

    My work desktop be like: Where Dreams Go to Di Screenshots to Hidden Resume Cover My A Folder Professional Development PDFs I never use OMBA-ish Fake urgent projects Why Did I Create This?
    via mba_ish
  • 16

    She Did It <3

    acab for cutie @blormpy the original girlboss shattering the very first glass ceiling
    via iamemployedaf
  • 17

    Pretzeling

    Chris Hanna @Chris_Hanna Me: Why does my back hurt? Also me, in my WFH position for 11 hours a day:
    via iamemployedaf
  • 18

    Where's My Seven Figures

    Dan Hopper @DanHopp My what How Long Will Your $1M Last in Retirement?
    via iamemployedaf
  • 19

    That Was The Wrong Decision

    When a colleague snitches on me but I have more dirt about them on my hands
    via joncw2
  • 20

    Every Weekend

    I think this sums up my current mood perfectly... @Officialworkmemes HELLO, I'M NOT EMOTIONALLY PREPARED FOR WORK AGAIN ON MONDAY
    via joncw2
  • 21

    Extracurricular Activities

    Lyndon Bushwick @lyndontheman Actually received this resumé today Work Experience Honestly, not much because I just graduated but please see below: Game of Thrones Expert - Binge watched entire series in one weekend - Stared at screen so long went blind in one eye -Only left couch to use bathroom and get snacks Stranger Things Expert April 17th, 2011-Present July 16th, 2016-Present - Watched each season in two days -Created RIP Barb fan page on Facebook that now has 25,000 followers -Efficiently
    via joncw2

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