Work memes that reward hardworking workers with a chuckle: 'Here's a coffee and $5M dollars'

When a manager asks if you're available to hop on a quick call, do you always say yes?

Most of us have a few healthy boundaries in the workplace, but the dreaded manager question never ceases to rattle our good senses. It could be 9 AM, on a Saturday morning, and this particular burning question might make even the least hardworking employee consider logging into their work email. However, my fellow employed friend, it's important that you never open Pandora's box after hours, because once you cross the line with your work boundaries, there's no going back.

It's important to note that I know this from experience.

Having been in the workforce since the fresh-faced age of 15, I've seen my fair share of managerial oversteps, coworker dramas, and paystub disappointments. One thing that has always rang true for an expert worker like me is that you should never do anything for free. That means, if you're not on the clock, you're not working. If you're not getting paid for your consulting, your skills, or your availability, they're just going to have to find someone else.

Simultaneously, in my book, these protective measures have been met with an equally vivacious work ethic. When I'm working, I'm giving 200% of my effort; just don't @ me after work hours.

Check your salary and be sure to always act your wage, my working friends, because in a world eager to take advantage of every speck of expertise, time, and effort, you don't want to find yourself on the losing team.

It's time for a self-induced workplace reward: a meme reward, that is.

Alas, it's for this reason that it's important to look at memes while you're at work. On-the-clock, on-shift meme scrolling is vital to the hardworking worker's mental capacity. Memes aid in restoring the natural vitality of the employee and are a necessity for every 10-minute break or 30-second mental rest between client cold calls. Refresh your own spirit with these 27 work memes. It'll only take a minute to scroll through and laugh, but that minute could save your entire shift.