Monday Meowployees Manning Their Laptops With Emails to Send and Catnip to Earn

Sarah Brown • Writer and Editor

Aug 31, 2026 3:00 PM EDT

All it takes to become a working purrfessional is a laptop, two paws, and absolutely no idea what you're doing.

Working from home sounds great until your coworker has four paws, zero boundaries, and a habit of taking over your laptop. While most hoomans use computers for emails, meetings, and actual work, cats have clearly decided they're just as qualified to clock in.

Put a laptop in front of a feline and suddenly they're ready for business. Paws start hitting the keyboard, important-looking things appear on the screen, and kitty stares intensely at the monitor like they're handling the company's biggest account. Do they know what they're doing? Absolutely not. Do they look like they know what they're doing? That's what matters.

Some cats prefer a more paws-on approach. They'll type away with both front paws, producing an important document consisting entirely of "ssssssddddddddd." Others are clearly upper management, choosing to sit beside the laptop and stare at the screen while someone else handles the actual typing. Why do the work yourself when you can supurrvise?

Emails are another feline specialty. One accidental step on the keyboard and your cat has either drafted a message, deleted three paragraphs, or sent something before you were finished writing it. Hopefully the recipient understands that "jjjjjjjjjj" is corporate speak for circling back.

Then there are the serious business cats. Glasses on, paws positioned, eyes locked on the screen. These felines look like they have deadlines to meet, reports to finish, and a 3 PM Zoom call they're already dreading. All they need is a tiny coffee mug sitting beside them.

Of course, every hardworking kitty eventually deserves a break. After several exhausting minutes of laptop labor, it's time to close the computer and collect that treat paycheck.

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Clocked in

via Reddit
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Can I help you?

via KPJS95
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Logging in

via Elmindria
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The purrfect box

via wanderingislander
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Work harder

via modestlymousey
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Typing away

via vinkulelu
This kitty has their very own mini laptop, because apparently borrowing the hooman’s computer wasn’t professional enough. It’s perfectly paw-sized and ready for some serious feline business, whether that means answering emails, ordering treats, or browsing the latest cardboard boxes online. We’re not sure what kind of work is getting done on that tiny screen, but kitty certainly looks the part. Just imagine those little paws typing away. Hopefully the password is something more secure than “tuna123.”
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Heating pad

via Reddit
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Twin laptops

via peelandeatbananas
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Tired of work

via Key-External175
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Glammed up laptop

via Violet_Mermaid
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Smol boi

via good_gamer2357
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Screen starer

via @Tisha Jelitto-Rooney
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Focused

via @Louise Lin
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Why aren't you working?

via @Cat Lovers Club
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Turn on

via redCatTunrida
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Update the spreadsheet

via potatox2
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Thinking thoughts

via No-Quantity3173
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Oops

via Key-External175
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Snoozing on the job

via 1amn0t0kwiththis
Looks like someone’s been caught snoozing on the job. This kitty had the laptop open and every intention of getting some serious work done, but apparently the nine-to-five grind was just too exhausting. One minute you’re answering emails, the next you’re using your workstation as a pillow and hoping the boss doesn’t walk by.
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Wrong password

via DangerJ0hnson
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Superviser

via suspiciousthimble
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Feline boss

via Cherryleaf617
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Playing with wires

via m_rusty
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Break time

via Role_Playing_Lotus
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Quick catnap

via Next2_win
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Pressing buttons

via scarneo
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Office cat

via the_pizzacat
This cat has an entire setup and clearly isn’t messing around when it comes to getting work done. Laptop open, desk ready, everything exactly where it needs to be. This isn’t some casual work-from-home situation, this kitty has a full office and probably a packed calendar to match. We can only assume there are emails to answer, meetings to attend, and some very important feline business happening behind that screen. Please hold all questions until after the 3 PM catnap.
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Two laptops aren't enough

via lxdahngf
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Passed out

via schalmuf