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50 Hilariously Painful “Work Week Memes” To Help You Get Through The Week, As You’re Laughing Through Tears
I love my job. I look forward to coming to the office every single day. I don’t mind working overtime. I don’t mind working weekends. I don’t mind working for the rest of my life to afford barely anything, as when I’m on my deathbed I’ll be able to think back on what an incredible life I’ve led. Doesn’t sound like you? It most likely sounds like no one’s reality.
The daily grind literally grinds away at one’s patience, sentience, and the craving to live, laugh, love. And as your blood turns into something closer to a caffeinated, sugary concoction, let’s all enjoy the memes that represent most of our lives in a way-too-relatable fashion. The Facebook group named “Work Week Memes” shares just what you think they do.
We laugh through our tears, grab our fifth coffee, and sit down to scroll through a list full of everyday pain. Upvote your favorites, leave some comments, and try not to get caught doing so by your boss. If you’re craving some more work memes after this, Bored Panda has a couple of articles waiting for you here and here. Let’s get into it!
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actaeon cross 2 years ago
If you stop buying Netflix and avocado toast you could afford everything you want. /s
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Mike Ipsen 2 years ago
Buddhist monks are some of the happiest people on the planet yet they have zero money. Their basic needs are given to them though. So it could be said once you make enough to provide basic needs you should be happy.
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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
If I had enough money to pay off my bills, have a fridge full of healthy food, have a comfortable savings account and easily afford rent - I’d be a lot less stressed and a lot more content with my life.
Ashley Schriber 2 years ago
This is supported by research. Studies show that people who are financially comfortable are happier than those who aren't, but beyond a certain 'comfortably middle-class' point, money doesn't buy any further happiness.
Appalachian Panda 2 years ago
I always figured this was a caution for people who are already well-to-do, not an admonition for poorer folks. As in, a second yacht and a third vacation home won't make you any happier. But if you're having trouble affording basic necessities, a few extra dollars will definitely take the edge off.
Beruthiel45 2 years ago (edited)
A baby boomer is a Karen and it's the top item on the list. Yeah right. They didn't invent the saying, it's been around a lot longer. Pick another group to blame for everything, it's getting very old, and who will be blamed when they're all dead and buried? Give it a rest. No boomer I know agrees with it, since we all grew up without much money and know for a fact that having enough is a hell of a good idea. 🙄
Sonja 2 years ago (edited)
Well money indeed can't buy happiness. But it can buy safety and a better live and this might not neccessarily give you happiness but it surely will lift a huge burden of your shoulders and that's quite enough. With that I will have enough capacity to seek out my happiness, thank you very much
Mama Penguin 2 years ago
It may not buy happiness, but it sure will make a lot of stress disappear.
Ever hear of work-life balance? Me neither! Why life when you can sell your immortal soul to consumerism, capitalism, or any other C-word you can think of. But to be serious for one fleeting moment, it’s rare to come across a person that doesn’t have to work in order to have some semblance of quality living.
That leads to a lot of situations that are way too relatable: weird coworkers, rude customers, greedy bosses, and the continuous struggle to get enough sleep. All this and more have been turned into some fantastic memes shared in the Facebook group “Work Week Memes.” 547.8K members share and laugh at the unfairness that is life, and we join them today to do more of the same.
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jay <3 2 years ago
okay BUT statistically it's only possible to fold paper in half seven* times- sorry but i HAD TOOOO
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Vic 2 years ago
May I propose soaking it in lighter fluid.. it opens up new possibilities..
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Emperor Kitten 2 years ago
My employees only work when I'm paying them! How can i legally enslave my employees?
Tuna Fish 2 years ago
No problem CEO. Pay them for the hours you want them to be committed in. Would you work or "commit" for free? Would you give up time with your children and family for free? If you are not paying them to be on call, than expecting commitment after work hours is called slavery, dumbass.
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
After ~25 years my son received $100. That's it. Well, that, and he wasn't laid off.
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Patrick James 2 years ago
YES!!! F-ing Ross gave $1000 hiring bonuses to all the newbies at Christmas and they all quit as soon as they got the money. I'd been there for 2 years, through covid and got a $50 appreciation bonus in January, on the same check they had cut us to half hours to save the store money... I didn't even realize it was there til I was like, Dude, where's that appreciation bonus???
Gareth Baus 2 years ago
Especially since new hires usually take a lot of resources and time to train before they are able to do any good work.
Hedgielover98 2 years ago
Stop laying off 15+ year employees for cheaper new hires who won't stay!
Mike Ipsen 2 years ago
I could not agree more. Sadly those hiring bonuses tend to come with a leash of 3-5 years.
Karri Berkowitz 2 years ago
We got ours put into our contract negotiations cuz we didn't care about new hires we didn't know
So why are we so upset with the notion of work? Generations before ours spent the same if not more hours hands-deep in labor, and it didn’t spur such things as the Big Quit, the Great Reset, the Great Reshuffle, or the Great Resignation. It’s really not rocket science—people are just fed up with bad jobs.
Joel Nihlean wrote on Medium that workers of today are looking for less stress, more meaning, and better pay, too. Furthermore, people are burned out. And after the pandemic, many are rethinking the place of work in their lives, reflecting on what gives them meaning and happiness. David Graeber stated in his book Bulls**t Jobs that some jobs are pointless, taking the role of adult daycare.
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Giobemo 2 years ago
And the best part is, you still have next to nothing to show for it. "Congratulations, you've *almost* managed to pay all your bills this month! Keep going, you'll get there!"
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Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
Two days off: one for rest and one for funsies, followed by rest.
Gareth Baus 2 years ago (edited)
Yes, this is the story of my life. I work until I am tired and in so much pain that I can barely do anything before I have to work again.
Brindle Nutter 2 years ago
Lucky for me my hobbies have 4 legs and bark at me if they don't get to play
the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago
yeah, my hands no longer look like giant albino spiders cause i havent played guitar much :(
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M O'Connell 2 years ago
Our receptionist actually does this for a couple of customers that she knows very well :D
chris porga 2 years ago
I got written up at a job for replying to my name on the radio with "what the f**k do you want"
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Clayton Johnson 2 years ago
George Can't Stand 'Ya if you've seen that episode haha
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Just Jessee 2 years ago
*and you still have to work until you die. Let's be honest here, no one Gen X and younger are going to conventionally retire lol
TeenieMeanie 2 years ago
I’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and you’re going to hear about it!
Nicola Roberts 2 years ago
I so feel this! I'm torn between I really don't want to work and I have no money and I will be working until the day I drop. In France they're protesting the proposed increase to the retirement age from 62 to 64. In the UK I will be 67 when I'm eligible for state pension and there is a proposal that this will be increased to 68 by the time I get there. No protests in the UK....
According to a 2021 poll by YouGov, only a little more than half of all workers feel that their job makes a meaningful contribution to the world. Nearly a quarter of US adults firmly believe that their job is meaningless. Joel further states that highly-valued and highly-paid jobs are most likely to be unfulfilling, useless dead ends that do nothing to make the world a better place.
Potentially, if we all worked exclusively to improve the human condition, we could all work less. But that seems more like a distant fantasy than an approachable reality in many respects. In a lot of cases, the problem isn’t that life is unfair; it’s one’s broken idea of fairness. Can you imagine how insane life would be if it actually was ‘fair’ to everyone, especially when we consider that each of us sees ‘fairness’ subjectively?
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Me. Just Me. 2 years ago
It needs to be a bobble head with a cat nearby who can't bump it with its tail every few seconds.
Gareth Baus 2 years ago
Don't forget a mouse jiggler or something else that makes it look like you are touching the computer.
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Gareth Baus 2 years ago (edited)
This is sortove accurate, but I have finally gotten to the point of paying off most of my debts.
Jude Kay 2 years ago
We need more information. How many hour DO you work. Are you sleeping too long? But truthfully, that's what life is and always HAS been. You work 8 hours(maybe 10 with the commute) and you DO only have about 4 hours a day on the weekdays or on work days, besides the eight you should sleep. Try to find meaning in your work. Or look for and work towards a different job. Lots of ways we can improve our lot in life.
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N Miller 2 years ago
Funnily enough, I'm suffering almost the exact opposite problem. Because our company has decided to downsize it's office space to account for hybrid workers, I'm now in an open office with approx 75 more people than I am used to being in close proximity to. And someone has taken off their *shoes*!
This may not be the sign you’re looking for, but don’t quit your job just because you’re unhappy. Laurie Ruettimann, former HR leader, writer, speaker, and podcaster, argues that it can be turned into a valuable learning experience. “You can’t fix COVID, you can’t fix your boss, you can’t fix the people at work who irritate you, and you and you alone can’t fix a company culture,” she said back in 2021 at the end of the pandemic.
Bad bosses, long hours, racism, sexism, ageism, and ableism are some of the things that plague even good companies and brands, so leaving from one building to another won’t necessarily fix it all, but what you can do is improve yourself. Laurie advises taking up a challenge for 30 days to learn something new—be it an interest or something work-related.
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the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago (edited)
when you hear "gOoD mOrNeeeEEEng" for the 189383738930th time
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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
YEP. When they ask they boss a question that could have been a meeting between the 2 of them but now everyone has to sit and listen to a 25 min discussion that has nothing to do with them.
Alvia Vseobecna 2 years ago
that's the 'I will slash your tires, salt your coffee and set your workstation on fire' look
Kate Jones 2 years ago
Honestly I do this because I want to stay off the floor. I want to stretch meetings out for as long as possible. I take calls for a living so any moment I can get off the phone is a win for me. You get to go back to your office and do paperwork all day and breath and get up and talk to the people around you. I'm in a phone call gauntlet where I get screamed at on a regular basis or can't go to the bathroom because I'm stuck in a call that won't end. So they can hate me all they like.
ChingoChango 2 years ago (edited)
I hate those people....and usually its rubbish and they are just asking questions to hear themselves speak
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Lauren Leska 2 years ago
Mine did this too. New baby at home. I had smoked a brisket overnight. Sent him home with dinner.
When you’re learning, you’re growing, and when you’re growing, you are thriving, and thriving is the point of life, according to Laurie. Professionals who are learning report higher rates of satisfaction and engagement, and they are less focused on the negative aspects of work. Furthermore, keep a learning journal, and document what you learn for the next 30 days.
At the end of 30 days, you should summarize it all by writing out five things you learned about yourself and five things that surprised you about the past month. If you still want to quit your job at the end of that 30-day window, go for it, because you’ll have spent that time working on something to make you better, whether it’s a hobby, working for a cause, or working on a skills gap.
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Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
Nah, she wasn't ready for the real world when you act like sh*t to people.
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Jude Kay 2 years ago
Try it! Pretend your an ACTOR. Sometimes ACTING happy ends up BECOMING happy. Having a good attitude makes you feel better, helps your coworkers, customers...
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Fantastic Mr Fox 2 years ago (edited)
Interesting how differently we see these photos. Comments seem to say it's because now he don't care about his work anymore. For me it's the opposite. I was not *that* formal except in a very few cases. But I'm in casual clothes now, because now I am not measured by looks but by well how I do my work.
The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
Can confirm! Now I dress for the job I want - from home in my leggings and baggy sweaters.
We should always strive to improve ourselves and our surroundings, but we can only do so much with our time. We might as well focus on things we enjoy doing, and make sure that the 8 or so hours we’re spending at work are at least somewhat amusing, positive, and motivating. As long as you’re doing the best you can, you’re on the right track.
As you continue to work through this post, scrolling meme after meme at a time, make sure you’re upvoting your favorites and leaving some comments below, and I shall hope to see you all in the next one! Coffee up, chin up, and let’s get this bread, my fellow Pandas!
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The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
I've lost 10 years of my life and have gained 50% more white hairs on my head from the past 3 years...
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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
This reminds me of the time I fell off a 6 foot ladder at work and was pullled aside to ask if I was “under any influences”…..nah I’m just a goofy mf with no depth perception 😅
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The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
*writes resignation and puts on thigh high stripper boots*
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Jude Kay 2 years ago
Employees should get together and find out from the boss what can be done about it. Overtime pay? Tell the customer you only have 5 minutes to help them? A sign letting customers know they won't be helped after a certain time?
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LibrarianJanet 2 years ago
Yup. The library where I work is an "official warming center," which means when it's brutally cold/snowy/icy/etc the management team always tries to balance public service with their employees' health and safety.
nbfresh 2 years ago
at a restaurant I worked at, there was a 'snow club' which would give customers a discount if they braved the roads and weather to come in. I always found it backwards that an establishment would encourage people to risk life and limb to go out to lunch, not to mention to lean staff who could actually make it to work that day.
Pizzagirl 91 2 years ago
I think they spawn close to you, like spiders in RPGs. A district manager once kept us open when there were open demonstrations going on a street away, moving towards us, until we showed her all the closed shop doors of even bigger stores down the street in pictures.
Cindy Irvin 2 years ago
We get slammed during every rainstorm. I figure it's because people see the dark clouds and go "I'd better get to the store before this weather hits."
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Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
lol yeah! There was a fricking blizzard and everything was closed and cancelled but i still had to go to school!!!
Sweet_Dee 2 years ago
That's the hotel industry for sure. I once slept at work for 3 days because there was a blizzard and nobody else could get in 🤦🏽♀️
A Bobcat From Philly 2 years ago
I did that exact thing!! 3 days. Got in on Wednesday afternoon at the start but couldn't get out (until Saturday morning) and no one else could get in. Thankfully, it was a resort so at least it was like a working vacation with pool, bubble tubs, etc.
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Winter weather advisory: *STAY INSIDE. EMERGENCY TRAVEL ONLY. WILL BE -50F AND PREDICTED 23" OF SNOWFALL* Work: "Please be here early for our 8 a.m. meeting."
A Bobcat From Philly 2 years ago
Before my stint in hospitality, I worked for a government tourist facility. I lived 45 minutes away and supervisors had on site housing. Snow up to your a*s and they're like "if I can make it to work, you can too!" And you're like "yeah, a*****e, you just slide across the street, we gotta kill ourselves to get there."
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Terra Raizor 2 years ago
The sheriff posted that he won't announce severe weather warning to keep people safe because every employer screamed at him over the phone, "who are you to tell my employees not to come into work?". The sheriff should've put them in their place!
Alpacas_Are_Life 2 years ago
That sounds familiar. We might miss one phone call. Fortunately, or unfortunately as the case may be, I live way to close to the office.
A P 2 years ago
Yeah, I've had many jobs try this. Last one, I was like "I live 45 minutes away, and half of that is on rural roads. It is currently dropping freezing rain on the several inches of snow we got last night. The customers can live without cake or Gelato today, and I can just live, thanks".
Gareth Baus 2 years ago (edited)
I once got off work after I ended up in the ditch during some winter weather (poorly plowed snow and a Prius without snow tires don't mix) the wind chill was -30° so I effectively had an extremely unpleasant ride for nothing.
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Firstname Lastname 2 years ago (edited)
Me, minus the socks. I've accidentally trained my boyfriend to start setting out the blanket for me now, usually with my heat pack.
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Aria Lacasella 2 years ago
Pull up=Bus, office=School, on the weekends with no livening thing in it.
Jaden Kale 2 years ago
I almost had this at my job. It legit ended up being the dumpster that was on fire... still an accurate representation of my job.
CanadianaKa 2 years ago
NGL, I had a job where my favourite days were when the phone tree reached me to say the watermain burst, or the power was out, etc, and to turn around and go home. Our network was based on physical servers in the office, so the power-outage were the best because then we couldn't even work from home.
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SuperChicken 2 years ago
I know, he's such a great actor. I love the vids he made during the pandemic. RIP.
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Detective Miller's Hat 2 years ago
LOL me this time 2 years ago when I came back to work after 2 weeks in the loony bin
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Raven Sheridan 2 years ago
Prisoners get a better deal. Free room and board, families can visit or call, plus parole for good behaviour!
Bobby 2 years ago
Except the phone call costs about $1/min, you can only call out, and parole, like pensions, is disappearing everywhere
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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
I’ve got 10 mins left in my lunch break and this pic is way too accurate
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Cindy Irvin 2 years ago
I had a boss that would say "Call me if you need me, but don't need me."
Mike Ipsen 2 years ago
People used to tell me, I wish I could leave at 2:00pm. My response would be 'come in at a stupid early time and you can'. - lol
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Alpacas_Are_Life 2 years ago
Yeah... and I have to do her work when she's not here, but she doesn't have to do mine when I'm gone.
Nykky 2 years ago (edited)
My father worked at the county as a mechanic on officer and different governmental vehicles. He always told us "do enough just to not get fired". Never told me why. Found out at my first job. Second job didn't matter, since I wasn't a kiss-a*s, I wasn't kept permanently. (But to be perfectly honest, I haven't had a job since 2018 [so much for companies complaining nobody wants to work when no one's hiring], and I seriously hate it. I want something to do that isn't chores.)
Pandamanda 2 years ago
A sure sign that it’s time to find another job where your abilities are recognized but not abused!
Show thyself 2 years ago
It's an art to look busy, after finishing the actual work, while doing nothing at all.
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Mohsie Supposie 2 years ago (edited)
"On WOW! Where did you get it from?" "At work. They give it away for free! They sometimes even pay you a very small amount of money to take it!"
Fluffy mommy panda 2 years ago
Hate it when customer make stupid questions like this. I'm just like uh your gonna ask that. Like no I'm not but there a freaking line behind you so please and thank and have a nice day and come back.........grrrrr
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The Other Other White Meat 2 years ago
This is why I try my best to leave the office for break!!!
MrsFettesVette 2 years ago
I worked at one dental office where I sat in my car at lunchtime and patients would park and see me sitting there. They always tried to get me to either greet them, let them into the office, or even start their appointment early. No, my lunch is from 1-2, you are invisible to me at that time.
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
Made even worse when you've set up camp all the way in a corner, and despite all your signals that you don't wish to be disturbed, they do so anyway. Abu's face here is really what my inner me looks like when this happens...
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Dixon Hannon 2 years ago
Emails, wow. Imagine having to do it face to face ten hours a day six days a week. I wish I just had to deal with Emails.
Show thyself 2 years ago
The thoughts of every single employee in every call center all over the world.
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Donkey boi 2 years ago
Many years ago, I worked with an Italian lady that told me I look just like her son. He passed away a little under a year after I started, not long after she kept telling me I wasn't eating enough, then she started bringing be breakfast and lunch EVERY DAY. It lasted for 6 years before she retired and moved back to Italy! Damn I miss her friendship, and cooking!
Clara Rotti 2 years ago
I don’t know what it is with Italians having to feed everyone. I am half Italian and I constantly want to feed people and cook for them. I get so much joy from people enjoying my cooking and knowing that it made them happy.
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LibrarianJanet 2 years ago
I have a work dad. I promise that's not as gross as it might sound. It's a tiny old man in his 80s who says I remind him of his late daughter. He gives me a blessing every time he sees me and I adore him.
B 2 years ago (edited)
I am the work Mom , even to the guys older than me ( only woman in my dept) Making birthday brownies, making sure they take their lunches checking up on them on a stressful day. Baking cookies to bring in for the group. I'm not even that old LOL
Jude Kay 2 years ago
I bet you really have a satisfying work life and life in general. You'll never know the difference you have made in some of those lives. Think how positive you make their work life!
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I had a work mom at my last job. She turned out to be my niece's grandfather's ex -wife, and her son was my niece's half-uncle. She took care of us when we needed things until she unexpectedly passed away. I still miss you so much, Trish.
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Francis 2 years ago
i would give you many if you bburnt it that way :D (one dollar bill tho)
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Me stress shopping from the stress of what I deal with all day at work.
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BubbleButt 2 years ago
Whoops let me just put that back away for another few weeks until I snowball and explode again.
Furious George 2 years ago
The real me just made an appearance and it's going to take a couple weeks of quiet time for people to forget it.
the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago (edited)
me all the time. im quiet til i scream like a f*****g demon or yell at you or laugh like a hyena. im basically either mute or annoying depending on how well i know you
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Terra Raizor 2 years ago
Yes!! Got do nervous after they "randomly" pulled my best workers, half did not come back. One was yelling the whole time that he only LOOKS like a stoner, he came back!
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all 4 paws 2 years ago
kermit needs a hug and i need a hug so i have come up with a solution to hug kermit
SuperChicken 2 years ago
Here's a big hug to you, all. chikin_hug...f58e92.gif 
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BubbleButt 2 years ago
Ok but there is a way to professionally do this. You explain how their actions cause frustrations via email and copy your supervisor. Then request a meeting with everyone.
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Superninjatiger 2 years ago
That's really the coworker who haven't slept more than an hour a night the past ten years and have become unhinged by sleep-deprivation and no longer have a grip of reality and are just happy and excited all the time.
Just Jessee 2 years ago
I'm that coworker that only says "Morning" in response, because it's a statement and it's never good.
Dixon Hannon 2 years ago
I am a plant manager. Every morning I'm expected to greet everyone as they clock in. I am not nor ever have been a morning person. I f*****g hate mornings. I have to be there at 5:45 every day. Not Sundays. Pistol to the head.
Ruth Harper 2 years ago
Don't be cheerful at me in the morning before I've had at least one mug of coffee.
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the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago (edited)
im the person who doesnt understand. i do not smoke crack. i snort music through my ears
BubbleButt 2 years ago
I legit said this about someone I was training yesterday. It's like flushing my precious time down the toilet.
adelaamarante 2 years ago
Telling my ex-husband I already answered all seventeen of his questions thirty seconds ago but he wasn't listening and he interrupted my single sentence four times while kinda half-a$$ed looking up from the p*rn on his phone he didn't think I knew he was watching because I'm Deaf..... .....meth. It was meth.
Gareth Baus 2 years ago
At my job a majority of people have ADHD, some people definitely do drugs but that usually isn't why they need to be told the same thing so many times.
Laurie Weintraub 2 years ago
I trained someone on a computer, she went to lunch and didn't come back.
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UncleRussian 2 years ago
"I got the jar of cocaine, I got the jar of cocaine!" XD
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Sonja 2 years ago
Yeah. In some jobs I thought: a zombie would starve here....
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Alpacas_Are_Life 2 years ago
Brains... someone thought they said trains and decided they didn't need any because they didn't plan on going anywhere
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
LOL some of my coworkers ask for help for the stupidest things. I’ll stand next to them, Google the answer, and then show them the answer on my phone. They’re always like “ONG THANK YOU I COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU” and I’m left believing that the ability to search the internet for an answer to a question is a legitimate skill that many don’t know how to use :p
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Terra Raizor 2 years ago
I was raised to rely only on myself. Doesn't work so good because I have some mental issues that was never discussed growing up, but I can't stand people helping me even though I know they're just trying to be nice and helpful. Leave me alone, please.
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Jen M 2 years ago
Yeah what's up with salaried positions where there's no hard clock in time, but ur boss is irritated every time you roll in at 7:01am despite being the last person out every night after working 2 or 3 extra hours daily? Is the extra 10-15 hours not acceptable payback for missing one minute in the morning because ur stuck in gridlock during construction behind a goddammit car on fire? It's one f*****g minute! And I'm the only one even there doing 50-55hrs for the 40 hours I'm salaried to do. Give me a break.
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devotedtodreams 2 years ago
Especially since this happens with every single person at the office - even when you cross their path again during the day! Isn't saying "hello" once enough?
RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago
This is why we invented the polite head nod. I recognize your existence, without feeling the need to communicate verbally.
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Terra Raizor 2 years ago
We were not allowed to say more than one word as a greeting where I worked or the supervisors would write is up for talkong.
the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago
just smile at them like you've had ten lbs of crack, that does the trick
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the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago
things that are good for me that i dont want to do/me / my mom but im not smiling
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Jilltdcatlady 2 years ago
"So? Told my ma to kiss my a*s long before you came along."
Load More Replies... Appalachian Panda 2 years ago
"But we had a pizza party back in September. And I even let you get a new microwave for the break room. What does it take to please you people?"
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all 4 paws 2 years ago
I'm simultaneously the "i love sleeping" kinda person while also being the "i get less than four hours of sleep a night" person
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Sh_alien 2 years ago
When people yell at me for adhering to bank policies and federal regulations. Yesterday, a lady got terribly upset with me because her check was dated for January of 2022. It was a personal check that was written out to her so I’m positive it was just misdated, but I couldn’t do anything with it, and the only person who can fix it the date is the person who issued the check. She didn’t understand that even if I tried to make the deposit it would come back the next day, I’d get a talking too and if she used the funds, she would be responsible for her negative balance. Like I’m just a teller. I don’t make the rules. Please don’t yell at me. AND ANOTHER THING. Don’t throw your ID at me when I ask for it. You’ve been banking with us for 40 years? Cool. I’ve worked here for four months. I don’t recognize anyone.
Summer Mason 2 years ago
That's just another reason I quit my current job. I got one that pays me 8.86 usd more an hour and I have no customers to deal with and dont have to work weekends. My soon to be old boss is super s****y to me about it too. Told me it was rude to quit with out proper notice. I told him it was rude to hire someone, have me train them, and then pay every male in my department more than me. So yeah, last day is tomorrow and I start my new job on Monday.
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
Ha! How many times I'd get so frustrated at an 80 hour week and tell Dad I QUIT! and just walk out the gate. Mile down the road he pulls up. You still working the concert, right? ::grumble:: Well, yes. You want a ride back to your truck? ::😑☠️:: Oh yeah, so tired I forgot I drove in.
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Cat Chat 2 years ago (edited)
Or, when your ending hour isn't a set time, just when the work is done and you just found out some incoming work is late coming in because snow has delayed the plane by 2 hours. (Yes, one job I had was processing incoming deposits from bank branches from two entire states).
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Purple Gurl 2 years ago
This was the other way around-day shift trying to explain why they left all the work for the night shift. Think I heard more fantasy stories than I did from Tolkien and Lovecraft combined.
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
Restaurant closing shift: “nah opening shift can take care of it.” Restaurant opening shift: “wtf is wrong with the closing shift people?!”
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
nice, the other way round. usually it's an old guy telling a young woman to smile.
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Khavrinen 2 years ago
Had a conversation with one of my coworkers last week, where her tone of voice was clearly implying, "How could you possibly be so stupid as to believe your own eyes and paltry twenty years of experience, over the conclusion I jumped to based on my vast five years of experience?"
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Best Behave 2 years ago
His boss is coming, and he needs to pretend he’s doing something
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Ryan Winters 2 years ago
In the navy we had a guy that was kinda new to the ship and a little umm different. We had a big inspection where they run drills on us to make sure we can operate the reactor safely. This different individual was taken off the operational rotation and put on a cleaning crew. I saw him carrying a spray bottle and a hand broom. I asked what he was doing and he said trying to look like I'm cleaning. Then asked him what are you going clean with that he just laughed and said I hadn't thought of that.
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3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
I wanna be one of those people who comes up with the names for nail polishes or lipstick colours. Ideal job description, let me work for 4 hours a day coming up with goofy names like “Siberian Nipple” and pay me $75,000CAD a year and I’ll be happy.
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Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
is this what THAT coworker thinks when they talk to me?
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Enlee Jones 2 years ago
It ends when we all die at our desks while Elon and Jeff sip margaritas on their super yachts.
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Show thyself 2 years ago
That's why I stay where I am, trying to ignore the hate of customers calling b/c they forgot that the free trial period ended last month. Be kind to the ones that serve you. We'll try our best to bend regulations if you are nice to us.
3 Owls In A Coat 2 years ago
I live in a tiny extremely remote town with like 4 places to work - we can’t all just quit jobs we don’t enjoy unfortunately :(
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M O'Connell 2 years ago
It's getting harder and harder to do this with the decline in continuous-feed paper.
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Deson 2 years ago
I'm a third shift operator at a Hospital. I get those all the time.
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"Why do I have to pay [put in any amount]? I quit the contract last week." - "You signed a contract over '24 month' of service ... 7 month ago"
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
it's called get a promotion, and keep going till you are c-suite. Then you get paid for not actually doing any work. Me, c-suite.
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Howl's sleeping castle 2 years ago
I used to be the most clueless of office gossip. It reached a point where my manager would call me and say 'i know you are not aware of this but this is what is happening ' and give me the story. And that made me the default go-to neutral party for cases where HR got involved.
Training for the ballet potteh 2 years ago
samee. I was alway the last to know the gossip in school and now at work
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I'm the person noone knows anything about - besides that there are pets - but that's somehow knows almost anything about nearly everyone... from cleaner to ceo. And I don't even know why they all tell me that stuff
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Mari Balot 2 years ago
I used to have one and he would sing silly songs with me from Spongebob to Arielle whilst working xD
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all 4 paws 2 years ago
i was STRUGGLING to read the censored word omg bp this isnt funny anymore
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
You could send this guy in: (r/oddlyterrifying) ibo4jcpwtxca1.jpg 
Paul Brown 2 years ago
The way my boss treats me hes not getting a phone call, email, text or anything! I'm just not going to show up anymore. And, in my state lottery winners can stay anonymous.
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Must Be Bored Again 2 years ago
There is a much better feeling than quitting your job. It is when you present all your documentation to the board and then watch the entire senior staff come tumbling down with legal prosecutions on top of that!
devotedtodreams 2 years ago
In my case, it wasn't so much the job itself, but my boss instead. Felt sooo good to say "I quit" to that horrible woman!
Edda Kamphues 2 years ago
Oh yeah! All the memories and then realising, I never, ever have to go back there. Bliss!
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troufaki13 2 years ago
The best thing about my job is that I get to read Bored Panda and interact with all of you ♥
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Nice to keep you motivated throughout the day! ❤️ Back at ya!
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Chewie Baron 2 years ago
These are just memes, they’re not gatekeeping tiredness.
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Indosidius 2 years ago
I always maintained there should be a 10 day week. Day one, Mirday, because we all need a miracle to get through the first day of the week. Day 2, Monday, day 3, Tuesday. Day 4 Offday, because we all need an off day in the middle of the week. Day 5, Wednesday. Day 6, Thursday. Day 7 Friday. Day 8 Weekend day, because we all want a 3 day weekend. Day 9, Saturday. Day 10, Sunday.
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
maybe because they want to do something useful that they like? not just be a slave to make oligarchs rich?
AG 2 years ago
That's a beautiful and original idea that 75% of the population has until they grow up & realize that being a hippie douche activists saving the world doesn't pay the bill so they sit down in a cubicle and one day they give you promotion and a glass of kool-aid that tastes like a*s but it's free so you keep drinking it to wash down your antidepressants
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Nevada McKinney 2 years ago
I am just scrolling through this after finishing a quiz and my math teacher is laughing at a lot of them 🤣 I literally just shared it with her so she could have some joy LoL
Rapunzel With The Loced Hair 2 years ago
Most of these are an accurate depiction of me every damn weekday (and Saturday) at work, I don't like that I relate to these, lol
CGZ 2 years ago
Let's be crystal clear here. The problem isn't work. If you have a problem with having to work, maybe having to work a job that you don't find "fulfilling", you've got a problem. The actual problem is the state of our economy. We didn't need to be in this state and we were put here after a long string of bad decisions, one after another, on purpose.
the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago
okay zoomer (im a zoomer btw dont come after me)
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I am just scrolling through this after finishing a quiz and my math teacher is laughing at a lot of them 🤣 I literally just shared it with her so she could have some joy LoL
Rapunzel With The Loced Hair 2 years ago
Most of these are an accurate depiction of me every damn weekday (and Saturday) at work, I don't like that I relate to these, lol
CGZ 2 years ago
Let's be crystal clear here. The problem isn't work. If you have a problem with having to work, maybe having to work a job that you don't find "fulfilling", you've got a problem. The actual problem is the state of our economy. We didn't need to be in this state and we were put here after a long string of bad decisions, one after another, on purpose.
the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago
okay zoomer (im a zoomer btw dont come after me)
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