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Office workplaces have long been the cause of mocking and ridicule, but remain quite popular, as, often, prestigious, comfortable jobs to slowly grind your way up the corporate ladder. But this is no barrier for the younger generation to share all the painfully relatable and downright silly parts of 21st century employment.

This Instagram page gathers memes dedicated to Gen Z and Millennials sharing the humorous and sometimes ridiculous reality of working in the modern, corporate world. So scroll through, upvote whatever ends up being annoyingly relatable, and feel free to share your own feelings about the workplace. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, promoting, AND hiring someone to replace the person promoted. Otherwise the promoted person will end up doing two jobs for the price of one!

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Discussions over how the various generations see and perform in the workplace have been a business analyst and consultant staple since the first millennial graduated high school and started working. Most follow the age-old cliches of “digital natives, digital immigrants,” and vague terms regarding a “global generation.” More extreme examples claim that young people don’t want to work, disregarding the fact that most people don’t want to work, we want to live. 

The reality is that people of all generations are different, with different interests, goals, dreams, and desires. And let’s face it, the “workplace” is not static as well, with the rise of technology companies over the last twenty years absolutely changing multiple industries and economies simultaneously. After all, Steve Jobs was not a Millennial but still pioneered a more casual look at the office. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just because other companies act s****y towards their staff, you do not have to.

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It’s fairly well documented that Gen Z and to a lesser extent Millennials will change jobs very often, with average tenures being around two years. Gone are the days of “company people,” who will stay at one post for over a decade, now young people demand promotions or at least some degree of professional development. Like the question of the chicken or egg, it’s unclear if this is actually the “fault” of younger workers, or the result of how rapidly the business landscape now changes. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Took me a veeeeeery long time to realise OOO is "Out Of Office". I was just reading it as "ooooo" like in ghost noises.

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If you have older relatives, you have no doubt had the “joy” of helping them set up a new phone or TV or even showing them how to access, say, Google Docs. While for most of us, this is almost instinctual, it’s worth remembering that in the past, technology didn’t jump nearly as quickly, and people weren't used to a total overhaul of everything every few years. Similar processes are true in the modern workplace, so Gen Z and Millennials have no desire to keep doing things a certain way when new opportunities arise. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bugger that. They should all work for the minimum wage they are paying their workers for a year. But with no access to their huge savings or available credit.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One day last week I logged on to find someone has sent me a Teams message at after 8pm asking if anyone was online to look at an issue. Clearly there wasn't as it was after hours. I will say that the person did have a legit issue which we resolved in the morning.

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Managers unable to understand or keep up with shifting demands are often at a loss as to what makes people leave. Instead, they need to be asking themselves, what do I do to make them stay? As often as everyone talks about the digital age, it’s easy to overlook that the internet lets us see inside almost every workplace, from Subway to a day in the life of senior developers at a tech company. This exchange of information allows workers to rapidly evaluate their own work compared to others. It's easy to see how bad conditions quickly lead to labor shortages. 

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Often, analysts will find it surprising that two global recessions (among other disruptions) haven't made Gen Z and Millenials more risk-averse, but the truth is, they have little to risk. If you aren’t drowning in car payments and mortgage fees, what exactly do you have to lose? Remember, Gen Z and Millennials have also seen the path to recovery after two global recessions and believe that there will be more ups and downs in the future. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I too have this interest, but it's so difficult to find related activities.....

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Sometimes people point to the fact that Gen Z in particular prefers “interesting” work, but the actual statistics show that it’s a fairly even split. Given the massive amount of choice and information available, it might be that younger people simply do not know what they want yet, so they actively try different things to get a better idea of who they are. So despite the trappings and “seriousness” of the corporate world, it’s not surprising that many would instead "memeify" it, not worship it. 

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's ok to not be ok. Unless that means you need a day off for mental health reasons bc we wont approve that.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh so here’s the thing… tech companies are hoping a percentage of employees will quit when they announce back to office, so they can downsize without the bad PR of a big round of layoffs. They have no plans to backfill those positions.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s 2023, ffs. You’d think this would just happen automatically by now. Hell, you’d think a hell of a lot MORE things would be/act/perform/be programmed like we’re in the 21st Century, and not 1990, for f**k’s sake.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you so much for the opportunity, but instead I would like to quiet quit. That means I do none of the work for all of the pay and keep the title.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pic on the left should be him as a baby. Makes it more accurate and funnier imo

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ye this seems fake to me. If it was really a LinkedIn post, he'd be talking to his dog that he found almost starving on the road that no one wanted, and this would be after the dog failed at reciting Shakespeare. Get your facts straight smh 🙄. (Really hope I don't need to clarify here that I'm joking)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a job once where I learned that I made more than my boss. My salary was only 10% under his, and I was also a manager. But since I still did sales, I got commissions on top. My boss didn't mind, he didn't want to do sales and he recognized that neither of us made what we deserved anyway. Difference was he really loved the job and I hated it there.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely stealing this. Sometimes I sit on an email reply for a couple days just to remind people I'm not their puppet 😂

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What I believe now: people who are useless get promoted because they can't do the job. People who are good at their job get held down, because someone has to actually work to produce value.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Politicians/ceo s/press: "the pandemic is over!" People with asthma, diabetes, cancer etc :"um,..."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

CC my boss to at all get a response from you, head of this particular stuff, because you didn't respond to my last tre mails..! Or as former collegue did, CC the top ceo in swe because the group manager neglected to do the task they had undertaken themselves... 🫣🔥

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What I'm thinking: F**k you Darrell. Go to hell. What I say: Of course, Darrell! I'd love to help you with XYZ for no extra pay!!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People in this case are those who have interests in commercial properties. One such person being dinosaur Lord Sugar

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did one at 29 and celebrated my 30th birthday in an izakaya in Japan :) sadly then someone in China coughed and I had to leave the first good job I'd had in years to come back to the UK and work minimum wage :|

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you’re a woman, the other alternative is that you mention it first and only get the deer in the headlights look. A couple minutes later, one of the guys, whose IQ is smaller than his shoe size, mentions it—-word for word the exact same way you just did—-and suddenly HE’S a f*****g genius! What a great idea! You’re going to go places, my boy! You know, typical executive boys club type of b******t. Even if you announce that YOU said the exact same thing first, you just get the deer in the headlights look again. (Yeah, had that infuriating s**t happen to me.)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mental Health has to come first .. you look after number 1 before anything else

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Real. So real. It was especially helpful when the anxiety would kick in, my wifi would mysteriously stop working and I wouldn't rejoin for 10 minutes until I'm sure htey would've moved on... Can't do that anymore!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know, if we all could work from home, all those empty office buildings could be converted to apartment buildings——and I mean apartments that former non-executive office workers can afford to rent, and work from home in.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ends at spreadsheet because spreadsheet can answer all of it. I started using spreadsheets at algebra and skipped the rest.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am impressed how it was possible to grow a full beard in less than 3 hours during Covid.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not necessarily a reason to be confident. Seems the smart ones get passed by or pushed out, and the f*****g idiots get put on the fast track for raises and promotions. I have always wondered who those mental midgets are related to, sleeping with (applies to men as well as women, btw), or has some kind of blackmail-level dirt on, to keep them on that track.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My office literally has nap and breastfeeding/-pumping rooms, and people use them discreetly and without stigma. But then again, we also have a policy that allows employees to work 40% of their time from home. German government agency.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly I wish this type of response was utilized more in general right now. Not because of the lack of energy part but because it would be nice for everything not to be constant, negative, conflict between people.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

E: I'm open to the idea but I'll need time to think it through. What about you [pick on and name another colleague you know wasn't listening]?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Easy, it's the block to right of those 3 blue ones.. or to the left of those red ones if you enjoy p1ssing people.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or make it a thing to kick the scheduler in the face. If every business does this then people will be too scared to schedule on Friday, unless they like kicks to the face.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The suits never can comprehend that the more time we’re stuck in unnecessary meetings, mandatory “motivational” presentations, and constant, unnecessary, and redundant most of the time, emails and calls we’re told we HAVE to respond to within 10 minutes of receiving them, is time that’s taken away from the “head down” total uninterrupted concentration time we absolutely need to finish our f*****g required work, correctly and completely. The more complicated it is, the more time we need to finish it—-unless you want us to do it fast, which will get you work that’s going to be messy, incomplete, and full of errors. Hmmm, the latter sounds a lot like the s****y quality of work coming out of the vast majority of companies these days.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More believable—-because it’s way more common—-would be for the person who shared the idea first to be a woman.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha ha, I’ve seen a few of these posts, well, why not? I have had two career jobs that were very hard to get into but before LinkedIn was popular, I’d probably celebrate too!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why does a Friday afternoon meeting mean a bad thing. you sit in a room, not doing any work on the last day of the week. you leave the meeting, oh its time to go home i've done nothing for the last 2 hours

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One spreadsheet took all week, 70,000+ calculations for one task. Find out another app does same but faster.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly true, we have some staff who have filled up their 100GB mailbox and their 100GB archive and are expecting us to provide more space despite telling them that it's a hard limit and they will have to start managing their mailbox as Outlook IS NOT A F*****G STORAGE TOOL

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