15 Relatable ‘Work jokes’ that will have you laughing at your desk

Representational Image (Image via Unsplash/@D)
Representational Image (Image via Unsplash/@D)

Ah, work memes. There's nothing like them. They are the saviors of modern-day office culture. The caped crusaders we didn't know we needed! They unite office co-workers and staff and let us face frustrating workplace situations with renewed verve and vigor.

Is there a more effective team-building exercise than scrolling through memes together? We don't think so. When office workers are neck-deep in spreadsheets and are contemplating their life decisions, work memes come to the fore and save the day. Workplace memes are the true morale boosters that people need.

What can be more soul-crushing than a last-minute deadline? In the face of impending deadlines, what's the need of the hour? Memes. The answer to everything is memes. Sure, your boss might think that you're wasting your time by scrolling through memes, but what you're essentially doing is self-care.

Work memes provide respite from hectic schedules, awkward team-building exercises, and HR meets. They provide an opening for expressing all of the internal anguish and monologue with others so that you can suffer together now. It's quite a beautiful concept.

In these hectic days, work memes provide you with the energy to go through the day. They are an essential commodity, and we should be allowed to consult with them whenever the need arises! We have compiled a list of 15 hilarious work memes that will leave you howling in laughter. But make sure that your boss doesn't catch you while scrolling through the memes!


15 'Work memes' that will lighten up the workplace

Where's my Oscar (via Pinterest / @bored panda)

By fine here, we mean just barely hanging on by the last strand of hair.


What do you make at your job (via Pinterest / @Tammy Mankowski)

I am still inventing new ways to look busy. That's my superpower!


When you think you've been working ( via Pinterest / @Vanessa Van Edwards)

Sometimes, it seems like a drag; it's like watching a movie at 0.25x.


Every workplace has this crew ( via Pinterest / @eBaumsWorld)

The greatest mystery of my life is how I always end up as the guy who does most of the heavy lifting, aka Bradley Cooper.


I'm not coming into the office today (via X /@WorkMemesDaily)


How to make money (via X / @WorkMemesDaily)

You have to do work to earn money, and people want money so they can avoid doing more work. Yeah, makes sense.


When the problem asks you what the problem is (via X / @WorkMemesDaily)


The night before a day off (via X / @WorkMemesDaily)


When you're chilling on a Sunday evening ( via X / @WorkMemesDaily)

Weekend is like the girlfriend who leaves you without so much as a goodbye note. Stings like a bee, that one.


When you check the time at work ( via Pinterest / @eBaumsWorld)

Remember Interstellar, guys? One hour spent in the office is equivalent to 427 hours spent in the outside world due to the force exerted by the black hole of boredom.


When the boss is coming ( via Pinterest / @Bored Panda)


Computers can smell fear (via Pinterest / @eBaumsWorld)

Never trust computers. They are moody creatures, always functioning as per their whims and fancies.


Me showing the new person at work (via Pinterest / @Bored Panda)


When people at work start being overly nice to you (via Pinterest / @Cheezburger)


Didn't want a 9 to 5 job (via Pinterest / @Easy Shift Packers and Movers Thane)

Infinite time glitch.


Let's be honest: work can be...less than thrilling sometimes. It may be the soporific spreadsheets, meetings that could have been an email, or even the sudden gushes of wind that could make you angry. But amidst the hullabaloo, enter work memes as the knight in shining armor.

Work memes enable us to project and share our workplace sufferings with the rest of the world, and we feel relieved almost instantaneously. But beyond the humor, they serve an important function: they foster a sense of fraternity. Never change, work memes.

Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala
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