17 Funny Work Memes to Help you get through the Week

Introduction

To some, work feels like their calling. To others, it is just a bother. Whatever side you are on, we believe that making fun of our job sometimes relieves the tension we all encounter at work. Whether you are looking for a new opportunity, or you are having a difficult Monday morning or enjoying Friday afternoons, we have created and curated what we believe are the funniest work memes to help you get through the week and the job application process.

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We have structured this article by workdays, then the job application itself.

Let's get started:

Monday Memes for Work​

"Wait, what, it's Monday already?" We all know this feeling when the weekend rushes by, and Monday arrives so quickly. We might still be tired from waking up so early or not ready to work yet. Despite this, we still need to get up and get ready for the week ahead.

Tuesday Work Meme​

Whenever I have to wake up early for work and haven't had my coffee, I feel so useless. I don't know the basics and just make the funniest mistakes, like this girl putting on gloves on her feet.

Katt Williams' reaction is the perfect embodiment of the realisation that it is only Tuesday. The weekend feels far off, but it feels like you have worked for days already, despite only Monday being over.

Wednesday Work Meme​

I just felt this way last week. I had a very intensive work week, pushing my limits, while realising it was only Wednesday. At times, pushing through is fine, but always remember to take care of yourself; otherwise, you will start to hate your job.

As Wednesday is in the middle of the week, it always feels so long until the weekend arrives. You have already worked for 2 days, and 3 more are coming up. The wait feels real.

Thursday Work Meme​

You likely know this: Jerry's indifference on a Thursday morning. Still two more days to go. Then you can enjoy your weekend.

Friday Work Meme​

Walking out of the office on a Friday Afternoon in (Gangnam) style. Being excited about what the weekend will bring and how you can enjoy it.

Weekend Meme​

It's Sunday, and you are enjoying your weekend with your family or friends, until you realise you have to work tomorrow. Personally, I always believe being excited to go to work on Monday is the best indication of whether you should stay or look for other work. If you feel like this meme, feel free to explore our job categories.

Job Application Meme

Hiring talent can be truly challenging, with significant pain points for both job seekers and employers. We tried to make the funniest memes to ease the tension between the two parties.

Have you ever seen a job you wanted to apply for but kept procrastinating and applied way too late? This can happen to the best of us.

Exaggerating on your CV happens often, but unfortunately, companies do the same. It is a fine line to realise whether a job seeker or an employer is truly who they say they are, and takes some experience to smell exaggeration.

I personally like this, as this meme plays with the social and private self (Tedeschi, 1986); basically, how you are perceived and how you truly feel. Maybe your manager has said that your team or company is like a big family with a great dynamic, but you might not feel the same and apply to many other companies.

Who doesn't know the frustrating feeling when filling out frustrating application tracking software (or short ATS), and you have to fill out your information multiple times. 'clears throat' looking at Workday.

I am sure everyone knows the hiring theatre, where you explain why you are excited about a job opportunity or a company, but the real reason is always implied nonverbally and never mentioned: You need money.

Work From Home Meme

Since COVID times, going to the office has become conflicted for most office jobs. Many meetings are now held in hybrid or fully remote formats, making in-person office work so redundant.

This is a bit of a dark meme. We deeply believe in the importance of a great company culture and how it affects you as an employee, but not all companies are great. This is why we also created this website to make sure you only have companies you like working for and add to your life.

Out-Of-Office Meme

Are you on holiday and have an out-of-office automatic reply?

Software Engineer Meme

If you are a dev, you likely know the confusing feeling when your code passes all the tests, it works, but you do not truly know why. You make a pull request, and the team lead accepts it. But why? We will never know.

The importance of Funny Work Memes

We believe in the importance of memes. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words; we believe memes are a powerful way to convey how you truly feel in a fun way. It can act as the needle that pierces through the superficial layer into honesty.

Memes are seen as an unspoken, yet mutual awareness of a specific aspect, which, in our case, is work-related. Thus, because many feel this way, it becomes viral (Vickery, 2015).

I personally love such memes, as they reflect our true workplace experience and help relieve the tension we sometimes feel, such as stress. Memes make us realise that how we feel is not always unique. Many employers feel this way, so it is not just a joke but a reflection of the truthful aspects of our work culture.

In this way, we should enjoy and share these memes for our own self-care. So technically, by reading this article, you are practising self-care.

Final Words

We hope you enjoyed these work memes and would love to see them shared. Feel free to send this page to anyone you believe would enjoy it. We believe that when you use memes wisely at work, it can strengthen team morale or make work with your colleagues more enjoyable.

We would love to hear your opinion on this article. Feel free to reach out to us at any time.

References

Tedeschi, J.T., 1986. Private and public experiences and the self. In Public self and private self (pp. 1-20). New York, NY: Springer New York.

Vickery, J.R., 2015. Memes in digital culture.