47 Funny Work Memes That Anybody with a Job Will Relate To

The daily grind. The rat race. The funny work memes in the workplace. If you work for a living or are now enjoying your retirement after decades of work-life, there are probably days you feel (or felt) like hitting the ‘snooze’ button permanently.

The dread of going to work is a daily ritual for many people. There’s a reason why it’s called “work” and not “fun”. You punch in, punch out and look forward to the weekend. If this sounds like you, here are 47 funny work memes you’ll instantly relate to.

1) Let the funny work memes begin!

"The face I make when I see you leaving work earlier than me."
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“The face I make when I see you leaving work earlier than me.”

2) Work memes. Every. Single. Time.

47 Funny Work Memes - "When your alarm goes off in the morning and you think to yourself "do I really need this job""
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Funny work memes: “When your alarm goes off in the morning and you think to yourself ‘do I really need this job'”

3) I’m thinking of this and funny work memes right now!

"When you're trying to think of ways to become a millionaire overnight so you don't have to go to work tomorrow."
Twitter / @viralthread

“When you’re trying to think of ways to become a millionaire overnight so you don’t have to go to work tomorrow.”

4) Love that feeling.

47 Funny Work Memes - "When a customer wants to speak to the manager and the manager tells them the same thing you did."
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Funny work memes: “When a customer wants to speak to the manager and the manager tells them the same thing you did.”

5) Work memes. Every day.

47 Funny Work Memes - "The hardest part of my job is...being nice to stupid people."
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“The hardest part of my job is…being nice to stupid people.”

6) Watch it burn…

47 Funny Work Memes - "When you have been telling management about a problem for weeks and now you're just like..."
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“When you have been telling management about a problem for weeks and now you’re just like…”

7) Yes, every morning.

"When you're trying to decide whether to go to work or drive across the country and start a new life..."
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“When you’re trying to decide whether to go to work or drive across the country and start a new life…”

8) Literally me.

"When you're behind on work but need to finish your BuzzFeed quiz so you know what kind of garlic bread you are."
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“When you’re behind on work but need to finish your BuzzFeed quiz so you know what kind of garlic bread you are.”

9) Funny work memes in the workplace that are so true.

47 Funny Work Memes - "Do I love my job? No. But does it afford me the ability to go on lavish vacations and buy anything I want? Also no."
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“Do I love my job? No. But does it afford me the ability to go on lavish vacations and buy anything I want? Also no.”

10) Welcome to your workplace where dreams and funny work memes for your co-worker come to die.

47 Funny Work Memes - "When they ask you to show the new employee around: This is where I come to cry. Cool."
Twitter / @humor_me_pink

“When they ask you to show the new employee around.”

11) Me, every year.

47 Funny Work Memes - "How my appraisal went this year: We value you in ways that cannot be expressed in money."
Twitter / @intrinsiclutter

“How my appraisal went this year.”

12) Can’t this clock go any faster?

"When you clock in at 9, work for 7 hours & then realize it's only 9:30."
Twitter / @charles270

Funny work memes: “When you clock in at 9, work for 7 hours & then realize it’s only 9:30.”

13) Also: I need more funny work memes to share with my co-worker in the workplace!

"Every night before work: "I'm gonna wake up early & get cute" Also me every morning when I get to work:"
Twitter / @kaayjimenez_

“Every night before work: “I’m gonna wake up early & get cute” Also me every morning when I get to work:”

14) 100% relatable funny work memes.

47 Funny Work Memes - "When your boss comes around the corner and you grab the closest thing to you to make it look like you're working."
Twitter / @xxxdepressyon

“When your boss comes around the corner and you grab the closest thing to you to make it look like you’re working.”

15) Work memes where every office has at least one of these people.

47 Funny Work Memes - "When your co-worker asks a question that makes the meeting go on for 25 more minutes."
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Funny work memes: “When your co-worker asks a question that makes the meeting go on for 25 more minutes.”

16) Still waiting to use this for a job interview.

"Boss: How good are you at Powerpoint? Me: I Excel at it. Boss: Was that a Microsoft Office pun? Me: Word."
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“Boss: How good are you at Powerpoint? Me: I Excel at it. Boss: Was that a Microsoft Office pun? Me: Word.”

17) Been there.

47 Funny Work Memes - "When you hate your job so you just go to the bathroom and sit there like..."
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“When you hate your job so you just go to the bathroom and sit there like…”

18) Funny Happy Friday work memes for you and your co-worker!

47 Funny Work Memes - "It's Friday! F*** this shit."
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“It’s Friday! F*** this shit.”

19) True dat.

"Going to work when I first started my job VS now."
Instagram / @mytherapistsays

“Going to work when I first started my job VS now.”

20) Great work advice with funny work memes.

"How to be grown up at work: Replace "F*** You" with "OK, great"."
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“How to be grown up at work: Replace “F*** You” with “OK, great”.”

21) Gotta love funny work memes…LOL!

47 Funny Work Memes - "When senior managers constantly crack shitty jokes but you need your job and that promotion."
Instagram / @teachersarmy

“When senior managers constantly crack shitty jokes but you need your job and that promotion.”

22) Snail mail instead?

47 Funny Work Memes - "When someone asks if they can fax something. Fax? Why don't you just send it over on a dinosaur?"
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“Fax? Why don’t you send it over on a dinosaur?”

23) I wonder what Friday Lisa looks like after funny work memes?

47 Funny Work Memes - "Monday Lisa."
Facebook / @workmeme

“Monday Lisa.”

24) Feel the struggle with funny work memes.

47 Funny Work Memes - "My job has this cool thing where if you do your job very well, you get to do other people's job too."
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“My job has this cool thing where if you do your job very well, you get to do other people’s jobs too.”

25) That or egg salad sandwiches.

47 Funny Work Memes - "Thank you so much for microwaving fish on your lunch break." We love the smell of ass in the office."
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“Thank you so much for microwaving fish on your lunch break.” We love the smell of ass in the office.”

26) Been there, done that.

47 Funny Work Memes - "Stay an hour late, nobody bats an eye. Walk in 5 minutes late & everybody loses their mind."
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“Stay an hour late, nobody bats an eye. Walk-in 5 minutes late & everybody loses their mind.”

27) Reading funny work memes or chatting with a co-worker cures boredom. It’s a scientific fact.

"So bored at work. Began working."
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“So bored at work. Began working.”

28) Work memes that are so close yet so far.

"When you're about to leave work and the boss says 'before you go...'"

“When you’re about to leave work and the boss says ‘before you go…'”

29) One friend too many.

"When you're getting along with your coworker then take it too far and hit the 'we should hang out outside of work'."

“When you’re getting along with your coworker then take it too far and hit the ‘we should hang out outside of work’.”

30) Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A

47 Funny Work Memes - "Boss: Do you play in your workplace? Me: No, never."

“Boss: Do you play in your workplace? Me: No, never.”

31) 100% relatable work memes…Especially on Fridays.

"Freeeeeedom!!! How I feel when I get off work..."

“Freeeeeedom!!! How I feel when I get off work…”

32) Straight talk.

"My grandma quit her Lil side job and her boss said 'I'm gonna need a 2 weeks notice' and she replied 'in 2 weeks ur gonna notice I'm not here'."

“My grandma quit her Lil side job and her boss said ‘I’m gonna need a 2 weeks notice’ and she replied ‘In 2 weeks ur gonna notice I’m not here.'”

33) Is there any other reason?

"Interviewer: So tell me a few reasons why u want this job. Me: Money can be exchanged for goods and services."

“Interviewer: So tell me a few reasons why u want this job. Me: Money can be exchanged for goods and services.”

34) Pure disappointment.

"That moment when you think it's Friday but it's really Wednesday."

“That moment when you think it’s Friday but it’s really Wednesday.”

35) Remember, there are dumber people than you.

"If u ever feel u suck at life, just remember George Bush took a photo holding a phone upside down."

“If u ever feel u suck at life, just remember George Bush took a photo holding a phone upside down.”

36) What would you do?

"When someone asks you a dumb question at work: What would you do with a brain if you had one?"

“When someone asks you a dumb question at work: What would you do with a brain if you had one?”

37) Face it, it’s fun.

"The face you make when two coworkers are arguing and some personal stuff starts to come out."

“The face you make when two coworkers are arguing and some personal stuff starts to come out.”

38) Early retirement.

"Me at work dreaming up ways to injure myself on the job so I can scam my way into early retirement."

“Me at work dreaming up ways to injure myself on the job so I can scam my way into early retirement.”

39) Having fun on the job.

"When your boss calls to see what you've been working on all day: Hey, I got a rubber-pencil thing happening here."

“When your boss calls to see what you’ve been working on all day: Hey, I got a rubber-pencil thing happening here.”

40) Everybody is doing it.

"Calling in 'sick' while tracking my uber eats order and pouring myself another glass of wine."

“Calling in ‘sick’ while tracking my uber eats order and pouring myself another glass of wine.”

41) Things will get better with funny work memes or an extra co-worker.

"Me getting ready for another fulfilling day at work."

“Me getting ready for another fulfilling day at work.”

42) Whatever works, right?

"'How'd you even get a job here?' Extremely unqualified person:"

“‘How’d you even get a job here?’ Extremely unqualified person:”

43) Funny work meme emails do.

"Imagine an e-mail finding you well."

“Imagine an e-mail finding you well.”

44) Go away!

"When my coworker sends me an email and comes to my desk 3 seconds later asking if I saw their email."

“When my coworker sends me an email and comes to my desk 3 seconds later asking if I saw their email.”

45) Is it 5 o’clock yet?

"Arriving at work vs. five minutes into work."

“Arriving at work vs. five minutes into work.”

46) Flirting with the Me Too movement, a co-worker or boss, or funny work memes.

"When you didn't do any of your work and your boss is starting to figure it out, so you whip out your backup plan."

“When you didn’t do any of your work and your boss is starting to figure it out so you whip out your backup plan.”

47) Hang in there, it’s almost Friday!

"When your co-workers keep quitting but you're in it for the long haul: I keep telling everybody that they should move on. So do, but not us."

“When your co-workers keep quitting but you’re in it for the long haul: I keep telling everybody that they should move on. So do, but not us.”

I hope you or a co-worker enjoyed these funny work memes! That would be great…

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