The workplace is, by its very nature, a thing that causes problems. Even those who love their jobs or are live-to-work types have had some terrible days at work, because pretty much any type of job is going to raise issues at some point. It leaves little hope for the many who merely tolerate their roles or indeed, actively hate them, as crisis mode is only going to activate those thoughts of how much better life would be if they could just hand in their notice and leave the rat race behind.

Coping strategies are needed to get through these bad days, and, if we’re being honest, a lot of the OK ones as well. Thankfully, work memes are a thriving subgenre of internet humor that are made with the express purpose of taking some of this pressure off, proving that most of the workforce is in the same boat.