The old adage goes 'when the cats away the mice come out to play', well there is an update to that legendary phrase, and it goes like so 'when the hoomans have given up, the cats take over to back us up'. Now while it might seem that this phrase is full of caring cat sentiment, it is in fact completely selfish because the only reason that cats would ever pick up our slack is to make sure that they will still be getting their daily treats. So without further ado we present you with this list of serious memes of cats who are trying to make it in a meowdern world for silly hoomans who have given up on the work week.
From the chonky catto who has taken his job hunt seriously with his beautiful bow tie and gotten himself hired, to the cute cat who has turned to becoming an Instagram model to keep the fish smoothies flowing, to the Uber driving feline who has no license but a whole lot of need for speed.
While this method might not have worked at all in the past, the modern day feline has become accustomed to the helpful hand of AI assistants and as such might actually be waiting for their entire essay to write itself, once the AI manages to figure out what to do with all the meows that were entered into it.
In the booming gig economy you can expect to meet people from all walks of life. From budding students trying ot make ends meet so that they can afford their education, to once wealthy individuals who lost it all and will do anything to keep their home. Which makes it almost a little underwhelming to see a cat working to afford fancier treats…
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