'Every day my soul leaves my body when I log on': The best relatable work memes this week (September 22, 2025)

'Tis the season where we marvel at the fact that we are already three quarters of the way through the year, and wonder what the heck it is that we have been doing for the past nine months. This self-reflection is especially pertinent when it comes to the workplace, where it is often easy to get lost with all of the targets and deadlines, and contributing to the increase of that good old shareholder value. The longer you experience the joys of being employed, the more that everything becomes a blur.

One way to take a pause and be as aware as possible of where you are in the workplace is to look at work memes. Their jokes and complaints remind us of the frequent ridiculousness that goes into earning a living, and the fact that sometimes, the best plan of action is to not take everything so seriously. It's one way to survive the ups and downs of the workplace.