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October 9, 2016
Work/Businesses

“My friend used my to-do list to roll a blunt. He’s high on my list of priorities”

Managers often make to-do lists. A joke was posted on Twitter on April 9, 2016: "My friend just used my to-do list to roll a joint... He's high on my list of priorities." "My…

March 15, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My friend’s getting rich by selling photos of koi in clothes…” (joke)

The idiom "like shooting fish in a barrel" (meaning something that is extremely easy) shouldn't be confused with "shooting fish in apparel," but there are jokes. "My…

May 10, 2017
Work/Businesses

“My friends and I started a business where we weigh tiny items. It’s a small scale operation”

A business pun was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on May 3, 2017: "My friends and I started a business where we weigh tiny items. It’s a small scale operation." The joke was posted several…

July 21, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My friends say I’m a pessimist. But I think it’s far worse than that”

"My friends say I’m a pessimist. But I think it’s far worse than that...." is a joke that was posted on Twitter by Col on April 27, 2019. "My friend's say I'm a…

July 31, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation. We now sell smoothies”

A business that goes into "liquidation" usually doesn't literally become liquid, but there are jokes. "My fruit and vegetable business has gone into liquidation. We now sell…

March 25, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My goal this weekend is to move just enough so people don’t think I’m dead”

"My goal this weekend is to move just enough so people don't think I'm dead" is a jocular weekend saying that has been printed on many images. "My goal this weekend is to…

March 10, 2022
Work/Businesses

“My graffiti removal company went bust today, but the writing had been on the wall for some time”

Many employees see "the writing on the wall" at their places of employment, an idiom meaning that the employment situation might be ending soon. A joke takes the idiom literally. "my…

October 12, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My grandfather was the best damn podium salesman. He always stood behind his product”

Several jokes state that a podium is a product that a salesman can stand behind. However, you stand on a podium, and you stand behind a lectern. "It must really suck to be a podium salesman.…

February 23, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My husband says I talk in my sleep, but nobody at work has ever mentioned it”

"My family/husband/wife says I talk in my sleep, but nobody at work has ever mentioned it" -- that is, the speaker sleeps at work -- is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many…

November 21, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My intellectual property is in foreclosure”

"My intellectual property is in foreclosure" is a jocular way of saying that one is not thinking straight. "My intellectual property is in foreclosure./@avi1111" was posted on…

May 14, 2019
Work/Businesses

“My job as a croupier is ideal”

"Ideal" shouldn't be confused with "I deal," but there are puns. "I love being a croupier, it's my ideal job" was posted on Twitter by Arantxa Colen on…

March 17, 2018
Work/Businesses

“My job at the concrete plant seems to get harder and harder”

A joke about having a hard job is: "My job at the concrete plant seems to get harder and harder." The concrete job pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day on December 30, 2011. Pun…

December 3, 2025
Work/Businesses

“My job can be stressful, but at least it pays pretty bad and the hours are also pretty bad”

People rationalize having a stressful job with the comfort that at least the pay is good, but often the pay isn't good. This sarcasm was posted on X/Twitter by Crying Orc on May 2, 2025, and…

October 30, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My job does this cool thing where if you do your work well, you get to do someone else’s work, too”

"My job does this cool thing where if you do your work well, you get to do someone else's work, too" (or "My job has this cool thing where if you do your job well, you get to do…

October 30, 2021
Work/Businesses

“My job has this cool thing where if you do your job well, you get to do other people’s jobs, too”

"My job does this cool thing where if you do your work well, you get to do someone else's work, too" (or "My job has this cool thing where if you do your job well, you get to do…

August 24, 2022
Work/Businesses

“My job has this fun habit of adding responsibilities to your job role without adding any money…”

"My job has this fun habit of adding responsibilities to your job role without adding any money to your salary..." was posted on Facebook by The Life Network on January 10, 2020. The post…

August 24, 2022
Work/Businesses

“My job has this really fun habit of adding more responsibilities to my job role…”

"My job has this fun habit of adding responsibilities to your job role without adding any money to your salary..." was posted on Facebook by The Life Network on January 10, 2020. The post…

January 31, 2020
Work/Businesses

“My job is more than just a paycheck. It’s a place I go and cry in the bathroom”

"A job is more than a paycheck. It's also a place where you cry in the bathroom" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. The perhaps all-too-realistic saying was…

December 3, 2025
Work/Businesses

“My job is really stressful, but at least the pay is bad”

People rationalize having a stressful job with the comfort that at least the pay is good, but often the pay isn't good. This sarcasm was posted on X/Twitter by Crying Orc on May 2, 2025, and…

September 13, 2015
Work/Businesses

“My job is secure. No one else wants it”

"My job is secure. No one else wants it" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts and bumper stickers. "Certainly your job issecure, Argyle -- no one else wants it!"…

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