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January 29, 2024
Work/Businesses

“They keep saying that nobody wants to work anymore but really…  nobody wants to be overworked & underpaid anymore”

"They keep saying that 'Nobody wants to work anymore' but really just nobody wants to be overworked and underpaid anymore" is a work saying that has been printed on many images.…

May 10, 2016
Work/Businesses

“They picked me for my motivational skills. Everyone else works twice as hard”

"I think they picked me for my motivational skills. Everyone always says they have to work twice as hard when I'm around!" is a jocular line. The saying originated on the American…

November 29, 2014
Work/Businesses

“They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work” (Soviet joke)

"They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work" was a popular joke with workers in the Soviet Union. The salary was always small, so workers didn't have an incentive to work hard.…

September 20, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“They said, ‘Do what you love.’ So here I am, drinking coffee and avoiding humans”

"They said, 'Do what you love.' So here I am, drinking coffee and avoiding humans" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "They said, “Do what you…

November 20, 2017
Work/Businesses

“They say a woman’s work is never done. Maybe that’s why they get paid less”

“Man works from sun to sun, but woman’s work is never done” is a popular saying from the 19th century. A jocular, male-oriented twist on the saying is: "They say a woman's work is…

February 22, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“They say you’re only as old as you feel. Well I feel like I’ve been exhumed from the tombs of Egypt, given a cup of coffee and been sent to work”

"They say you’re only as old as you feel. Well I feel like I’ve been exhumed from the tombs of Egypt, given a cup of coffee and been sent to work" is a jocular saying that has been…

February 20, 2023
Work/Businesses

“They should let everyone on hold with customer service talk to one another”

People on hold with customer service need someone to talk to. This was posted on Twitter by John Mayer on October 4, 2017, and received over 314,500 likes: "They should let everyone on hold…

January 10, 2026
Work/Businesses

“They’re making me take sexual harassment training at work even though I already know how do it”

Sexual harassment training at a workplace is training to prevent sexual harassment. It is not training on how to sexually harass, but there are jokes. "Sexual Harassment class at work... What…

April 27, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Things I hate about work: 1. Getting out of bed 2. People 3. Working”

A jocular statement about work has been printed on many imagea: “Things I hate about work: 1. Getting out of bed 2. People 3. Working” The list was posted on Facebook by Memes of Langara on…

August 25, 2016
Work/Businesses

“Things I hate about work: 1. Waking up 2. Humans 3. Working”

A jocular statement about work has been printed on many images: "Things I hate about work:1. Waking up2. Humans3. Working" The list of three work complaints was first cited on Twitter on…

December 19, 2024
Food/DrinkGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /HealthRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Things I trust more than government #10382: Dollar Tree Lobster”

"I trust gas station sushi move than I trust the government" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Sushi is a high-priced item that must be served fresh, and these are…

December 12, 2012
Work/Businesses

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle”

"All things come to him who waits" was a popular proverb in the 19th century and is now popularly written as "good things come to those who wait." "All things come to him…

June 8, 2015
Work/Businesses

“Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out”

"Things turn/work out best for those who make the best of how things turn/work out" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. "Things turn out for the best for those who…

August 11, 2013
Work/Businesses

“Think things through—then follow through” (six-word success formula)

"Think things through -- then follow through" has been described as a sex-word formula for success. The saying has sometimes been credited to Scottish author Walter Scott (1771-1832), but…

December 6, 2014
Work/Businesses

“Thinking is the hardest work, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it”

"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it" is a slightly changed quotation from American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).…

April 8, 2017
Work/Businesses

“This beer tastes like I’m not going to work tomorrow”

"This beer/tequila/vodka/whiskey/wine tastes like I'm not going to work tomorrow" is a jocular one-line saying about alcohol that has been printed on many images. "This vodka…

September 21, 2024
Work/Businesses

“This country was built by men in denim and will be destroyed by men in suits”

"Men in denim built our country. Men in suits have destroyed it" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Saw Proletariat Poster: Men in Denim built the world. Men in Suits…

April 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“This Friday, finish your work and be done. Look forward to the weekend and have some fun!”

"This Friday, finish your work and be done. Look forward to the weekend and have some fun!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "This Friday, finish your work and be…

May 19, 2026
Work/Businesses

“This guy told me his friend Jack invented the hot tub. I said, ‘Jack, who’s he?’”

A pun on the term "jacuzzi" was posted on X/Twitter by 💂🏻‍♀️👋🏻вєαя🍻🇬🇧™ on May 3, 2026: "So this bloke came up to me and said his friend Jack invented…

July 15, 2015
Work/Businesses

“This is a nonprofit organization. We didn’t plan it that way”

A popular "nonprofit organization" joke began in 1954: "Sign on a Queens auto agency: 'This is a non-profit organization. We didn't plan it that way -- that's just the…

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