“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 it received over 160,000 likes:
“my job is really stressful but at least the pay is bad.”
“my job may be stressful but at least it pays pretty bad and the hours are also bad” was posted on X/Twitter by shauna 🪿 on August 18, 2025. “Really feeling the ‘my job can be stressful but at least it pays pretty bad and the hours are also pretty bad’ meme” was posted on Bluesky by Light on August 20, 2025. “Yeah my job can be stressful but At least the pay is bad and the Hours aren’t great either” was posted on Facebook by Manly Mayhem on September 24, 2025.
X/Twitter
Sho_Yo#295
@77Sho_B
In search of other jobs I have decided to stay at my current job, it is stressful but at least the pay is not that bad
12:55 PM · Feb 3, 2025
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Crying Orc
@orc1917
my job is really stressful but at least the pay is bad
4:02 PM · May 2, 2025
X/Twitter
CHEV CHELIOS!
@ParadiseCo_
My job is really stressful, but at least the pay is aight
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Crying Orc
@orc1917
May 2
my job is really stressful but at least the pay is bad
12:03 AM · May 3, 2025
X/Twitter
ovary ✨
@ovaryactorr
my job is really stressful but at least
the pay is bad
10:59 AM · May 3, 2025
Facebook
Work Memes
Anthony Black ·
May 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM ·
My job is really stressful, but at least the pay is bad.
iFunny
HotlikeStella
23 may 2025
Crying Orc @orc1917 my job is really stressful but at least the pay is bad
Bluesky
mk 🫧
@watchwithmk.bsky.social
gm bloomfs back in the office today
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May 27, 2025, 10:52 AM
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shauna 🪿
@shaunalma00
my job may be stressful but at least it pays pretty bad and the hours are also bad
11:10 AM · Aug 18, 2025
Bluesky
Light
@nappingmachine.bsky.social
Really feeling the “my job can be stressful but at least it pays pretty bad and the hours are also pretty bad” meme
Aug 20, 2025, 4:31 AM
X/Twitter
maki
@enervatedangel
job might be stressful but at least it pays pretty bad and the hours are also pretty bad
7:41 PM · Sep 2, 2025
Facebook
Manly Mayhem
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM ·
Yeah my job can be stressful but At least the pay is bad and the Hours aren’t great either