"That annoying moment when you pull up to work and…

“That annoying/depressing/disappointing moment when you pull up to work and the building is not engulfed in flames” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Many people do not enjoy going to work.

“That disappointing moment when you pull up to work and the building is not engulfed in flames” was posted on X/Twitter by Tony P. on January 7, 2013. “That depressing moment when you pull up to work and the building is not engulfed in flames” was posted on X/Twitter by Tony P. on April 8, 2013.

“That annoying moment when you pull up to work and it isn’t engulfed in flames” was posted on X/Twitter by Heather Topping on May 15, 2013. (This version is probably from an acard by Someecards.) “That disappointing moment when you pull up to work, and it isn’t fully engulfed in flames. http://pinterest.com/pin/7670261839749416/” (shown on an ecard by RotteneCards) was posted on X/Twitter by cj on January 29, 2014.

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Tony P.
@Tbone7219
That disappointing moment when you pull up to work and the building is not engulfed in flames.
9:47 AM · Jan 7, 2013

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Tony P.
@Tbone7219
That depressing moment when you pull up to work and the building is not engulfed in flames.
10:32 AM · Apr 8, 2013

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Eddie Alcazar
April 9, 2013 at 7:06 AM ·
THAT DEPRESSING MOMENT WHEN YOU PULL UP TO WORK AND THE BUILDING IS NOT ENGULFED IN FLAMES…

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Carmen Avramovic
@Carm93_
That depressing moment when you pull up to work and the building ISN’T engulfed in flames.. #sighhh
3:46 PM · Apr 19, 2013

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Julzy
@Julzy85
That annoying moment you pull up to work and it isn’t engulfed in flames
2:30 AM · May 15, 2013

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Heather Topping
@Heather_Topping
That annoying moment when you pull up to work and it isn’t engulfed in flames.
9:19 AM · May 15, 2013

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Trent Anthony Miller
@tamiller90
That disappointing moment when You pull up to work and it isn’t fully engulfed in flames
7:48 AM · Dec 24, 2013

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cj
@choctawgirl73
That disappointing moment when you pull up to work, and it isn’t fully engulfed in flames. http://pinterest.com/pin/7670261839749416/
(The saying is shown on an ecard by RotteneCards.—ed.)
1:05 AM · Jan 29, 2014

Bluesky
Jim Corbridge
‪@jimcorbridge.bsky.social‬
That depressing moment when you pull up to work and the building is not engulfed in flames.
November 14, 2024 at 7:31 AM

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Tony P.
@Tbone7219
That depressing moment when you pull up to work and the building is not engulfed in flames.
12:25 PM · Jun 30, 2025