"The early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer…

“The early bird catcheth the worm” is included in A Collection of English Proverbs: (1670) by John Ray. The proverb seems to mean that arriving at work early will lead to success, but there’s a jocular saying against that. “The early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer in the work parking lot” has been printed on many images.

“The early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer in the work parking lot” was posted on Facebook by Chad Cook on March 29, 2016. “The early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer in the work parking lot” was posted on X/Twitter by “h.” on March 30, 2016. “‘The early bird gets to cry a bit longer in the work parking lot ’ @theshamingofjay 😂” was posted on X/Twitter by Travis May on June 29, 2016. Authorship is from @theshamingofjay—see his response on X/Twitter—but the original tweet is not available.

Wiktionary: the early bird gets the worm
Proverb
the early bird gets the worm
1. Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are available only to the first competitors.

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Chad Cook
March 29, 2016 at 5:50 AM ·
The early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer in the work parking lot.

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Desirée Lynn Davidson is at Rally #224 Feather Sound.
March 29, 2016 at 8:17 AM · Clearwater, FL ·
the early bird gets to cry for a
little bit longer in the work parking lot 😂😭

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h.
@Hussain1991Q
The early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer in the work parking lot.
12:45 AM · Mar 30, 2016

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Travis May
@travismmay
‘The early bird gets to cry a bit longer in the work parking lot ‘
@theshamingofjay 😂
10:25 AM · Jun 29, 2016

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Tori Mason
@ToriMasonTV
the early bird gets to cry for a little bit longer in the work parking lot
6:25 PM · Jul 13, 2016

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You
@iihmage
The early bird gets to cry in the parking lot outside of work longer
4:44 AM · Oct 2, 2019

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Jay
@theshamingofjay
It was coined by me 😊 thanks
10:53 AM · Sep 12, 2024