You celebrate the new year with enthusiasm and then reality hits—the holidays are over and you’re going back to work. This can lead to all kinds of emotions and feelings including dread, anxiety and stress. If you’ve been off work for more than a week, you may have already forgotten some basics! If so, you will definitely be able to relate to these hilarious 50 back-to-work memes. After all, a little humor is always good for getting through a tough time.
Even if you feel refreshed and ready to go back to work after the new year, you still may struggle with setting an alarm, wearing the proper dress code or getting back into the swing of meeting deadlines that felt so far away before Christmastime. Or, if you are the boss, you will appreciate memes about employees. Of course, the opposite is also true—there are plenty of memes about bosses as well. Basically, we found memes for all types of back-to-work situations.
One thing is for sure, you are going to enjoy reading through this list of memes. Most likely, you will want to share these with your co-workers for a few laughs. This will only help to ease the tension and create a fun work environment as you get back into the grind. Enjoy!
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Best Back-To-Work Memes After the Holidays
1. Waking up is hard to do.
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2. Sometimes you need a little security.
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3. A little misunderstanding.
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4. Panic sets in.
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5. Getting back into the routine is hard.
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6. If only vacation time could go on and on.
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7. A questionable idea.
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Funny Back-To-Work Memes
8. Use your brain wisely.
9. It’s way too exhausting.
Going back to work after 2 weeks of not worrying about it is exhausting. Send memes plz pic.twitter.com/PlF272RHA7
— Zigzag_Alx🐰Bunny PNGTuber🐺 (@Zigzag_alx) January 3, 2023
10. That feeling of pure dread…
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11. Oh no, everyone’s circling back.
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12. You can always hope.
13. How necessary is it really?
14. Delusions of grandeur.
15. Unbelievable!
16. What are the chances?
17. Slow down!
18. Stress, stress and more stress.
19. Back to reality.
20. All in good time.
21. Time at work.
22. It’s all a matter of perspective.
23. Don’t make me do this.
24. Good intentions.
25. Living on the edge.
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26. Put on your best face.
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Work Management Memes
27. Gonna need some help.
28. SOS!
29. You’re kidding, right?
30. Sounds so enticing!
31. Great, just great.
@kronuth #theoffice #michaelscott #stevecarell #work #meme #fyp
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32. It’s only fair.
33. Invisible qualities.
34. Job benefits.
35. Large and in charge.
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Funny Back-To-Work Memes About Coworkers
36. Coworker drama.
37. You just want to go home.
38. It’s hard to find good help.
39. Spreading cheer.
40. Just smile and nod.
41. You can’t be serious.
42. Wait, what?
43. Efficiency?
44. Blind leading the blind.
45. So ironic!
46. Hurry up already!
47. A word of warning.
48. Learning curve.
49. I wanna go home!
@isaaabel94 😩😩😩 #workmemes #fypage #viral #Meme #MemeCut
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50. Sounds logical!
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