40 Funny WFH Memes To Help You Get Through The Work Day

A norm just a few years ago thanks to the pandemic, working from home is now being slowly eliminated or minimized in some workplaces, to the joy or sadness of those who got used to wearing pajamas “to work”.

Like many things in life, this, too, is a double-edged sword; anyone who’s ever had to do their job remotely knows just how good it feels to get a little bit more sleep in the morning but how frustrating it can be askingcan you hear me now?on Zoom for the sixth time.

Below you will also findBored Panda’sinterview with a start-up growth coach and an award-winning HR executive,Daneal Charney, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions on the topic of working from home.

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Victorian-style cartoon comparing Zoom meetings to seances, highlighting humorous WFH challenges.

“In a recent discussion with 11 high growth companies, only one chose a three-day in-person option; all the rest were either fully remote or hybrid ‘Office optional’,” start-up growth coach and award-winning HR executive Daneal Charney told Bored Panda in a recent interview.“While companies are getting braver about strongly encouraging in-office town hall [meetings] or quarterly offsites, they are not mandating it, and probably don’t plan to,” she continued, adding that almost all companies take into consideration how far employees are from the office. “Many companies are continuing to listen to employee sentiment and take their cues from this data.”

“While companies are getting braver about strongly encouraging in-office town hall [meetings] or quarterly offsites, they are not mandating it, and probably don’t plan to,” she continued, adding that almost all companies take into consideration how far employees are from the office. “Many companies are continuing to listen to employee sentiment and take their cues from this data.”

Dog sharing a funny WFH meme about participating in video calls, claiming to hold the company together.

Funny WFH meme expressing post-holiday work struggles with humor and reflection.

According to Charney, companies have to decide if they are location-based or if they can adopt a more flexible model. “If they are location-based then they are limited to talent that is close to their office so they need to be able to live with the impact of a limited talent pool,” she pointed out.“Companies need to pick a model that can work for them, but be realistic about the upside and downside of their choice and mitigate any challenges. For example, remote companies often put aside a bigger budget for local city get-togethers, optional co-working spaces, and annual offsites.”The expert added that for workplaces that provide co-location experiences, the best practice is for people to have overlapping time with others. It’s also important for companies to make their employees’ experiences valuable, make exceptions if needed, and lead from the top. “Many remote companies are offering shared space when there’s more than a few employees in a city and even paying for lunch get-togethers,” Charney noted.

“Companies need to pick a model that can work for them, but be realistic about the upside and downside of their choice and mitigate any challenges. For example, remote companies often put aside a bigger budget for local city get-togethers, optional co-working spaces, and annual offsites.”

The expert added that for workplaces that provide co-location experiences, the best practice is for people to have overlapping time with others. It’s also important for companies to make their employees’ experiences valuable, make exceptions if needed, and lead from the top. “Many remote companies are offering shared space when there’s more than a few employees in a city and even paying for lunch get-togethers,” Charney noted.

Funny WFH meme of a man in costumes during Zoom calls, making his wife embarrassed.

WFH meme with text: “The best time to call me is text message” conveying humor about remote work.

Once arguably a rarity, working from home became not only what’s attainable but what’s expected from employees during the pandemic. Before 2020,roughly 17%of employed adults in the US were working from home for five or more days per week, during the covid years—as much as 44% of them did.

Funny WFH meme text about aging and hard work: “When I was young, I was poor. Now, I am no longer young."

Two funny WFH memes about mental health and remote work, highlighting socializing challenges in home office setups.

Man facepalming at a work-from-home meme about receiving a call after sending a detailed email.

According to Forbes, the main advantages people saw in remote work were flexibility and increased productivity, while those opposing such an arrangement said they experienced burnout and lacked connection with fellow employees.Be that as it may, a staggering majority of employed individuals—98%, to be exact—reportedly wished to continue to work remotely at least to some extent. That might be one of the reasons why roughly 16% of companies no longer have a physical office and operate fully remote.“For some employees who have moved far from the office, remote work is non-negotiable,” Daneal Charney told Bored Panda. “For most, it’s highly preferred at least most of the time, which means three days a week minimum. Working from home is less available for early stage companies, though, who are building hardware products or working in labs to develop new drugs or in the early stage of formation.”

Be that as it may, a staggering majority of employed individuals—98%, to be exact—reportedly wished to continue to work remotely at least to some extent. That might be one of the reasons why roughly 16% of companies no longer have a physical office and operate fully remote.

“For some employees who have moved far from the office, remote work is non-negotiable,” Daneal Charney told Bored Panda. “For most, it’s highly preferred at least most of the time, which means three days a week minimum. Working from home is less available for early stage companies, though, who are building hardware products or working in labs to develop new drugs or in the early stage of formation.”

Funny WFH meme of a person pretending to work using a wig and sunglasses on a mannequin head in front of a laptop.

Man enjoying WFH flexibility, sleeping in at 7:59, joins a video call at 8:01.

Tweet from Sarah Cooper expressing a humorous wish for a quiet year, capturing a funny WFH meme sentiment.

For those in favor of working remotely, such an option has become so important that nearly 60% of them said they would quit their jobs if it was no longer available. Chances are that the people who favor such an arrangement the most represent the industries of computer and IT, marketing, or accounting and finance, as these, according to Forbes, are believed to be the top industries for remote workers in 2024.

Two women discussing work with the caption: “Let’s do it the dumbest way possible because it’s easier for you.” WFH memes.

Muppet characters in a grid resembling a video call, humorously comparing to Zoom meetings.

Funny WFH meme showing a person distracted by their own reflection during a Zoom call.

Roughly 65% of employed individuals say they would work remotely all of the time if they could. One of the main reasons for that seems to be the need for a better work-life balance, which, according to Forbes, they find more easily attainable while working from home. (Though, while for roughly seven-in-ten people it helps maintain a healthy work-life balance, for around 12% of them it reportedly has an adverse effect.)

Funny WFH meme tweet about needing an extra day between Saturday and Sunday.

Cartoon of a cluttered room divided into tidy “meeting view zone” and messy “non-meeting zone,” highlighting funny WFH memes.

Man in a pink shirt looks amused and nervous, captioned with a humorous work-from-home meme comment.

Another reason people enjoy working from home is because they find it more productive, which might be the case, especially if they have an equivalent of Kelly Kapoor—the chatty employee from ‘The Office’—at their workplace.According to Owl Labs’s Annual State of Remote Workreport from 2021, as many as nine-in-ten people who have worked from home during the pandemic said their levels of productivity either matched or exceeded the levels when working from the office.

According to Owl Labs’s Annual State of Remote Workreport from 2021, as many as nine-in-ten people who have worked from home during the pandemic said their levels of productivity either matched or exceeded the levels when working from the office.

Funny WFH meme about using punctuation in emails to convey friendliness and normality.

Comparison of expected apocalyptic outfit vs. casual lounging wear for a funny WFH meme.

Funny WFH meme: person with ear protection and leaf blower, disrupting a Zoom presentation.

The Owl Labs report found that more than half of people found virtual meetings less stressful than real ones, which is not that hard to believe, especially considering all the entertaining scenarios such meetings often entail. From babies cooing and husbands dancing in the background to participants in the meeting failing to mute their microphones—a situation that can entail some rather awkward moments—among other things, people in virtual meetings have seen it all.

Four men in business attire with shorts, humorously highlighting the WFH meme culture.

Funny WFH meme featuring a surprised man celebrating success during a Zoom call.

Funny WFH meme: Two people shaking hands, one labeled “Manager,” the other “Me applying to 30 other families this week."

But remote work is not only about the stress Zoom meetings do or don’t entail. Most remote workers would likely agree that it significantly changed the way people got ready for and got to work, too, especially in regards to how long it took them to do it.

A baby sitting on a couch, looking serious, adding humor to the WFH meme about feeling unproductive during the workday.

WFH meme with a woman comparing joy of pajamas and naps to displeasure of returning to office attire.

WFH meme featuring a tweet joking about being annoying if called back to the office.

Woman in video call looking frustrated, symbolizing funny WFH memes during workdays.

Funny WFH meme about working from home stages, with a laptop and coffee on a cozy blanket background.

Smiling person holding a mug during a virtual work-from-home meeting with a laptop, looking amused.

Funny WFH meme about extending vacation to avoid returning to work.

Child drawing with a red crayon, expression of frustration; text humorously reflects work-from-home meme sentiment.

Tweet humorously comparing working from home frustrations in 2020 to office return dread in 2021.

Funny WFH meme showing puppet’s surprised face when asked for a report while buying candles at Target.

Meme about quarantined life humor with a woman driving, wearing sunglasses, relating to working from home challenges.

Funny WFH meme showing a clown getting ready for a Zoom call that gets canceled.

A woman squints with a pondering expression, humorously reflecting on work-from-home challenges.

Dog in a tie at a computer during chaos, representing a funny WFH meme about job hunting in a pandemic.

Woman with sunglasses looking confident, capturing the essence of a funny WFH meme about video conference self-view.

Person covered in lavender branches on a bed, humorously addressing work-from-home stress.

Kermit the Frog lying on a bed captioned “Why don’t you ever have your camera on?”, a funny WFH meme.

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