office life

people inside phones standing in office cubicles

For Gen Z, office culture is nostalgic and glamorous

Young digital natives crave the social aspect of the office—sometimes.

On Sep 15, 2022 by Melina Khan

man in office in front of large windows with hand on temple caption 'So excited to see all my colleagues on our 'in-office' day' (l) man sitting at desk in chair at office alone caption 'Literally no one is here' (c) man in office in front of large windows with hand up caption 'So excited to see all my colleagues on our 'in-office' day' (r)

‘I even had exciting news today’: Hybrid worker shares disappointment after no one showed up for in-person workday

'Literally no one is here.'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Melody Heald

woman in office holding coffee wearing dress and blazer looking left (l) woman hand on cheek caption 'My toxic trait is thinking that a corporate office job would be luxurious af. Wearing little dresses to your little meetings, working downtown, starbucks latte in hand... girlboss goals' (c) woman up close to camera speaking caption ''you're not that far off'' (r)

‘What’s the point of looking cute but getting fired’: Corporate worker agrees that working a downtown office job is glamorous, sparking debate

'My office job is a part time fashion show.'

On Aug 18, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

woman holding small dog walking through door caption 'Pepper 8:55 always gets carried through the door' (l) person hand on door caption 'Work starts at 9:00 let's see when our office dogs turn up' (c) man walking dog on leash through door caption 'Lottie 8:00 Really hates Mondays' (r)

‘These dogs are more on time to work than I am’: Office dogs spark discussion about furry friends clocking in

'I would show up early and leave late every single day...'

On Aug 6, 2022 by Melody Heald

woman in car, removing sunglasses in frustration with caption 'Venting about being an adult I'm sorry'

‘I spend half my day at my adult job doing nothing’: TikToker goes viral for sharing how little she does at her office job after being a server for years

'We all have been lied to.'

On Jul 22, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL

productivity lights at office

‘Plot twist – green lights are fired because they have no work to do’: Office productivity tip sparks debate

'I need one to attach to my head so the kids and husband know to leave me alone.'

On Jul 20, 2022 by Lauren Castro

topless man in glasses looking to the left (l) slack app (c) same man lifting glasses off his head (r)

‘Me opening Slack to make my status active then going back to bed’: TikTokers expose work-from-home Slack hacks

'That is the machiavellian reality of corporate life!'

On May 18, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

woman in glasses looking to the left (l) blonde actress (c) wikipedia article (r)

‘Tbh this isn’t even my most embarrassing work story’: Woman scrolls Brittany Murphy’s entire Wikipedia page while screen-sharing at work

'It's so easy to zone out during endless Zoom meetings.'

On May 18, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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