When you spend more than 2,000 hours a year working, it’s no surprise that you develop strong feelings about your job as a result.
Camaraderie with your co-workers can help, but for many of us, employment comes with mixed emotions. Although some aspects of work are evolving, the dread, anxiety and confusion about company culture and frustrating colleagues are universal and forever. Thankfully, there are people on TikTok poking fun at it all in humorous, relatable videos.
Here are some of the best TikToks about the highs and lows of having a job.
On starting a new job and being immediately lost:
@champagnecruze Ib: @thatcorporatelawyer Why are there so many acronyms??? 😭 #corporate #corporatelife #corporatemillennial #workfromhome #9to5 #wfhlife #fyp
♬ original sound - Lili Reinhart
@j.ycetok “still new here” #corporate #wfh #workfromhome #9to5 #techtok #onboarding #fyp
♬ original sound - Sara ✨
On video-call strategies and mannerisms:
@preetsengh proceeds to write team player as top skill #workfromhomelife #zoommeetings #ninetofivejob #wfh2021 #corporatelife #fyp
♬ Crowd Cheers - Johnny Buchanan
@imdrebrown If my manager sees this, I am joking… maybe #workingathome #corporate #youngprofessional #fyp #wfh
♬ original sound - DeAndre Brown
@vanessacsirias Me muted on a Zoom meeting #latinasbelike #comedysketch #latinotiktok #workfromhomelife
♬ original sound - Vanessa Sirias
@notkarlysoy it’s scary at this point 💀 #corporate #workfromhome #youngprofessional #wfh
♬ original sound - Karlysoy
@loewhaley Does this happen to anyone else?🤣 #corporate #wfh #relatable #worklife #remotework
♬ original sound - Laura
@missnickiewantie only off mute for banter #work #office #officelife #fyp #meeting
♬ original sound - Bryan Riel
On encouragement, which sometimes you have to give yourself:
@rich_alfonso I just want this feeling forever #wfhlife #wfh #sade #whenimolder #fashionindustry
♬ Tag me if you use this sound - quinnmikoo
@ciaramelle_ It’s the little achievements that keep me going 😅😂😭 #nursesoftiktok #nurselife #nursehumor #nursememe #nursetok #rn #nightshiftnurse #medical #fy
♬ original sound - jellorey
@chani.996 ✨I’m a material gworl ✨ I need all the money I can get 😭 I’m not ready for these Karen’s tho 😷 #fyp #fypシ #latina #mexican #workproblems #materialgworl
♬ original sound - RYKO†††
On good and bad email communication:
@legaltechbro You win today, sales. You win today. #contracts #lawyer #lawyersoftiktok #sales
♬ MAN SHUTCHO - resizable
@notjessicasimpson 100% recommend working with people who ✨get you✨ #fyp #greenscreen #lawtok #legalassistant #corporate #office #YerAWizard #FFXmasSwitch
♬ original sound - Jess
On how 40 hours are never just 40 hours (and you can never really take vacation):
@thejadamouton Hey do you mind staying late tod- #BillboardNXT #BenefitOfBrows #fyp #fyp #9to5
♬ original sound - Jada
@1corporatemillennial all jokes, no disrespect 😇 ib: @Braden Wellman #LinkBudsNeverOff #OREOBdayStack #corporatemillennial #millennialsoftiktok #9to5 #wfh #workfromhome #corporate #corporateamerica #corporatehumor #workhumor #jobhumor #officehumor #relatable
♬ Funeral Music - Bobby Cole
On those co-workers you actually love:
@robinharris210 ServerSeries Pt13: We all have our favorite coworker #serverlife #server #workbestie #comedy #fyp #foryou
♬ original sound - Cody V.
@deliverablesbydani we got JASON we got SARAH we got MATT and NICK and KARA #coworkers #HaloSilverTeam #LizzosBigGrrrls #workfromhome #consultinghumor #workhumor #consulting #bigfour #advertising
♬ Microsoft teams remix by candy moore - Candy Moore
On the unsettling emergence of red flags:
@heykellipresto 👀 reading into every email like I’m harriet the spy 🕵️♀️ #career #careertiktok #jobsearch #careertok #greatresignation
♬ My sound is blowing up - LLS🙏🏿🕊
@corporatenatalie Great company culture I promise🤫 #corporate #coworkers #intern
♬ original sound - Pandemic Problems
On productivity:
@wheresmypinkshirt @hilaryduff did I do this right? #heynowchallenge #whatdreamsaremadeof #lizziemcguire #millennial #hilaryduff #workfromhome
♬ original sound - Libi L
@jackxhealy for job security reasons, this is a joke #corporatelife #corporatetiktok #9to5
♬ Solar Power - Lorde
On how things never quite turn out as promised:
@imchrisyon The math aint mathing #corporate #corporatehumor #wfh #worklife #9to5
♬ reading rainbow ft lil jon - Cursed Mashups
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