this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2025
570 points (99.1% liked)

memes

20727 readers
1545 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/Ads/AI SlopNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live. We also consider AI slop to be spam in this community and is subject to removal.

A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

Sister communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bruh, I just had an interview with AMD today. Fingers crossed, because it is literally my dream job.

[–] rmtworks@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good luck!! We’re all rooting for you! That sounds like a lot of fun!

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd be in their lab, reworking customer reference boards, working directly under one of their engineers. I never got the chance to go to college, and to get to this point is amazing. I'm deeply passionate about tech, and I'm super excited about this opportunity.

[–] ChaoticCookie@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

That sounds amazing! Good luck and I’m sure you’ll get the job!

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

May the shitposts be with you!

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In my experience, every job eventually becomes a job you hate that just pays the bills.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

So I have a job where I'm a therapist, and also I have a job where I support other therapists.

I also train therapists and I train the people who look after other therapists.

I've been doing this a lot. I love every day of it. I cannot imagine doing anything else with my life. And if I won the lottery, I would still want to keep doing it.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

Move on before it becomes a job you hate. I've made that mistake before and I don't care to repeat it.

I'm 2 years into my current job and it still genuinely excites me to start work each day. When it no longer does, I'll be looking for a new job.

[–] SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fuck. This is true. There are no dream jobs.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago

Nah, there are dream jobs, reality just has this unfortunate habit of imposing itself on your dreams. The result being that even dream jobs can suck because of the bullshit that goes along with them.

[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being happy means not needing to have a job.

[–] clonedhuman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

100%

We never truly have a choice where to work unless we also have the choice not to work.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 year ago

What about neither!

[–] henry1917@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Pick a major you like and you'll never work a day in your life. You'll be unemployed.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't I just die in my sleep or something? Preferably soon?

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] tastetheplague@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I finally found a job that doesn't make me completely miserable and pays fairly well, and it only took me until I was 34.

Not bad! Still 30 years or so to go...

[–] hotdogcharmer@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's so good to hear! What's the role?

[–] tastetheplague@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Auto glass replacement technician! And as of now, I'm still enjoying more than I'm not.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 1 year ago

I could but for some reason sucking dick for money is illegal 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Jobs don't bring happiness. You might find laboring towards a goal satisfying, but don't confuse that feeling with job satisfaction.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depends on the person and the job. Thomas Edison loved his work to the point of being essentially addicted.

[–] Mora@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thomas Edison was a narcissistic hole, who helped kill an elephant.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

He was also a prolific inventor that worked tirelessly to help give us the telephone and the lightbulb.

He's certainly a controversial man.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] lengau@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My job is basically my hobby. I spend about 50 hours a week on my hobby - some of it structured for someone else, and some of it entirely for myself. The stuff for someone else is less fun, but still genuinely brings me joy.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Naw, I get to determine that, thanks.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm doing my dream job and I feel like shit anyway. So I guess my dreams were a bit off.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

This is what I worry about. What if I get everything I ever wanted and it's still not enough? What is the point then?

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Protip: it's never going to be enough. Your brain has this neat trick it does where it acclimates to a new normal after a while, so eventually you're right back to where you were, wanting more and better things.

Find something in your life that brings you happiness, that's a lot easier than chasing happiness through the employment you're forced to have if you want to survive in this shit hole.

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

then you try heroin, makes you feel like a million bucks /s

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A job that let's you enough free time to enjoy your hobbies.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'd enjoy a job that actually ends at 5 PM, when you leave to go home and forget about it until the next day.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Here’s a secret: the left path doesn’t exist. I have a great job that I love the actual work of. But people and bullshit beyond the minutiae get in the way and make me unhappy. I suspect every job is like that, I cannot fathom anything that isn’t. I imagine any answer to the contrary is backed up by independent wealth or outside funding. But please prove me wrong. Give me hope.

[–] Maxxie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I've been working on weekends for a few months not because I have to (or Im pressured into it), but because it's a really interesting project and I'm having a great time figuring it out.

Here is some hope: You have a great job and you love the actual work! Some aspects of it are bullshit, some of the time at work you spend on mandatory bullshit, and bullshitters who detract from your happiness exist all around the world, in every industry. But: All that doesn't completely cancel out the love you still have for your work - otherwise you wouldn't have phrased it that way, would you? Also a slice of good news is, you have some degree of control over how much you let the shitty aspects cancel out the good things. Admittedly, the control is never 100%. And sometimes, the bullshit and frustration can get overwhelming and does have the power to tip the balance into a minus. That's when it's time to leave. Prepare to ge into a new, more rewarding field now. That will give you a choice when you feel the moment has come (probably it's when you keep saying the above sentence to people in the past tense).

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Out here on the left path looking around suspiciously.

[–] fin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the point of having money if it can't make you happy?

[–] thelasttoot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not dying now so I might be happy in the future?

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The cope economy.

"Accept slavery now, but one day I might be a slave owner and not have to work"

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's really looking at a delayed gratification scenario. You hate working but make good money and then eventually you enjoy having money. In the end, it can be a lot of suffering for the long term money.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Holy shit am i seriously the only one who has both?

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think I'm lucky, but I also have both. I enjoy what I do and I make good money. They still have to pay me to do it, I wouldn't do it for free, but overall I love it.

(Engineering manager for R&D at a small / mid-sized company)

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I enjoy my current job but the management and benefits suck badly enough that I'll be hopping away ASAP.

My last job paid a bit less than they ideally should have but was super chill, had amazing management and was super flexible, but their new owners laid everyone off to relocate the HQ

I'm currently negotiating with my old boss as they want to bring me back so we'll see if I can make this all work out in my favor...

[–] ftbd@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago

I feel like to truly make you happy, a job has to pay your bills

[–] UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I take either one. pls.

[–] yoissy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You guys are getting jobs?

load more comments
view more: next ›