If you plunged into the corporate jungle after graduation, you may have quickly found yourself trying to translate emails full of professional-sounding jargon and developing an unhealthy yearning for your boss’s approval. Sound familiar? According to TikTok, you’re not alone.
These 19, Corporate America TikToks somehow find humor in even the most mundane, anxiety-inducing, and cringe-worthy moments of corporate life. Let’s take a well-earned coffee break.
1. When You Weren’t Prepared To Turn Your Camera On
@nikkifoxx_ Heads up would be nice, Janice. (deleted, reposting by request 😘) #zoom #webexbelike #fyp #foryou #workfromhome #corporate #unprepared #relatable
Guess I can’t take this one from bed.
2. When Your Boss Asks You To Work After Hours
@corporatenatalie If you could get this to me before 8AM that would be great #corporate #pleasefix #consulting #workfromhome #fyp
Sure, what’s free time anyway?
3. When You Go Back To The Office After WFH & Have To Control Your Face
@loewhaley
Wait, is groaning dramatically not acceptable office behavior?
4. When The Sunday Scaries Hit
@ashlee_ruth summer sunday scaries hit different #fyp #summer #sundayfunday #michigan #weekendvibes #NightDoneRight #funny #foryou
Annnd my day’s ruined.
5. When Everyone Competes To Sound The Busiest
@corporatenatalie Should we just tentatively hold May 2025? #corporate #workfromhome #busy #millennial #fyp
Sorry, I’m swamped!
6. When You Try To Have A Productive Day
@callmebyyourcarl Focus? I don’t know her. #fyp #oops #wfh #workdistractions #corporate #office #millennial
Better luck tomorrow!
7. When A Coworker You Kind Of Know Leaves
@mfbenji
*Pretends to care*
8. When HR Gets In Your Business
@cearajane Is this a universal experience? Or my personal relationship with a woman named Linda? #comedy #corporate #karens #HomeCooked #Linda
Let me LIVE.
9. When You Try To Make Small Talk
@fentifriedchicken It was good—just stayed home #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #comedy #working #corporate #smalltalk #xyz #abc
“Hump day, am I right?”
10. When You Try To Write A Simple Email
@lisa.mckinley #stitch with @alexrising I’d love to know how many times I rewrote emails before sending them in 2020. #wfh #corporate #9to5 #zoom
How many exclamation points is too many exclamation points?
11. When Your Boss Goes On Vacation
@corporatenatalie Where’d you go come back help help me help please #corporate #workfromhome #millennial #boss #fyp
Mom, can you pick me up? I’m scared.
12. When Monday Rolls Around Again
@justcallmezo NOTHING IS GREAT ABOUT A MONDAY! NOTHINNNGGGGG #wfh #themondays #corporate #imbigsad #facts
Don’t make this harder than it already is.
13. When You Get Asked To Do *Way* More Than Your Job Description
@easterncreativeco I really cant tho #rumors #stopspreadingthoserumorsaround #corporate #corporateamerica #clonesquad
Hard pass…unless that extra work comes with extra pay.
14. When Someone Ignores Your “Away” Status
@rodericks.world Gotta be quicker than that 😂😂 #microsoft #microsoftteams #fyp #foryou #foryoupage
What do you not understand about the red dot?
15. When You Realize Your Job Description Might Have Been Hiding Something
@thecorporatemama I’m sick from making this #corporate#corporatetiktok#9to5#millennials#part2#permylastemail
♬ translating corporate job descriptions part 2 – Sarah the corporate mama
What did I sign up for?
16. When You Get Your First Job After Graduation
@jennahushka Aannnnd what did I miss? 😌 #corporatelife #corporate #workingAthome #wfh (Ic: @banksnowitzki )
Maybe I’ll go to grad school after all.
17. When There Are Snacks
@jennahushka I will knock someone over for the chocolate sprinkle donut 👑👑
The only thing worth coming into the office for, TBH.
18. When You Have To Do A Self-Evaluation
@loewhaley Well these are always fun 🤡 #corporate #wfh #millennial #joblife #work
Should I save you the trouble and just fire myself?
19. When You Read Into Everything Your Boss Says
@callmebyyourcarl Sorry I lost my phone haha #fyp #wfh #work #boss #office #corporate #millennial
Oh god, what did I do?
The bad news: Looks like it’s time to get back to the office. The good news: However you feel about that, you probably aren’t the only one.