While many freelancers are used to working from their sofa, others who are used to leaving the house every day are struggling to adjust to the double-edged sword of remote work, and are sharing some of their tips and commiserating on their struggles through posts and memes.
Coronavirus: Working from home? Is your new office as funny as these workers'?
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Work From Home... DAY 1: Crisp shirt, fresh jeans, Seize The Day!! DAY 2: Sweatpants, yesterday’s underwear. DAY 3: Seriously questions value of showering and shaving. DAY 4: Takes first two conference calls from bed.🤯🤦♂️
— Mike Sievert (@MikeSievert) March 12, 2020
when i pass thru the background of my boyfriend's WFH video call: pic.twitter.com/1lTaeWUejs
— Kirsten King (@KirstenKing_) March 18, 2020
View this post on InstagramSo on point, we all look raggedy 😂 #workingfromhome #coronavirus
A post shared by Ariana Hilario (@ariana.not.the.grande) on
Work From Home Dress Code For strict compliance
— Sskait (@sskaitcomics) March 18, 2020
Alin ka sa dito? #WorkFromHome #WFH pic.twitter.com/eYO9CUdOOj
When you walk into your WFH office and realize your #newcoworker just video called your boss…
— Matt Staneff (@MattStaneff) March 18, 2020
Anyone else dealing with a lot of new “coworkers”?! 😂 pic.twitter.com/3RRqlGvjDb
working from home got me thinking about those hard candies on my desk at work pic.twitter.com/cVhSYLe04Z
— honey (@shaberrrry) March 19, 2020
The fact everyone can so easily work from home is proof we never have to go back again. Goodbye dickheads.
— Andrew Wolfe (@deadatthewheel) March 16, 2020
I heard that once we go in to lockdown you'll only be allowed to leave home to buy groceries, get medical care, do solo exercise, and take yourself to the police station if you're working from home wearing jeans.
— Phil Blundell (@PhilBlundell) March 18, 2020
I HATE BEING QUARANTINED
— NOT A WOLF (@SICKOFWOLVES) March 17, 2020
STUCK IN ONE STUPID BUILDING ALL THE TIME
I WOULD RATHER GO BETWEEN THE SAME TWO OR THREE BUILDINGS REPEATEDLY DOING THE SAME ACTIVITIES IN AN ALMOST IDENTICAL ORDER
NOW THATS LIVING
Memes are great at uniting people in a time of crisis because they create an extra barrier between the poster and audience, allowing them to express their vulnerabilities and worries through the protective shield of irony that posting online provides.
Whether this is good for long-term mental health is a source of debate online, as the irony-poisoned argue and struggle to decide whether they are fine and having a laugh or their brains are in fact broken.
For most, the solution seems to be continuing to meekly "post through it".
We previously saw a surge in coronavirus-related memes in relation to the recent toilet paper crisis.
It's likely we will see plenty more as the pandemic continues.
• Covid19.govt.nz: The Government's official Covid-19 advisory website
