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Boss Asks You To Fix Excel When You Are Already Overwhelmed With Work

This is a relatable office work meme. At the top, text sets up the scenario: the speaker's boss asks them to correct his Excel file, assuming the employee is free because they don't look busy. The speaker's situation is then shown, represented by a small dog dressed up in office glasses and a bowtie sitting at a desk. In front of the dog are three stacked plastic trays completely full of paper, each labeled to show all the urgent work the employee already has: the top stack is labeled 'URGENT', the middle is 'ALSO URGENT', and the bottom is 'URGENT, BUT NOT GOING OUT TODAY'. The joke pokes fun at the common workplace issue where bosses incorrectly assume employees have spare time to take on extra work, even when the employee is already completely overwhelmed with pending urgent tasks.
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My boss: Can you correct my Excel file? You look free.
Me:
URGENT
ALSO URGENT
URGENT, BUT NOT GOING OUT TODAY.

Overview

This is a relatable office work meme. At the top, text sets up the scenario: the speaker's boss asks them to correct his Excel file, assuming the employee is free because they don't look busy. The speaker's situation is then shown, represented by a small dog dressed up in office glasses and a bowtie sitting at a desk. In front of the dog are three stacked plastic trays completely full of paper, each labeled to show all the urgent work the employee already has: the top stack is labeled 'URGENT', the middle is 'ALSO URGENT', and the bottom is 'URGENT, BUT NOT GOING OUT TODAY'. The joke pokes fun at the common workplace issue where bosses incorrectly assume employees have spare time to take on extra work, even when the employee is already completely overwhelmed with pending urgent tasks.

Origin notes

This meme originates from X (formerly Twitter), posted by the account WholesomeMeme as stated in the source information. It is a widely shared relatable meme that combines a popular viral photo of a dressed-up office dog with workplace-themed text to make the joke, and circulates widely across social media among workers.

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