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Somebody Definitely Getting A Raise

This meme shows a photograph of the corner of a wooden office desk. An accidental shape is formed by the seam between two different colored wood panels and the desk edge that spells out the word 'ass'. The poster added pink highlighting to circle the shape and point it out, with the caption joking that because this shape appears on the boss's desk, someone definitely got a raise. The joke relies on a suggestive implication: it implies the person who got the raise earned it by 'kissing ass' (brown-nosing/sucking up to the boss) rather than through work merit.
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Saw this on my boss' desk, somebody definitely getting a raise 😭🎣

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Saw this on my boss' desk, somebody definitely getting a raise 😭🎣

Overview

This meme shows a photograph of the corner of a wooden office desk. An accidental shape is formed by the seam between two different colored wood panels and the desk edge that spells out the word 'ass'. The poster added pink highlighting to circle the shape and point it out, with the caption joking that because this shape appears on the boss's desk, someone definitely got a raise. The joke relies on a suggestive implication: it implies the person who got the raise earned it by 'kissing ass' (brown-nosing/sucking up to the boss) rather than through work merit.

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This meme originated as a user-submitted post on Reddit, matching the given source information that it comes from Reddit's meme communities. It has been widely shared as a sarcastic relatable workplace joke across multiple social media platforms.

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