Cat in Tie Asks Boss for Raise After Wife Has 8 Kittens

Excuse me boss, I need a raise, my wife had eight children this morning...

A meme featuring a gray and white cat with a white muzzle and chest, wearing a small striped tie, sitting on a beige carpeted floor. The cat has its mouth open in a speaking pose, with wide eyes giving a surprised or earnest expression. Above the cat is a bold text overlay that reads: 'Excuse me boss, I need a raise, my wife had eight children this morning...'. The humor stems from anthropomorphizing the cat as a 'business cat' in a professional context, using the relatable scenario of asking for a raise to support a large family—exaggerated here by the 'eight children' (implied to be kittens) to create a funny, absurd workplace request.

This meme is part of the 'Business Cat' meme genre, which typically features cats dressed in business attire (like ties, suits) with captions depicting them in workplace situations. The original image appears to be a real photograph of a cat, edited to add the tie and text. Such memes are widely circulated on social media platforms like Reddit (r/memes), Twitter, and Instagram, often created by users adding humorous text to animal photos to parody human professional interactions. There is no visible watermark or author credit, suggesting it was likely created by an anonymous user for comedic sharing.