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When you lied on your resume but still got a job

This meme features an orange tabby cat sitting on concrete, looking upwards with a wide-eyed, bewildered expression. The cat is wearing a black police vest printed with the Chinese characters 警犬 (which translates to police dog) and the English text "POLICE DOG". Above the photo, text reads "When you lied on your resume but still got a job" paired with a laughing-crying emoji. The humor comes from the absurd contrast of a cat being in a role explicitly designated for dogs, which serves as a metaphor for people who exaggerate or falsify their qualifications on their resume but are still hired for the position, aligning with the original title "Task failed successfully".
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When you lied on your resume but still got a job

Overview

This meme features an orange tabby cat sitting on concrete, looking upwards with a wide-eyed, bewildered expression. The cat is wearing a black police vest printed with the Chinese characters 警犬 (which translates to police dog) and the English text "POLICE DOG". Above the photo, text reads "When you lied on your resume but still got a job" paired with a laughing-crying emoji. The humor comes from the absurd contrast of a cat being in a role explicitly designated for dogs, which serves as a metaphor for people who exaggerate or falsify their qualifications on their resume but are still hired for the position, aligning with the original title "Task failed successfully".

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit meme communities, with the original post title "Task failed successfully". It became a widely circulated relatable meme about job hunting and workplace experiences, leveraging the funny visual of a cat in police dog attire to illustrate the common, relatable experience of overstating credentials to get a job.

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