Coffin Office Chair for Resigned Desk Job Workers
Text content
When you know your desk job is killing you but you're resigned to it and decide you may as well be comfortable while it slowly does you in
Overview
This meme consists of text at the top paired with a photograph below. The top text reads 'When you know your desk job is killing you but you're resigned to it and decide you may as well be comfortable while it slowly does you in'. The lower photo shows a custom office chair constructed from a cut-open light wooden coffin, with the interior upholstered in soft, ruffled white fabric, mounted on a standard rolling swivel office chair base, situated in an open office-style space. The meme uses dark, sarcastic humor to joke about the widely recognized negative health impacts of long-term sedentary desk work, and the common feeling of being trapped in an unfulfilling desk job that feels slowly detrimental to one's well-being.
Origin notes
This meme was originally posted on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, with the original title 'Well, I might as well get comfortable'. The image of the custom coffin-shaped office chair is paired with relatable text about the frustration of desk job work. Visible watermarks attribute the original content to wellithoughtitwasfunny.com and creator @cattfishman, and it spread widely on Reddit and other social media platforms as a relatable dark humor workplace meme.