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Employer Asks About Money, Employee Adds Benefits Meme

A two-panel meme featuring a text conversation between an employer and an employee. The top text reads: 'Employer: "You're only here for the money?" Me: "Plus benefits" Employer:'. Below the text are two images of the same person, a real human, displaying increasingly shocked expressions. The first panel shows the person with wide eyes and an open mouth, appearing surprised, while the second panel intensifies this reaction with more exaggerated wide eyes and a shocked expression, emphasizing the employer's astonishment at the employee's honest response about working for both money and benefits.
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Employer
You're only here for the money?
Me
Plus benefits
Employer

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Employer: 'You're only here for the money?' Me: 'Plus benefits' Employer:

Overview

A two-panel meme featuring a text conversation between an employer and an employee. The top text reads: 'Employer: "You're only here for the money?" Me: "Plus benefits" Employer:'. Below the text are two images of the same person, a real human, displaying increasingly shocked expressions. The first panel shows the person with wide eyes and an open mouth, appearing surprised, while the second panel intensifies this reaction with more exaggerated wide eyes and a shocked expression, emphasizing the employer's astonishment at the employee's honest response about working for both money and benefits.

Origin notes

This meme is a remix that combines text dialogue with an existing reaction image of a real person. The reaction image likely originates from a viral video or photo of a person displaying a shocked expression, which has been repurposed here. The meme is commonly found on platforms like Reddit, Twitter, or Instagram, created by users editing text over existing images to create humorous workplace-related content. The original reaction image's source is not explicitly credited, typical of such user-generated remix memes.

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