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Snitch Coworker Asks What Happened Meme

The meme consists of text at the top above a photograph of a bald, bearded middle-aged white man with a flushed face, wide blue eyes, and a faint smug smirk, holding a large frothy glass mug of beer. The top text describes a common annoying workplace scenario: a coworker who snitches on you to management then pretends to be concerned and asks you what went wrong, even though they are fully responsible for the negative consequences you are facing. The man's expression perfectly matches the fake innocent, smug energy of that type of coworker, making the joke land effectively.
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That one coworker asking "Yo what happened man?" knowing damn well he the snitch

Overview

The meme consists of text at the top above a photograph of a bald, bearded middle-aged white man with a flushed face, wide blue eyes, and a faint smug smirk, holding a large frothy glass mug of beer. The top text describes a common annoying workplace scenario: a coworker who snitches on you to management then pretends to be concerned and asks you what went wrong, even though they are fully responsible for the negative consequences you are facing. The man's expression perfectly matches the fake innocent, smug energy of that type of coworker, making the joke land effectively.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/meme subreddit, as noted in the provided accompanying information. It layers relatable workplace joke text over a widely circulated reaction image of a bald bearded man holding a beer, which is commonly used online to represent people acting smugly innocent after knowingly causing a problem for others.

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