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Pretending to Train the New Coworker

A meme combining a humorous text with two iconic clown characters. The top text reads: 'Me showing the new person at work how to do things I don't even know how to do myself'. Below the text, there are two characters: one in a red suit with green hair (resembling the Joker from the 2019 film) gesturing as if explaining, and another in a gray clown costume with orange hair (resembling Pennywise from the IT films) standing beside him. The contrast between the confident gesture of the Joker and the underlying incompetence described in the text creates a relatable and funny workplace scenario.
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Me showing the new person at work how to do things I don't even know how to do myself

Overview

A meme combining a humorous text with two iconic clown characters. The top text reads: 'Me showing the new person at work how to do things I don't even know how to do myself'. Below the text, there are two characters: one in a red suit with green hair (resembling the Joker from the 2019 film) gesturing as if explaining, and another in a gray clown costume with orange hair (resembling Pennywise from the IT films) standing beside him. The contrast between the confident gesture of the Joker and the underlying incompetence described in the text creates a relatable and funny workplace scenario.

Origin notes

The meme originates from X.com (formerly Twitter) under the account WholesomeMeme. It uses edited screenshots of two popular film characters: the Joker from the 2019 'Joker' film (portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix) and Pennywise from the 2017/2019 'IT' films (portrayed by Bill Skarsgård). The original scenes of these characters were likely taken from their respective movies and collaged together with the added top text to create the meme.

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