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HR Memes

Enter the world of HR memes, where humor helps lighten the serious aspects of human resources, from hiring to firing, and benefits management.

A man in a suit with a neutral expression is superimposed over an office background. The text at the bottom reads, 'Human Resources Be Like... The Funniest HR Memes.' The office is equipped with desks, computers, and a plant.

These memes are here to make HR professionals and employees alike chuckle.

Double image meme with nervous puppet sideeyeing, captioned 'When HR wants to "talk."' Classic meeting humor.

Ultimate Collection of Human Resources Memes That Will Make Your Workday Better

This section showcases funny HR memes related to hiring, firing, annual reviews, and more. Each meme taps into the relatable experiences of those who work with HR daily, such as “cool HR” vibes and the classic “ask HR” moments.

Meme of a smiling woman in a pink outfit holding a tray of cocktails with the text 'I'm not like regular HR, I'm a cool HR', humorously capturing the quirky side of human resources.

Continuing with our funny work memes series, we bring our friends in Human Resources some humor with these funny Human Resources memes.

Funny meme about human resources gossip

From employee recruiting, hiring to firing, benefits to annual reviews and promotions. The beloved human resources maybe the most under-recognized department, but the laughs are endless. Don’t miss our Star Wars memes.

human resources you do use the force not to drink at work you must

This hr meme cracks me up. HR showed me all my posts about how much I hate my job.

Meme showing HR woman and grumpy cat both reading a document titled 'how much I hate my job,' with the cat looking particularly perturbed.

When someone asks how HR is these days….

Meme showing a man in a suit with a disheveled expression, holding a drink, captioned 'How is HR these days? Me:', suggesting relatable HR stress with humor.

When your boss tells you to ask HR about it.

Meme showing a man in office attire saying, 'Yeah, if you could just ask HR about it... that would be great,' humorously capturing the mundane reality of office bureaucracy.

And the expression that I make from behind my laptop reading my boss’ email as he tries to dodge a question.

Meme of a person with an exasperated expression when asked to discuss an issue with HR, captioned 'When my boss tells me to talk to HR about it.'

HR employees know the fun of listening to managers complain about employees.

hr manager meme

HR Knows Everything

hese memes joke about how HR seems to know everything, from monitoring work hours to reading inappropriate emails. A funny reminder that HR is always watching (and laughing!).

Maury Povich holds a paper with the text overlay: 'You said you were working, but HR determined that was a lie,' in a humorous meme format.

Human resources knows everything – at least that’s what your boss would like you to think.

my face when i hear you should talk to human resources about that

Don’t you dare try to use a mouse clicker to pretend you are online when you are suppose to be working from home. This funny hr meme says it all, Human Resources knows everything.

hr knows meme

Inappropriate Emails

All of those inappropriate emails between you and your work besties, HR reads them (and laughs.)

Meme titled 'HR going thru inappropriate emails,' showing a serious person at a desk next to a towering stack of papers, capturing the humor of workplace shenanigans being closely scrutinized.

HR Loves Your Social Media Posts

When will people learn, what you post online stays online. With doxing and the connectedness of the internet, if you post something you will regret online – chances are someone like the company you work for will find out.

hr social media meme

When Human Resources Gets Involved

This funny HR meme says it all! It’s all fun and games until HR gets involved.

hr fun meme

Written Up at Work

Tell me again why HR wrote you up.

hr write up meme

These are the types of posts to get you fired! These words of advice are also applicable to getting hired. Check your public online profiles, photos and videos.

An hr meme featuring two puppet characters having a conversation, with text above and below them: 'HR: Did you call an employee stupid?' and 'Me: No, I asked if he was stupid.'

HR Memes About Annual Benefits and Employee Reviews

More light-hearted memes about the joys of annual reviews, benefits renewals, and the never-ending tasks HR must handle each year.

hr benefits meme

From 401K contributions to health insurance, short term disability to PTO – the painful tasks has to be daunting! Worse part? They have to be renewed annually!

benefits deadline meme

On top of annual benefits, another aspect of HR is coordinating annual reviews. From promotions to raises, and the elusive price of living wage – human resources is the department behind it all.

annual review meme

Payroll memes for those who are responsible for collecting timesheets to pass off to accounts payable.

Meme showing an Uno card with text 'do your timesheet on time or draw 25' beside a man contemplating his cards, humorously highlighting the struggle of completing timesheets.

Maternity Leave

For anyone in HR, you know the woah of a woman who is pregnant and wanting maternity leave and to know her benefits.

Meme featuring a colorful character with extravagant hair and outfit, captioned 'Planning Maternity Leave? May the odds be in your favor,' reminiscent of a popular dystopian movie character wishing dubious luck.

While it’s out of control, we do have some funny pregnancy memes that if appropriate (some aren’t) send!

HR Jokes

You know when you are in trouble at work, when HR gets involved. That funny joke you told, yeah HR wants to hear it.

hr joke meme

Unemployed

Thanks HR for the unemployment notice. Whether you are fired or laid off, perhaps even quit – we got you. Enjoy our funny unemployment memes.

layoffs meme

Hiring

You gotta love this hiring meme if you are a hiring manager or HR, you know.

hiring meme

Fired Meme

A fun collection of memes related to getting fired, featuring familiar characters like Trump and SpongeBob.

Meme featuring a beaming Donald Trump pointing with the text "You're Fired"; a cheeky nod to his reality TV catchphrase.

The infamous Donald Trump You Are Fired Meme, pointing finger and all.

Meme of Donald Trump with a humorous expression, raising a finger as the caption boldly declares "YOU'RE FIRED."

What would Sponge Bob do? He’d light the notice on fire of course.

SpongeBob humorously reacts to being fired by setting his termination notice on fire, showcasing his carefree attitude in a meme.

Is this Kanye meme ever not funny? That’s what I thought.

Meme of a man holding a yellow pad with 'YOU ARE FIRED!' written on it, capturing that classic, unexpected job termination vibe.

The WHAT? That expression you make when you are unknowingly fired.

Meme of a blissfully unaware woman with text 'You're Fired' above and 'The What' magnified, illustrating comical confusion at being fired.

Me at work happy hour after HR pulls me in to tell me I’m fired.

A meme showing a woman with sunglasses on a plane, arms raised triumphantly. Text reads: 'After HR tells me I'm fired.' She looks hilariously unfazed, as if ready for an unexpected vacation.

More Memes About Human Resources

Here with more human resource memes. Anyone in HR can tell you that maybe the human resource department could be renamed to complaint department.

human resources? just call us the complaint department

One does not simply email HR demanding a raise. Start with your boss, and don’t miss our email memes.

Humorous HR meme featuring a man with long hair humorously warning about emailing HR for a raise, based on the famous 'One does not simply' meme template.

When you aren’t sure if HR is serious or just wanting you to quit.

Meme of a skeptical cartoon character with text: 'Not sure if HR is serious or if they just want me to quit,' humorously capturing workplace uncertainty.

HR Rumors

When you hear a HR rumor, but that’s none of your business.

Kermit the Frog driving a car with a nonchalant expression, captioned "When you hear an HR rumor but it's none of your business." Humorous HR meme.

International HR Day

Did you know that there is an International HR Day? Annually, HR day is celebrated on May 20th every year. Make sure to share these funny HR memes with your favorite human resource employees.

human resources meme

Resume

When you are trying to find a job, these funny memes will hit home.

Job meme featuring a frustrated man being punched by a giant fist, with text humorously lamenting the need to type out your entire work history after uploading a resume.

Where on your resume does it show your uncanny ability to make a person hate 8 hours of the day so much?

resume meme

When you send in a resume to HR or a recruiter and it feels like it’s disappearing into an empty void that no one will ever see.

funny resume meme

Share the Funny HR Memes

Feel free to share these HR memes with your colleagues, and don’t forget to tag us on social media!

funny hr memes showing human connections and different emotions representing the human resources department at work

Please share away, we do appreciate a tag on social media if you do share one of our memes about work. Here are more workplace memes that you will love (and your coworkers will love these office memes too!)

Funny HR Memes if a part of the Digital Mom Blog series of Funny Memes

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