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16 Reasons Your Cat Is a Better Coworker Than Karen
Working from home has pros and cons, but literally nobody misses Karen. Or Mike.
There are many things to miss about the office if you’re working from home, but even if you occasionally long for the office banter and the after-work drinks and the snack tables that you can’t get at home, let’s all admit that your home-office coworker, the cat, is just an infinitely better companion than Karen. And Mike. And Kevin, and Greg, and Jeanne, and Leanne, and Bill, and Dawn, and Devon, and Allie, and Chuck, and Dave. And goddamn Karen.
While you’re working from home, for instance, you do not miss Mike, who for some reason is simply incapable of remembering to plug in his headphones when he decides it’s time to really rock out to Imagine Dragons.
Oscar, meanwhile, doesn’t even like music!
And then there’s Kevin, who always takes the one good meeting room to work in even though he ISN’T HAVING A MEETING.
Muffin, on the other hand, is more than happy to share a meeting room, as long as you leave a little bit of sunbeam for him to lie in.
Oh, here’s Kevin again! Surprise! He took the only good couch in the break room all to himself!
Ginger also took the only good couch, but he’s more than happy to sit on your lap if you just ask.
