When Engineers Forget Their Own Job
This meme highlights the ironic situation where engineers end up doing every job except for the one they trained for—engineering.
Key Elements
- Characters: An engineer, various job postings.
- Themes: Irony, job dissatisfaction, relatable work situations.
Context and Emotion
The central emotion is confusion and humor, portraying engineers in funny, unexpected job roles while completely avoiding their own profession.
Enhancing Humor
- Exaggeration of applying for wildly unrelated jobs—like teaching cats how to dance or becoming a professional napper.
- Reference to experiences many can relate to, like struggling with job satisfaction or changing career paths unexpectedly.
Meme Format Suggestions
- Distracted Boyfriend: The girlfriend represents engineering, while the boyfriend stares at 'other jobs.'
- Drake Format: Drake rejecting 'Engineering jobs' and thumbs-up for 'Dog walker' and 'Professional chef.'
- Mocking SpongeBob: Overlay of SpongeBob making fun of engineers for not wanting to do engineering.
Meme Visual Structure
- Panel 1: The engineer looking shocked in an office environment, scrolling through job postings.
- Panel 2: Close-up of various ridiculous job postings he considers, showing his despair.
- Panel 3: The engineer joyfully in a chef's outfit, cooking and smiling, with funny captions on each panel.
This comic scenario is sure to resonate with anyone who's ever felt constrained by their profession!
