20 PawSome Cats With Serious Career Goals
Some cats are content to nap in a sunbeam, and others seem determined to take on every job in the house. That is exactly what makes this collection so funny, because each photo turns an ordinary work role into a very serious cat performance.
From office desks to store counters, these cats look like they have clocked in, claimed a title, and already decided how the shift should go. The joke is simple, but the commitment is impressive, and that is what makes the whole thing work.
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The Atlantic explains why cats look so serious most of the time:
"Cats, she pointed out, simply don’t have the facial muscles to make the variety of expressions that a dog (or human) can. So when we look at a cat staring at us impassively, it appears like a psychopath who cannot feel or show emotion. But that’s just its face. Cats communicate not with facial expressions but through the positions of their ears and tails. Their emotional lives can seem inscrutable—and even nonexistent—until you spend a lot of time getting to know one."
2. Brisket is just kittening around on her first day as an intern
3. Frontline supermarket employee of the month: Brave
4. Brave Mia rescued a little kitten with flea anemia by donating blood and was rewarded with new toys and some yummy treats
5. Tom is taking advantage of his new job at Home Depot
The Atlantic explains further:
"Dogs, on the other hand, have learned to mimic humans. They do that thing where they pull their mouths back into something resembling a smile. They hang their heads in a way that looks super guilty. Just as humans have shaped the physical appearance of dogs, we’ve bred them to be extremely attuned to human social cues. Dogs that repeatedly raise their brows to make cute puppy faces are more likely to be adopted out of shelters."
These cats are already acting like seasoned employees.
6. Our new tech guy is taking a break
7. Recent law school graduates ready for new cases
8. Stock boy taking his well-earned nap
9. Grumpy front desk clerk
"A common charge against cats is that they do not care about their owners as anything more than a source of wet food. In studies of pet-owner relationships, scientists have found that dogs are more 'attached' to their owners. These studies frequently rely on a protocol called the Ainsworth Strange Situation, in which the pet explores an unfamiliar environment alone, with its owner, or with a stranger. Dogs are more at ease with their owners rather than with strangers. Cats can’t seem to care less about the human present." - The Atlantic
10. New chef cooking some cat-licious food
Some of them look more committed to the role than the actual staff.
Same chaotic energy as these 50 funny close-up cats that turn frowns upside down.
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14. Professional armchair comfort tester
15. Please finish all of your lectures
At this point, the job titles are getting harder to argue with.
16. Workshop manager closely supervises his employee
The Atlantic continues:
"Maybe this says something about pet-owner attachment, but Delgado noted that dogs are used to their owners taking them to new places. Cats are territorial, and they might only leave the house to go to the vet, so what looks like indifference to their owners might just be overwhelming anxiety about a new, strange environment. Plus, the Ainsworth Strange Situation was developed by Mary Ainsworth to study parents and infants—another example of us judging cats on human rather than cat terms."
17. Ping pong referee monitors the match
Even the sidelines come with a cat on duty.
18. Tick tock, tick tock on the clock
19. This is a self-service gas station; please proceed to the register
These career cats are fully booked.
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