Coffee Machine Chicken Dinner

Text on the meme

I’m traveling for work and instead of eating a fancy dinner out, I’ve decided to cook a cheaper meal in the hotel room. Even though the hotel room didn’t have a kitchen, I managed to use the coffee machine to cook chicken with butter and garlic. Although my company allows me to expense dinner while traveling, I wanted to save money because I know that every dollar counts on the P&L. It’s the little things that get you promoted #work #money #hotel #coffee #promotion #careeradvice

What it means

A raw chicken breast with butter and seasoning is being cooked inside a hotel coffee machine. The joke is the absurdly unhygienic attempt to save money while traveling, presented as ambitious career advice about improving the company’s profit and loss statement. People send this as a sarcastic reaction to extreme frugality or misguided workplace hustle culture.

Objects

coffee machine / кофейная машина raw chicken breast / сырая куриная грудка butter / сливочное масло garlic seasoning / чесночная приправа glass coffee pot / стеклянный кофейник hotel room / гостиничный номер granite countertop / гранитная столешница coffee maker heating plate / нагревательная плита кофеварки cooked-looking meat / мясо, выглядящее приготовленным seasoning granules / частицы приправы