Grown Man Emails His Boss

Text on the meme

I AM A GROWN MAN I’M A BIG ADULT I CAN DO THIS TO: bosshuman-authorityfigure@gmail.com Subject: Important Hello bosshuman, I am emailing you... Re: Important Bosshuman Please call me

What it means

A six-panel black-and-white comic shows a person proudly insisting that they are a grown adult, opening a laptop, and emailing their boss. After sending the message, they receive a reply asking them to call, which makes them break down crying. The joke is about childish fear of directly speaking to an authority figure, so it is used as a reaction to feeling overwhelmed by an intimidating adult responsibility.

Objects

person / человек adult figure / взрослый человек bathroom sink / раковина laptop / ноутбук email inbox / электронная почта web browser / веб-браузер email message / электронное письмо reply button / кнопка ответа desk / стол tears / слёзы crying face / плачущее лицо black-and-white comic panels / чёрно-белые комикс-панели