Know the Work Rules

Text on the meme

KNOW THE WORK RULES APPROPRIATE YOU LOOK CUTE AWWW,YOU'RE SWEET. INAPPROPRIATE YOU LOOK CUTE HELLO, HUMAN RESOURCES?!

What it means

A comic shows a woman at an office responding warmly when a cute girl says, “YOU LOOK CUTE,” but calling human resources when a man in a suit says the same thing. The joke contrasts how the same compliment is considered appropriate from one person and inappropriate from another, making it useful as a reaction to workplace double standards and awkward flirting.

Objects

woman at desk / женщина за столом man in a suit / мужчина в костюме young girl in a dress / девочка в платье office desk / офисный стол computer monitor / компьютерный монитор keyboard / клавиатура telephone receiver / телефонная трубка office chair / офисный стул pink dress / розовое платье gray suit / серый костюм yellow tie / жёлтый галстук red sweater / красный свитер red heart / красное сердце speech bubbles / речевые пузыри office cubicle / офисная кабинка