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Many of us have found ourselves in the middle of a job we didn't like because we failed to ask the right questions during the job interview process. It's essential to use that job interview to ask worthwhile questions of your own. These might help with a framework for what to ask. 

Interviewing for a new job can be a terrifying and soul-draining process. We put ourselves out there and try to do a decent enough job at selling ourselves to a willing company. Sometimes it goes well, and sometimes you leave the room with a sour taste in your mouth, convinced that you'll never be seeing that person again. These job interview memes speak to the struggles of the job interview process. 

Shoutout to the folks at The Chive for discovering the goldmine of ridiculous human behavior that runs rife throughout this "help wanted" ad for a babysitter. Twitter user @honeystaysuper, unearthed just the kind of "help wanted" ad that leaves the rest of the world speechless. I don't even know where to start with this one. The attention to detail is honestly admirable. Nothing seems to be overlooked in terms of what constitutes a suitable babysitter. 

Someone on AskReddit asked for people that like their jobs to share why. If you find yourself in the middle of a job situation that's just sapping all your energy and leaving you a miserable mess, you might stand to benefit from taking a look at these jobs that are actually making people excited about life. 

Some things seem incomprehensible if you don't have a background in them, but just giving it 30 minutes of effort or following directions makes a lot of things surprisingly easy. If this made you feel even slightly motivated, here are life hacks and tips for becoming a slightly more effective person.

Everyone has their breaking point, and some people lack the kind of common decency that's necessary to be able to see when you've pushed things too far. This customer just sounds like an awful person. Fortunately, things end up working out for the employee who was originally fired for not putting up with someone just being a terrible person. 

This rude startup company has take it upon themselves to design toilets intentionally tilted to such an angle, that workers won't want to sit on the toilet for longer than five minutes. Apparently nothing is sacred after all. Is it really any surprise that companies might want to aggressively attack those areas of productivity in the workforce, that they see as coming up short? Unfortunately, no, it's not. 

Someone on AskReddit asked for people that work in emotionally difficult jobs, to share their best days at work. Sometimes sh*t doesn't hit the fan, and we can actually manage to get through a day at work in peace. Those days are rarer for some than others. 

These funny teacher tweets do an excellent job at capturing the chaotic existence that is being a teacher. When teachers aren't dealing with kids breaking out in wild temper tantrums, or handing in incomprehensible exams, they're just trying to keep things somewhat in order. Easier said than done. 

Anyone who's ever muddled through a customer service job knows that it comes absolutely stuffed with emotional outbursts from customers who just want to be mad at the world. The poker face that one must develop and consistently put on every day for a shift, can be soul-draining at times (if not all the time). Find solace in relating to these memes about the grind, and know that you're not alone!  

And here are some more work memes for you to check out. 

Sometimes you and a job just aren't meant to be. From that revelation it's up to you whether or not you want to quit the job in style. 

Here are the stories of cashiers, customer service reps, delivery drivers, service people and retail workers of all stripes who had to deal with the dumbest, most irrational, and outright furious customers to grace the planet. Man, these people suck. We understand why you'd be mad if a company actually wronged you, but to make impossible demands and turn into an abusive monster is completely out of the question. Here's a story of a cashier who talked back to a Karen and lived.

There's nothing quite like the freeing sensation of quitting a job you hate. It's like a 40+ hour, minimum wage burden has just melted off your shoulders. No more annoying customers, boring coworkers and incompetent managers. Feels like sitting in a warm bath, just thinking about it. Anyway here are some fantastic notices people left. For more quitting related stuff, here are the stories of people who quit their jobs on the spot.

We're getting to the point where advertisers are trying to capitalize on everyone's cynicism and anxiety over our changing world, and it sure feels like a god damn slap in the face. Some of these are certainly intended as jokes, but when you think about what they're trying to say, are they really? For more alarming Dystopian Images Straight out of an Orwellian Nightmare, check these out.

Okay, so we don't recommend you go trying ALL of these. Some of them are a bit questionable to say the least. But also, hey, you miss all the shots you don't take! Looking for more clutch interview knowledge to take with you on that wild job hunt? Check out these crucial red flags that you don't want to overlook at your next job interview!