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The HR Monkey meme is an emerging workplace-humour format that visualises everyday non-work behaviours like streaming, scrolling and casual procrastination, and the moment of being caught by a manager and redirected to HR. Currently in its early stage on X (Twitter), the meme resonates as a reflection of modern office realities, where minor rule-breaking is common and lightly policed. Its appeal lies in “micro-guilt” humour.