We’ve taken trips to the Cats With Jobs account on X and the subreddit by the same name to gather some of the cutest photos of kitties working hard. Enjoy scrolling through these pics that might give you the push you need to make it through the work day, and be sure to upvote the cats that you would love to call your colleagues. And keep reading to find conversations with the creator of Cats With Jobs on X, one of the moderators of r/Catswithjobs and Angela Speed, Vice President of Marketing & Communications at the Wisconsin Humane Society! The Cats With Jobs account on X has been around since 2020 and has been working hard to share photos of all of the employed felines out in the world. Obviously, these kitties aren’t actually required to work 40 hours a week, and I don’t think any of them are receiving paychecks. But they do look adorable in their offices and work attire, so it’s no surprise that over 2 million people have followed along to see their pics shared on X! “It started during the first major COVID lockdown. I was looking for a side-project to work on, and a friend gave me the idea of starting a ‘gimmick page,’” the creator shared. “I started with Translated Cats - which is still going strong. On it, I post pictures of cats with Machine/AI translated captions.” “Eventually I started up a second page, called ‘Socially Distanced Cats’ (this was at the start of COVID after all), but it got no real traction. I then had the idea to transform the page into working cats, and almost immediately it went through the roof in terms of popularity,” the creator continued. “If the OP is also on X, I’ll reach out and ask for permission via DM or replies. I’ve cultivated some great relationships with the people posting this content up in the first place, and it wouldn’t be fair if a larger page like mine came along and stole their thunder,” they explained. “Sometimes this means deleting viral posts in order to repost it with attribution, or in the form of a ‘Quote Tweet’, but I don’t really mind.” With over 1.3 million members, r/Catswithjobs is a beautiful collection of kitties in ties, cats at computers, kittens working as security guards and more. We all know that cats are incredibly curious creatures, but apparently, they can be amazing employees as well! We were also curious what kinds of posts have been popping up in the group recently. “Currently, we are seeing a lot of athletes and Olympians, which is only to be expected,” ParliamentOfCraters says. “It varies. Cats often have jobs in stores or work from home.” I, for one, would love to see more cathletes in my feed! According to ParliamentOfCraters, this community never gets boring. “This is a fun subreddit to be a part of,” they shared. “Reddit is home to many cat-themed subreddits that are quite specific in their topics such as r/catsstandingup or r/touchthafishy. Cats seem to lend themselves quite well to highly specific topics, and that is awesome.” “Working cats, also referred to as barn cats, are independent, under-socialized and typically arrive as strays or outdoor cats,” Angela shared. “They prefer to strongly limit their interactions with people, and they get extremely stressed when confined.” “The cats whose resumes are perfect for the Working Cat Program would not be successful in an indoor home environment (they are not fans of humankind), so it also saves the lives of cats who couldn’t be traditionally placed in a home,” the expert added. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
