Hello Human Resources Meme Template

Know Your Meme identifies this as “Hello, Human Resources?!,” also called “Know the Work Rules,” a Sunny Street comic by Max Garcia, published September 16, 2013. Its original satire depicts the same compliment (“Lookin’ good, Susan”) from two differently drawn male coworkers receiving opposite reactions, presenting a perceived attractiveness-based double standard. The format became an exploitable and was remixed, including absurdist edits. Because the original joke centers gender and appearance, its premise can echo hostile “lookism” grievance communities; do not treat it as evidence about women or workplace conduct. For fresh examples, use benign, fictional dialogue and let the fixed contrasting reactions create absurdity rather than endorse harassment or body-shaming.

The active 680×855 portrait image is a two-tier office comic headed “KNOW THE WORK RULES.” Both panels show a man at left speaking to a woman seated at a desk on the right. The top is labeled “APPROPRIATE”; the woman smiles and says “AWWW, YOU’RE SWEET.” with a heart. The bottom is labeled “INAPPROPRIATE”; she looks alarmed and says “HELLO, HUMAN RESOURCES?!” while holding a phone. Those labels and reactions are baked in. The two manual caption boxes fill only the men’s empty speech bubbles: top x180/y38, 193×96; bottom x183/y415, 188×100.

Slot 1 fills the top man’s speech bubble; slot 2 fills the bottom man’s speech bubble. In the classic format, repeat the exact same brief, innocuous line in both bubbles so the fixed “APPROPRIATE” and “INAPPROPRIATE” reactions create the contrast. The mismatch should feel absurd or pointed, not like advice to persist with unwanted attention. Keep the wording concise enough for the speech bubbles. Do not change the woman’s baked-in responses or add claims about real people’s attraction, consent, or workplace behavior.

1. The top man’s line; repeat the same short, innocuous dialogue used in slot 2.
2. The bottom man’s line; repeat slot 1 exactly so the fixed contrasting reactions supply the joke.

• A fictional office policy applied absurdly differently to the same harmless action
• A low-stakes workplace misunderstanding with identical dialogue
• An absurdist remix about taste, hobbies, or ordinary preferences
• A product or service interaction where the same neutral request gets contrasting reactions

• Do not change the text in one bubble while leaving the other different; the fixed reactions are the contrast, and the dialogue should match.
• Do not treat the comic as evidence that identical conduct is actually welcomed from one person and harassment from another.
• Avoid sexual comments, repeated unwanted advances, or jokes that blame or shame people for their appearance.
• Do not write dialogue so long that it overflows either speech bubble.
• Do not replace or explain the baked-in “APPROPRIATE,” “INAPPROPRIATE,” or woman’s reactions in the caption slots.