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What People Think I Do Meme Template

The What People Think I Do meme is used when nobody understands your job. Six panels, each a short description of how one group pictures the job. The last panel is the unglamorous reality.

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What People Think I Do meme: Running a shop / Chatting and sipping tea all day / Arranging pretty things with a bow / A cosy hobby that pays itself / Why isn't it open longer? / Curating a dream shop / Unboxing, tape guns and a leaky tap
Our recreation of the What People Think I Do format, with a small business caption.

How the What People Think I Do meme works

What it means
Six panels, each a short description of how one group pictures the job. The last panel is the unglamorous reality.
Use it when
Nobody understands your job.
Also called
What people think I do, what people think i do, what my friends think i do, what i actually do, what i really do
How popular
Number 68 of the 257 formats in our library, ranked by how often each is captioned and how often business accounts use it.

Its captions

  1. 1.The job (e.g. Social media manager)up to 50 characters
  2. 2.What my friends think I doup to 40 characters
  3. 3.What my mom thinks I doup to 40 characters
  4. 4.What society thinks I doup to 40 characters
  5. 5.What my boss thinks I doup to 40 characters
  6. 6.What I think I doup to 40 characters
  7. 7.What I actually doup to 40 characters

Every picture here is our own recreation of the format: the same layout, pose and joke, drawn with generic people. None is the original meme photo, and none shows a celebrity or the person from the original. Some formats are drawn with text and shapes only.

What People Think I Do meme examples for 13 industries

The same format, captioned for each kind of business. Open an industry for its other memes.

  • What People Think I Do meme: Real estate agent / Tour mansions for fun / Drive a fancy car / Cash big cheques / Hand over keys / Sell dream homes / Search for the lockbox code
    Real estate version
    • “Real estate agent”
    • “Tour mansions for fun”
    • “Drive a fancy car”
    • “Cash big cheques”
    • “Hand over keys”
    • “Sell dream homes”
    • “Search for the lockbox code”
    More real estate memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Dental practice owner / Peeks in mouths all day / A doctor, basically / Smiles and gets paid / Appointments run perfectly / Cleans teeth, keeps everyone calm / Phones, insurance forms, stickers
    Dental version
    • “Dental practice owner”
    • “Peeks in mouths all day”
    • “A doctor, basically”
    • “Smiles and gets paid”
    • “Appointments run perfectly”
    • “Cleans teeth, keeps everyone calm”
    • “Phones, insurance forms, stickers”
    More dental memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Gym owner / Free workouts all day / Eating healthy snacks / Posing in the mirror / Smashing the sales targets / Leading a calm, strong team / Unblocking the shower drain
    Gym version
    • “Gym owner”
    • “Free workouts all day”
    • “Eating healthy snacks”
    • “Posing in the mirror”
    • “Smashing the sales targets”
    • “Leading a calm, strong team”
    • “Unblocking the shower drain”
    More gym memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Hair stylist / Chat all day / Play with colours / Style celebrities / Make people feel good / Do every hair type perfectly / Sweep, mix, rebook, repeat
    Hair salon version
    • “Hair stylist”
    • “Chat all day”
    • “Play with colours”
    • “Style celebrities”
    • “Make people feel good”
    • “Do every hair type perfectly”
    • “Sweep, mix, rebook, repeat”
    More hair salon memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Med spa front desk / Sipping tea all day / Having spa days / Living a glam life / Booking appointments / Running a calm, perfect clinic / Rescheduling the 3pm for the 4th time
    Med spa version
    • “Med spa front desk”
    • “Sipping tea all day”
    • “Having spa days”
    • “Living a glam life”
    • “Booking appointments”
    • “Running a calm, perfect clinic”
    • “Rescheduling the 3pm for the 4th time”
    More med spa memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Marketing manager / Posts memes all day / Something with ads? / Makes things go viral / Prints money with posts / A creative genius / Fixing UTM tags in a sheet
    Marketing version
    • “Marketing manager”
    • “Posts memes all day”
    • “Something with ads?”
    • “Makes things go viral”
    • “Prints money with posts”
    • “A creative genius”
    • “Fixing UTM tags in a sheet”
    More marketing memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Running a shop / Chatting and sipping tea all day / Arranging pretty things with a bow / A cosy hobby that pays itself / Why isn't it open longer? / Curating a dream shop / Unboxing, tape guns and a leaky tap
    Small business version
    • “Running a shop”
    • “Chatting and sipping tea all day”
    • “Arranging pretty things with a bow”
    • “A cosy hobby that pays itself”
    • “Why isn't it open longer?”
    • “Curating a dream shop”
    • “Unboxing, tape guns and a leaky tap”
    More small business memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Online store owner / Sips coffee on a beach / Clicks "ship" and waits for the money / Passive income, apparently / Surely it's all automated / Runs a sleek, calm brand / Taping boxes at 11pm
    Ecommerce version
    • “Online store owner”
    • “Sips coffee on a beach”
    • “Clicks "ship" and waits for the money”
    • “Passive income, apparently”
    • “Surely it's all automated”
    • “Runs a sleek, calm brand”
    • “Taping boxes at 11pm”
    More ecommerce memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Working in SaaS / Types fast in dark mode / Fixes my printer / Builds the future of apps / Why is the button blue? / Architecting a scalable platform / Reading error logs and Slack
    SaaS version
    • “Working in SaaS”
    • “Types fast in dark mode”
    • “Fixes my printer”
    • “Builds the future of apps”
    • “Why is the button blue?”
    • “Architecting a scalable platform”
    • “Reading error logs and Slack”
    More saas memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Startup founder / Always on holiday / Something with computers? / Rich, with a ping pong table / Printing a hockey stick / Changing the world / Answering support at midnight
    Startup version
    • “Startup founder”
    • “Always on holiday”
    • “Something with computers?”
    • “Rich, with a ping pong table”
    • “Printing a hockey stick”
    • “Changing the world”
    • “Answering support at midnight”
    More startup memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Agency life / Coffee and cool ideas / Draws logos, goes to events / Throws parties for brands / Why isn't it viral yet? / Brilliant strategy deck / Resizing one banner nine times
    Agency version
    • “Agency life”
    • “Coffee and cool ideas”
    • “Draws logos, goes to events”
    • “Throws parties for brands”
    • “Why isn't it viral yet?”
    • “Brilliant strategy deck”
    • “Resizing one banner nine times”
    More agency memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Life coach / Chats and drinks coffee / Cheers people up / Costs too much / Should be fully booked by now / Helps people help themselves / Reminders, invoices, reschedules
    Coaching version
    • “Life coach”
    • “Chats and drinks coffee”
    • “Cheers people up”
    • “Costs too much”
    • “Should be fully booked by now”
    • “Helps people help themselves”
    • “Reminders, invoices, reschedules”
    More coaching memes
  • What People Think I Do meme: Content creator / Films cute stuff / Always on the phone / Famous and rich / Free marketing for us / Directing a mini movie / Editing for hours, 9 views
    Content creator version
    • “Content creator”
    • “Films cute stuff”
    • “Always on the phone”
    • “Famous and rich”
    • “Free marketing for us”
    • “Directing a mini movie”
    • “Editing for hours, 9 views”
    More content creator memes

How to make a What People Think I Do meme

  1. Open the free meme generator with this template.
  2. Write the 7 captions above, a few words each, keeping to what the format means.
  3. Press Make my meme and download the JPG. No signup and no watermark.
  4. To have it written for your brand, Content Drifter suggests three memes from a topic you type, then schedules the one you pick.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does the What People Think I Do meme mean?

Six panels, each a short description of how one group pictures the job. The last panel is the unglamorous reality.

When should I use the What People Think I Do meme?

When nobody understands your job. It fits the before and after and relatable kind of joke.

How do I caption the What People Think I Do meme?

It has 7 captions: the job (e.g. social media manager) (up to 50 characters); what my friends think i do (up to 40 characters); what my mom thinks i do (up to 40 characters); what society thinks i do (up to 40 characters); what my boss thinks i do (up to 40 characters); what i think i do (up to 40 characters); what i actually do (up to 40 characters). Keep each to a few words so the meme reads in a second.

Can I use the What People Think I Do meme for my business?

This format is drawn with text and shapes only, with no one else’s picture in it. Keep the caption honest and free of real people.

A What People Think I Do meme about your business

Type what the joke is about. Content Drifter writes the captions in your brand’s voice on this format and two others, and schedules the one you like.

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