HR comes with many different responsibilities.

Between recruiting, training, employee engagement, terminations, payroll, and benefits, HR can be a very high pressure profession. If you ever feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions, don’t worry- you’re not alone.

For all of those hard-working HR professionals out there, we hope to brighten your day with these 10 relatable HR GIFs:

1. When you schedule 8:00 AM interviews

regret GIF

2. When you remember that you have a stack of 100 resumes to go through tomorrow

3. When an executive is a walking HR nightmare

season 3 work GIF by STARZ

4. When you’re at an HR conference with all of your people

Excited Season 4 GIF by Parks and Recreation

 

5. When two of your employees start dating

The Office gif. Steve Carell as Michael stares deadpan ahead, focus zooming in on his unthrilled face.

6. When your company holiday party starts to get out-of-hand

Drunk Darryl Philbin GIF by The Office

7. When your best employee gives 2 weeks’ notice

8. When a candidate you like accepts the job offer

Meme gif. Jonah Hill as Aaron in Get Him To The Greek wide-mouth smiles and screams delightedly, shaking his hands next to his face, as he turns back and forth.

9. When you post payroll and it balances perfectly on the first try

Friends gif. Jennifer Aniston as Rachel and Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe jump up and down, clapping their hands and screaming with excitement.

10. When you haven’t received an email in 5 minutes

Relaxed Chill GIF

Psst: Our newsletters are basically
HR cheat sheets, delivered to
your inbox

We won't tell anyone: Pinky promise

Find daily inspiration and get tips for your day

Network with us on LinkedIn

Love tips and the occasional freebie?

Like us on Facebook

On the count of 3,
get ready to
say cheese! 

We’re on Instagram

The best 280 characters you’ll ever read

Follow us on Twitter

Watch demos, learn features and much more  

Subscribe to our channel

Latest articles