Why it worked
The video leverages a widely relatable sentiment about returning to work after a break, combined with a popular meme format featuring a recognizable figure expressing exaggerated emotion. This combination creates instant relatability and humor, driving engagement.
Summary
The video uses a meme format to humorously depict the feeling of returning to work after a long weekend. It shows a person with a distressed expression, overlaid with text that describes the relatable dread of seeing the workplace still standing after a break.
Structure
- 1Introduction of the relatable work scenario
- 2Visual depiction of dread/sadness
- 3Humorous exaggeration of the feeling
- 4Concluding with the meme's punchline
On-screen text
How it feels to go back to
work after having a three day
weekend and see the building
still standing there