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12 College Memes Perfect for Business Majors

veryone thinks their major is the best major, but even within the business major there are rivaling concentrations, tracks, or focuses depending on your school. The four main business concentrations are: econ, finance, management, and marketing. So regardless of what your area of schooling is, there will be great topical memes to follow! A little something to relax in the midst of the end of semester stress. What you can expect are  laughs, smiles, and good vibes!

Something that describes the management concentration little too well

What your friends think you do looks something like the wine and dine found in the Wolf of Wall Street all of course conveniently paid by a company card. Mothers, the dolls that they are, imagine taking big business trips on private jet or at least first class because big shot project managers only have the best of the best. Your boss however has slightly more manageable- no pun intended- expectations of meetings in conferences rooms.

Society has always been so generous with their perceptions of people, they imagine a stereotypical casual golf meeting at an upscale golf resort or country club. Of course, project managers see themselves as the leader of the people- who else would shape the team up to get the work done? In reality of course it’s very stressful managing all the numerous people, tasks to get done, the nine thousand emails, and even more calls, and goodness knows whatever else just pops up. The workload is almost never-ending because once one project ends another one starts. The cycle can be daunting, but in the end worth it if not for the gratitude of doing something or at very least the salary that keeps your bills paid.

Having to give out the real advice about guys and girls

Having to give out this handy dandy piece of dating advice to pretty much everyone. Not that people who can’t read financial statements aren’t nice, but it’s useful to have a to S.O. to help plan finances with. Besides it reps credit to everyone in your major, and furthermore you. The second best way into anyone’s heart is seeking financial stability. The first of course is food, but with a little extra cash from that business savvy means a little extra food to further your dating life.  

When your college friend’s business starts taking off and you’re considering investing.

In the business major it’s not uncommon to meet an entrepreneur. What is pretty rare is when their business is getting some serious revenue. Then you have to consider whether or not you should make them offer and for how much to try and get a piece of the action going. Besides being perfect, this meme uses John Haim as the main character, and his role in Mad Men makes this the perfect touch to this meme. Who doesn’t want to do business as well as Donald Draper? Well minus the serial cheating on the wife and the occasional gray morally ambiguous choices, but the success of Donald Draper is without a doubt astounding.

When the professors never make it easier….

As the great Cage the Elephant once said, “Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked. Money doesn't grow on trees. I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, [and] ain't nothing in this world for free. I know I can't slow down. I can't hold back though you know I wish I could. No, there ain't no rest for the wicked until we close our eyes for good.” Which could be the anthem for any business major, because the grind is real when trying to get that degree. But, the professors truly do not make it easier. Although when have they made life a little easier? Online learning isn’t easy for everyone involved, but a little flexibility given the whole pandemic circumstances going one might be nice.

A little Excel humour between accounting students

Even though Venn diagrams aren’t the kind of visuals or graphs the average business major used to, this feeling can be familiar to all. The Microsoft Excel struggle can be all too real. While of course using Excel is great for spreadsheets, graphs, and general accounting needs, but the dreaded “not responding” message pop-up is the bane of the business majors. Besides, who among us doesn’t have crush struggles, haha. The solution to both problems is a little mix of practice, patience, and persistence.

Watching the stock market like

nobody: Business majors: pic.twitter.com/4sanXsjFgL — very online otter (@VeryOnlineOtter) June 6, 2019

While the rest of America is Keeping up with the Kardashins, business majors have to keep up with the stock market like journalism majors keep up with news. The near-religious practice is a must to run in the business students' circles. When Amazon drops, Netflix rises, and what business took the biggest surges or flops they gotta know. One could say it’s their business to know. Pun fully intended.  

The many hats of being an econ major according to the different people in your life

Your friends think you are some kind of banker who counts money like they are Mr. Krabs. Parents think you’re still doing spreadsheets, strangely by hand. They must know how fed up with Excel you’ve gotten. Society wants you to be a fortune teller or genie to grant them a get rich quick wish. The government, well, they think you’re up something. What exactly changes from economists to economists? Students think they’re something close to explaining the lines and numbers of the economy in elegant manor like no one ever has before. Reality shows that you end up getting into friendly sparring matches with friends about trivial things like if it’s smart to invest in Equifax after their last blunder of losing a bunch of people's social security numbers. Sure, they’ve already taken a hit in stock prices, but will they bounce back in a way that will yield a good investment? Well ask another business major, they might have an opinion.

Justifying way to many things with opportunity cost

Opportunity cost is the cost of lost benefit from something enjoyable or that brings hope. So when you're thinking about attending a lecture or playing some hooky… well no one is surprised by what will win out. Unfortunately the sweat equity, the value of participation points earned, in this situation, from labor toward upkeep of the value of a good GPA doesn’t always hold the same allure as cost opportunity. Alas everything has it’s trade offs.

When you have to take a social media strategy class or get to this chapter of the book.

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This is the social media section struggle. Being on the internet is a must for any thriving business which means it’s pretty much required curriculum content for business majors. Unfortunately engaging the audience, other brands, effectively using SEO, and learning google analytics is all no small feat. Social media is a whole other language which can often require a lot online socializing with others. This is not necessarily ideal for the average business major especially after they’ve taken some business writing classes. Memos and business proposals are not known for their razzle dazzle or word pizzazz.

A fun addition to the last meme about the social media struggle for business majors

The front two gals represent a communications major and the graphic design major. The well dressed lady hiding in the back behind her drink is of course the business majors. Business majors are always dressed to impress, they tend to like staying behind the scenes of the public light. Besides, taking a picture can be a mildly unpleasant experience for the unphotogenic people in the world.

When the holiday stress overlaps with the end of semester crunch to make a new kind of chaotic stress

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For everyone else December marks the  beginning of the holiday season. For students December is a less than ideal scenario with a pile of work to do. Between the last minute assignments, presentations, procrastinated papers, the final tests before the additional final exam. Not to mention getting your dorm packed up for your brief stint at home for winter break.  It’s enough to create anxiety just by thinking about it. Somehow, someway, students always manage to press on through and still have a little bit of time to enjoy the winter holidays. Even if it feels like you’ve studied so much you have forgotten everything else but course content including your name.

Hopefully these college memes have resonated or even bring a little smile to your face during the chaotic end of semester scramble. If you’re in econ, marketing, management, and accounting or just general business major hopefully you find something that reminds you of yourself or maybe even a few of your major.

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Big Thankful Dad @BigTucsonDad Business majors be like my LinkedIn is due this Friday 12:53 PM - 04 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

Several Printer Jams @SeveralChains Business majors after a long day of carrying an empty briefcase... 05:55 PM - 27 Nov 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite

a chill in the air-ison @harihomie STOP shaming and people based on what they study!! Art majors are INSPIRING STEM majors are INNOVATIVE Poli Sci majors are MOTIVATED Journalism majors are DEDICATED Business majors Health Sciences majors are CARING 06:01 AM - 06 Sep 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

The Black Sheep #25 VT @blacksheep_vt cults you didn’t know were cults • the jesus frat • D2 regulars • people who study in Squires • business majors • students without season football tickets • VT Snow • Duck Pond stoners 04:02 PM - 05 Jul 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite

Thomas the Dank Engine @TRAW2RAW "I'm not like the other business majors." 08:27 PM - 22 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite

gym Tatum laundry @TatumLikeJayson The STEM majors and the non STEM majors need to put aside their differences and unite to take down the real enemy- the bourgeoise business majors 05:19 PM - 07 Dec 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite

basel @bxsel business majors be like ugh i have being republican due this friday 😪 06:20 PM - 29 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

1984’s George Whorewell @EwdatsGROSS No one: Business majors: my favorite movie is Wolf of Wall Street because I like having sex with money and doing cocaine 03:11 AM - 07 Mar 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

half golden mongoose @slugcharmer business majors started the student athletes vs STEM majors vs humanities war bc capitalism forces unnecessary competition 07:00 PM - 18 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite

nnenn @nnennaaaaa No one: Business majors: https://t.co/4yWEKMuzF6 03:31 PM - 21 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

ᴰᴱᴵᴼᴺ @prolevoron business majors be like damn i got a pyramid scheme due this friday 03:51 PM - 31 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

Nicky Thomas @_NickyThomas Professor: H- Business Majors typing on their MacBooks: 01:14 AM - 21 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

SCAT @scatfloyd No one: Business majors today: yeah so we have this 4-hour case study in a class called GBA 490 you’ve probably heard about it 10:55 PM - 19 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

m @okaishawty business majors be like I got a line of coke due at midnight 08:34 PM - 30 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

very online otter @VeryOnlineOtter nobody: Business majors: 12:17 AM - 06 Jun 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

sara bankovich @sarrbank business majors during cluster to their non business major friends 06:02 PM - 10 Feb 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

Jane the Virgin hate account @punjabiwasabi Do business majors deserve rights? Let’s discuss 12:21 AM - 23 Nov 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite

ru @ru16m business majors getting ready for their 9 am classes https://t.co/pcwSzs6WoB 07:35 PM - 19 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

regular morgan @RegularMorgan if art majors have to take a math class bc it's "important" then business majors should take at least seven ethics classes 11:51 PM - 23 Dec 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite

ryan @ryanyeetz world war 3 except it’s business majors in college vs soundcloud rappers 12:27 AM - 26 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite

𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 @ariesgodmother business majors get the nicest buildings on campus and for what? they study for like 12 minutes a day 01:28 AM - 23 Apr 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

hootie @OwlFWGKTA Business majors be like "damn i gotta exploit the working class by Tuesday" 05:55 PM - 30 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

michael💞 @sadboimikey how can business majors be broke. just look at your notes 02:56 PM - 01 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite

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‘Majors Be Like’ Memes Play With Academic Stereotypes

The Brief: College "majors be like" memes on Twitter roast certain college majors for stereotypical and unexpected traits associated with their choice of study.

Anyone who’s attended college, or even just watched Animal House , Monsters University , or Old School , is familiar with some rigid stereotypes that show up again and again. Some of these stereotypes are based on extracurriculars such as sports, Greek life, or various clubs, but many are based on what someone chooses to major in. College “majors be like” memes dunk on different majors for what they chose to study, classic traits of these majors, and more.

Jokes include self- drags from people who majored in these things themselves as well as more pointed insults. No major is safe from mockery. The format typically presents a certain major complaining about a homework assignment with an unexpected twist. These tweets poke fun of humanities majors for being overly thoughtful, business majors for being greedy, STEM majors for being nerdy, and more. “Majors be like” memes also joke about hyperbolic and less typical homework assignments such as stealing the Declaration of Independence  or diagnosing world leaders with mental illnesses.

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math majors be ugh like i have homework due in ∫³₁ (x²-1) /2 days — îan (@ianiskool) October 30, 2019

History majors be like damn I have to steal the Declaration of Independence by Friday — lil tay (@radtayler) October 31, 2019

White male poli sci majors be like I gotta play devils advocate by wednesday — joe (@skotnado) October 31, 2019

undeclared majors be like damn i have to figure out what i wanna do w my life by friday — diego (@_idkdiego) October 30, 2019

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psych majors be like damn i have to diagnose donald trump with npd by monday… — UnDo 512 #Stop Cop City (@stop_sweeps_atx) October 31, 2019

Some “majors be like” memes are a little too real, pointing to the immense challenges that certain fields seek to address…

Environmental studies majors be like damn I gotta save the world by yesterday — roy blair witch project (@skinnysoymilk) October 31, 2019

sociology majors be like damn i have to solve systematic racism by friday — lisette 🍓🐦‍🔥 (@sadmexi) October 30, 2019

Business majors be like "damn i gotta exploit the working class by Tuesday" — hootie (@hootietheeowl) October 30, 2019

A good sign of a meme’s popularity is when Spark Notes jumps in with its own hot take.

Chemistry majors be like damn I gotta bring a stitched-together corpse to life in a world that will never accept him by Friday — SparkNotes (@SparkNotes) October 31, 2019

poetry majors be like what is due on friday, But myself — jonny sun (@jonnysun) October 31, 2019

Psychology majors be like damn I can’t even be mad at you bc I know why you reacted the way you did — danica patrick hater account (@omaddiyo) October 30, 2019

Econ majors be like ugh my graph explaining why poor people deserve to die is due Friday 😫 — Jesse (@JesCRyan) October 30, 2019

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psychology majors be like i got vibes due monday 😩 — Josué (@sandavidcito) October 31, 2019

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philosophy majors be like “I” “”Have”” “””An””” “”””Essay”””” “””””Due””””” “”””””On”””””” “””””””Friday””””””” — jonny sun (@jonnysun) October 31, 2019

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This ‘majors be like’ meme mocks stereotypical college undergrads

'archaeology majors be like i have a dinosaur due on monday.'.

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Posted on Oct 31, 2019   Updated on May 20, 2021, 12:03 am CDT

It seems kind of absurd, when you think about it, that incoming college freshmen are expected to choose a major to ostensibly determine the entire trajectory of their adult professional lives (and at the tender age of 18, or what have you). Yet, the tradition upholds, for the millions of plucky teens marching off to universities each autumn. And now we have the perfect “majors be like” Twitter meme to mock their hasty enthusiasm.

The general setup of the meme is pretty straightforward. One simply tweets, “[type of college major] be like, damn I have a [stereotypical project or broad aspect related to that major] due on Friday [or another day of the week].”

“Aerospace majors be like damn I have a plane due this Friday,” one user wrote. Another joked about stem majors being tasked with producing a robot, shortly after the meme began going viral earlier this week.

aerospace majors be like damn i have a plane due this friday — allison (@allisonpuke) October 30, 2019

https://twitter.com/fettyschwapp/status/1189201109589659648

archaeology majors be like I have a dinosaur due on Monday 😩 — Chase (@chaselyons) October 30, 2019

The beauty of the meme is that it works on nearly any level, from more nuanced studies to your everyday sociology, psychology, and business majors.

“Sociology majors be like damn i have to solve systematic racism by friday,” Twitter user @sadmexi wrote.

https://twitter.com/snuggiesuperfan/status/1189592557912776705

psychology majors be like damn I have trauma to process by Friday — Leslie (@HeyLeslie97) October 30, 2019

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Others got kind of literal with the meme, particularly those with majors that involve heavy workloads. (Hello from a former art major here.)

“Art majors be like damn i have a critique, sculpture, 4 graphic design projects, 6 sketchbook assignments, and 3 submissions for the art show that need to be prepared to hang due this friday,” Twitter user @ddarchomp wrote.

https://twitter.com/ddarchomp/status/1189611689219645450

Music majors be like damn I have a mental breakdown due monday — The Legendary Super Shan🇵🇸 (@Breathe_DAH) October 31, 2019

theatre majors be like ugh i have an emotional breakdown due friday — Pumpkin Head (@melissaarcher23) October 30, 2019

Or, in at least a couple of cases, the meme can refer to a dearth of a conceivable workload.

“Business majors be like I have nothing due this week,” Twitter user @versaceteen wrote.

Business majors be like I have nothing due this week — JORGXXO (@versaceteen) October 30, 2019

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Others came up with sardonic jokes about the, uh, sad realities of their chosen major. “UGH I have UNEMPLOYMENT due on Monday,” one (presumable) English major wrote.

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Although surely–surely–no one would have any jokes to make at the expense of journalism majors, right?

“Journalism majors be like damn i have a buzzfeed quiz due this friday,” Twitter user @jordanrubiks wrote.

https://twitter.com/jordanrubiks/status/1189589854784348160

Ah, yes, of course. Honestly, though, you could do worse in this climate.

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Chiefs' Harrison Butker blasted for commencement speech encouraging women to be homemakers

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has aggravated one of the internet's biggest culture wars by telling a class of college graduates that one of the “most important” titles a woman can hold is homemaker.

During a commencement speech last weekend at Benedictine College, a Catholic liberal arts school in Atchison, Kansas, the NFL player railed against abortion, Pride month and Covid-19 lockdown measures.

Drawing the most viral backlash this week, however, was a section of his speech in which he addressed the female graduates specifically — telling them that it’s women who have had “the most diabolical lies” told to them.

“How many of you are sitting here now, about to cross this stage, and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world,” Butker said. “But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”

The criticisms that followed took aim at Butker as well as the NFL.

"Hey @NFL — If you want to continue to grow your female fan base and any other marginalized group (straight white men are already watching your product), come get your boy," wrote Lisa Guerrero, a former NFL sideline reporter and now an investigative journalist for "Inside Edition."

He went on to tell the graduates that his wife would agree that her life “truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.” It is her embrace of this role, he said, that made his own professional success possible.

Butker’s comments share similarities with some of the more extreme ideas around gender roles that have gained traction in communities that promote “ tradwife ” lifestyles or other relationship dynamics that center on traditional gender roles .

“Listen, there’s nothing wrong with his wife being a homemaker. Homemakers are wonderful, that’s not the point,” filmmaker Michael McWhorter, known by his more than 6 million TikTok followers as TizzyEnt, said in a video response. “The point is he seemed to be acting as if you should be ashamed if you don’t want to be a homemaker, or, ‘I know what you really want to do is just stay home and have babies.’"

The speech was the latest incident to add fuel to the flames of this increasingly vocal cultural battle, much of which is playing out online. While many prominent right-wing men have voiced such beliefs before, they’re usually confined to internet forums, podcasts and other online communities where these ideologies thrive.

A spokesperson for Butker did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Benedictine College and the Kansas City Chiefs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A spokesperson for the NFL told People Magazine that Butker "gave a speech in his personal capacity" and his "views are not those of the NFL as an organization."

"The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger," a spokesperson told the publication.

Butker, who is teammates with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, further drew surprise and criticism when he quoted Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, whose monumental career success as a global pop star has inspired college courses .

“As my teammate’s girlfriend says, ‘familiarity breeds contempt,’” he said, drawing murmurs from the crowd as he used the “Bejeweled” lyric as an analogy for why Catholic priests should not become “overly familiar” with their parishioners.

In the days since his speech, a Change.org petition for the Chiefs to dismiss Butker for “discriminatory remarks” has garnered nearly 19,000 signatures.

“These comments reinforce harmful stereotypes that threaten social progress,” the petition stated. “They create a toxic environment that hinders our collective efforts towards equality, diversity and inclusion in society. It is unacceptable for such a public figure to use their platform to foster harm rather than unity.”

Those who criticized Butker’s speech online include actor Bradley Whitford as well as DJ and rapper (and self-proclaimed Swiftie ) Flavor Flav .

But his speech was also lauded by some on the religious right, including conservative sports media personalities such as Clay Travis and Jason Whitlock , who defended Butker’s statements toward women.

“Not a word Harrison Butker says here should be remotely controversial. He’s 100% correct,” former NFL wide receiver T.J. Moe posted on X . “Those trying to convince women that being assistant VP of lending & intentionally childless at age 40 is more fulfilling than making a family and home are evil.”

Sports and culture commentator Jon Root also posted that Butker “exposed the lies that the world has been telling women.” Women, he wrote, are wrongly encouraged to climb the corporate ladder, view children as a “burden” and see marriage as “not worth pursuing.”

Still, a deluge of viewers online took issue with his attitude toward women and the LGBTQ community. Many women also rejected the premise that they would be happier staying at home in lieu of paid work, even if they do have a husband and children.

“I am moved. I actually had no idea that my life began when I met my husband,” neurosurgeon Betsy Grunch, known as Ladyspinedoc on TikTok, said sarcastically in a TikTok video . “It did not begin when I graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia with honors. It certainly did not begin when I graduated with a 4.0 GPA, Alpha Omega Alpha, from medical school. And I had no idea that it did not begin when I completed my residency in neurosurgery.”

Angela Yang is a culture and trends reporter for NBC News.