17 Pets Who Absolutely Will Not Let You Get Any Work Done

By Travis Greenwood| February 13, 2020

Because you can't spell distraction without c, a & t (and a bunch of other letters).

1. "When I work from home, it's a constant battle to get anything done."

cat sneaking under computer monitor

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2. "I would def die for our office cat, but if he keeps falling asleep on my laptop I'm gonna have to have a chat with my boss about my severe decline in productivity."

office cat falls asleep on laptop

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3. "Your challenge is to write the Great American Novel with only 14 of the 26 letters. Sorry, this space bar is also off limits." - Rick

cat drapes tail across keyboard

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4. "When you risk back pain by sitting on the tiny stool because your good chair got poached by the cat. #sacrifice"

cat stealing chair

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5. "Productivity is down in my home office, but morale is at an all time high."

cat sleeping under keyboard

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6. "When the subject decides to plop down on the canvas before you finish the portrait."

cat laying on unfinished portrait

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7. "Deadlines do not concern me, Admiral! I want that ship, not excuses!" -- Darth Vader, if Darth Vader was a cat lying on your keyboard and your editor is breathing down your neck wondering where that copy is.

cat does not care about deadlines

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8. "CON: My hand is fixed to the mouse. PRO: It's not cold."

cat sleeps on hand hovering over computer mouse

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9. "HIM DOIN A SNEEPS"

cat under blanket

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10. "Productivity hit the skids when I was forced to watch the new trailer for 'Cats' 27 times in a row."

cat peers over shoulder of human

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11. "COSHARE WORKPLACE COMPROMISE: One tab for her, one for tab for me."

human distracts cat with YouTube video of birds

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12. "My cat doubles as a bookmark."

cat lays on book

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13. [Chucks keyboard into nearest trash can]

cat licks herself on keyboard

COULD YOU NOT?

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14. "I spell it l-a-p-t-o-p. He spells it c-a-t-b-e-d."

orange tabby cat snoozes on open laptop

"Even in my sleep, I will still mean mug you."

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15. "When my professor said to 'sleep on it' I don't think this is what he had in mind."

cat sleeps on study materials

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16. "Meeting minutes did not get typed."

cat sits on meeting minutes

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17. "Are you reading about tuna?"

cat bends around laptop for attention

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