Business Cat

Origin

Business Cat is an image-macro character built on a photo of a cat wearing a red necktie, styled after the advice-animal format. It spread around 2011, joining the wave of animal-based macros popular at the time. The central joke is that this cat is also a demanding office boss, whose corporate memos keep colliding with feline instincts.

Meaning & usage

The captions mix corporate jargon with cat behavior — the “boss” calls a late-night meeting, then gets distracted by a laser pointer or demands a “report” be batted off a desk. It satirizes managerial cliches by filtering them through the logic of a house cat. It is used for office humor and for any collision of professionalism with animal impulses.

Notable examples

Lines pair business demands with cat quirks, such as calling an urgent 3 a.m. meeting or knocking things off tables. The character inspired plenty of workplace-themed variations.