January 20, 2025

Which horror movie best describes your workplace?

Congratulations if it’s none of these.

2 min read

1. Get Out

Everything looks great on the surface, but of course it isn’t. Their work-life balance claims are eyewash and you have to notify three different people for every packet of chips you buy for the office pantry.

Daniel Kaluuya from Get Out with tears in his eyes_nonprofit humour

2. Scream

You have a colleague (or very likely, colleagues) who is very willing to stick a (metaphorical) knife into everyone, but no one knows who it is.

Still from scream of the killer holding a knife_nonprofit humour

3. Psycho

Your manager seems like a very sweet and mild-mannered person—until they’re not.

Anthony Perkins from Pyscho smiling_nonprofit humour

4. Darna Mana Hai

There’s so much weird s*** going on you need an anthology to describe the range of your experiences.

Poster of darna mana hai_nonprofit humour

5. The Shining

Your organisation’s gone fully remote, which is great, isn’t it? Except that you decided to move to the mountains where you have no friends to keep you company, no colleagues to chat with, and you think you might be losing the plot.

Jack Nicholson from the Shining in a black sweater_nonprofit humour

6. Hereditary

Your boss keeps telling you the workplace is like a close-knit family, but it’s starting to feel more like a cult.

Toni Collette from hereditary screaming in fear_nonprofit humour

7. Night of the Living Dead

Things are so slow you’re starting to feel like a zombie.

A still of zombies from night of the living dead_nonprofit humour

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Jasmine Bal is an editorial analyst at IDR, where she is responsible for writing, editing, and transcribing content. She has previously worked as an editor at Viva Books and as a tutor at the FLA Writing Center at Sophia University, Japan. Jasmine holds master’s degrees in global studies and English, and a bachelor’s degree in social sciences.

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