BOO!! Did I Scare You?? I'm A Job Application 😂😂😂

About

BOO!! Did I Scare You?? I'm A Job Application 😂😂😂 is a reaction meme and exploitable image originally posted by X / Twitter user @zilinski212 in 2019. The meme shows a man wearing an "Application for Employment" form as a mask with cutouts for his eyes and mouth. The meme is often used to mock someone for displaying "jobless behavior" online or to joke about someone having to find new employment.

Origin

On October 31st, 2019, X^[1] user @zilinski212 posted the earliest known post showing a man wearing a job application as a mask. The caption on the image read, "BOO!!! IK I scared a lot of ya, I'm a job application for Halloween 🎃😳‼️" The post gathered over 400 likes in five years (seen below).

On March 6th, 2021, iFunny^[2] user Chaog reposted the meme and gathered over 10,000 smiles in three years. This is the first recorded instance of the post gathering a significant number of interactions.

Spread

The meme was used as a reaction image in subsequent years, as seen in a post by X^[3] user @StableRonaldo from August 19, 2021 (seen below, left), and another from X^[4] user @Tartchiee from November 3rd, 2023 (seen below, right)

On October 31st, 2023, X^[5] user and artist @Mafu_kun21 posted a redraw of the meme with an anime girl, gathering over 25,000 likes in nine months (seen below).

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