You Guys Are Getting Paid Meme Generator
Create a You Guys Are Getting Paid meme. Someone discovers others are getting compensated for what they do for free.
What is the You Guys Are Getting Paid Meme?
A character from the movie We're the Millers looks shocked and asks "You guys are getting paid?" It is commonly used to express surprise that others are being compensated for something you've been doing for free.
Also Known As
- Getting Paid Meme
- We're the Millers Meme
- Kenny Meme
- Will Poulter Meme
- Free Labor Meme
About the You Guys Are Getting Paid Meme
A still from We're the Millers showing Kenny (Will Poulter) sitting in a car with a stunned expression, mouth slightly open in disbelief. He's just learned that other people are being compensated for the same thing he's been doing for nothing. His face captures that specific mix of shock, betrayal, and self-disappointment when you realize you've been the only sucker doing it for free.
From "We're the Millers" (2013). Kenny (Will Poulter) sits in a car and is shocked to learn that the other members of the fake family are getting paid for the job while he apparently signed up for free. The line became a meme for any moment you discover others are getting compensated for something you've been doing out of the goodness of your heart.
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When to Use the You Guys Are Getting Paid Meme
Work & Productivity
- •When your coworker doing the same job negotiated a higher salary.
- •Finding out interns at other companies get paid.
- •Volunteering for overtime and learning others got time-and-a-half.
- •Doing extra work "for exposure" while others charge for it.
Internet & Social Media
- •When you realize content moderators are volunteers while the platform makes billions.
- •Finding out people get paid for the memes you make for free.
- •Discovering that "influencing" is an actual job with actual money.
School & Education
- •When the other tutor charges $50/hour and you've been helping friends for free.
- •Finding out other TAs get stipends.
- •Volunteering for resume experience while others got paid positions.
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