25 Funny Work Tweets For Everyone Circling Back In The New Year

“Circling back” is corporate speak for “I ignored this email and now I have to pretend I didn’t.” It’s the first week back at work in 2026, and everyone’s inbox is full of things they were supposed to handle before the holidays but didn’t. Now it’s time to circle back. Follow up. Touch base. All the phrases that mean “I’m finally doing my job again.”

These work tweets capture that exact energy. Welcome back to the office. It’s terrible.

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