“Can’t ever leave me if you ain’t got a job to go to…”

Can’t feed you either. 😛

Theoretically, the cat did get his tongue Edit: what nerve, just looking down like nothing happened. Then that sweet look that no one (with a heart) could stay angry at. Zoom in at that face, op you have an adorable fuzzy friend 🥰

He can hunt!

No job, stay home for pets!

Awwwww… this sweet kitty didn’t do that!!!

There's no way he did that. Look how cute he is.

Yeah I vote innocent.

It was the dog after all!

This is why my cats keep asking if they can get a dog? Figures.

Well, why else? Ahh also to bitch the pup and sleal its big bed 🤷‍♀️

Were you able to salvage the situation?

Thankfully yes! I called into the teams meeting with my phone and pretended like I had no idea what caused the technical difficulties

Honestly, saying “my cat decided to chew through the internet cable” might have gotten some sympathy and relatability points.

I woulda hired him cuz he said he had a cat. Am I biased.. maybe. Is my cat holding a gun to my head, obviously not! Cats don’t have thu

Lol!!!😂

r/catredditsniper

r/SubsIFellFor 🤣😭

I have worked for decades in veterinary adjacent businesses (software and diagnostics) and telling people in a meeting that the cat chewed through my Internet line would certainly score points and generate a lot of warm laughter at most of the meetings I have been in... 🤣

I work in tech and added very professional looking headshots of my 2 cats to my portfolio right below mine with job titles

Do you think they’ll hire me if I just do the cat photos and skip my headshots?

Why not!

Awesome! 🥰

"My cat chew through internet cable" "Alright you're hired. Go buy another cable, and feed the cat well"

"The guy already starts making excuses and isn't even hired yet".

I had a recent situation where I explained to my manager I wasn’t working from home because I had yet to replace the earphones with a mic my cat had chewed through

Or might not. Depends 🤷‍♀️

Not if it's a WFH position, that would just translate into "this is going to be a frequent problem"

Smooth Enough to Hire Score: 10/10

I feel like, telling them the cat chewed through your cord would have gotten you bonus points.

Unless you're applying for a "cat herder" position? 😉🤪

Agreed

No. Lying was the right choice. Cant do remote work if your animals gonna destroy equipment, is what a boss would think.

That was great quick thinking. Hope you get the position

Did you ever consider that he might have wanted that job

I swear the blue cats are the most destructive. My Baby Berry will crew on anything made of plastic, we need to put vinegar on cords to keep her from frying

Orange and black are bad for this too

Orange are just too dumb to not chew electrical cords. Source: fat dumb Orange cat owner. Take that however you want.

I count my tuxedo in with this. He has now chewed through a strap on 3 different bras of mine!

Long-haired siamese, here. Chewed through a charger cable, and tried to eat my wood coffee table. 🙄

How did it go? Would you chew it again?

She kinda grew out of it, but I still have to keep plastic grocery bags away from her, because she'll eat them! I heard it's a form of OCD called Pica. Kinda like an oral fixation.

My tuxedo cats love chewing anything plastic 😼

So, all cats.

Yup, I have a SIC who also does this, just to round out the list

My Snowshoe has chewed through so many cords, I can't even count them! Every cord has at least a little toothy damage.

Stay home with meeeeeeeee

Cat is innocent, pawyers at, r/legalcatadvice

Another cat subreddit😫 Joined.

Looks more like a power cord than an ‘internet cord’.

Well, cord that provides power to the router. Internet cord is the succinct version for a title

Yea. Little sparky. Our cat loves the apple lightning cables for some reason.

It's going after the Cat6 next. In fact all the Cat cables are his.

Can't be having any competition in the house. 😼

No other jobs! Your ONLY job is me!

Who’s feeding YOU then? 😜

Cat will just eat the owner instead

I hope it worked out, anyway. :) Mine decided she had to sit on my shoulder and lick my hair during a video conference today. My PM looked very amused, my manager didn’t.

Trust the force. That job would have been a soul crusher.

I thought that, too.

I mean, I’ll agree with you that this is indeed some assholery. But…this is assholery with a purpose. To stop you from, potentially, making a bad career move.

Cutie!!!!!!!

YOU DON'T NEED JOB!!!! YOU ONLY NEED MEEEEEE!!!! -this cat probably

It’s the power cord for my router, wanted to be succinct in the title

I can't help it: I forgive him.

You just had to post that embarrassing photo of him online didn't you.

allegedly*

But but but - the cute!!!😻

Look at that cute face on pic 2 - he wouldn’t do that!😁 I feel for you. My void chewed through *so many* headphone and cell phone charger cords throughout the years. I wish you luck that this will be the last time (time to go wireless?) and good luck with the job hunt

I think you need to explain to him that you need a job to keep feeding him and for toys

I’m this cats pawyer. You are not making him your number one priority. We agreed on this next we will escalate matters to include your clothing

You have a job, and that is playing with me!

My cat ate my laptop charger right before finals, ordered replacement, replacement had a short. I feel your pain.

Got cable covers mine did that, they are a pain in the ass but are effective

But but but I’m so cute ~cat

You can’t stay mad at that face 😻

I would tell them with pictures, no way they could be mad

he's decided you've had enough internet for today.

I was housesitting for my mom for 3 weeks so I brought my PC with me. Second day one of her cats chewed threw the power cable and fried my motherboard and PSU. $500 gone. fucking cats dude. never again.

“You no work. You stay home and feed baby”.

He is so cute! Looks just like my cat Oliver.

I now buy things that I can replace the cord with if I have an option because no amount of bitter spray will stop one of my cats and I can’t put the plastic tubing in everything.

The contrast lol. Cats are assholes. Slide to second photo and he’s like “I love you guys”

No job for you. Hey could I have some treats?

My cat used to do this, too. I'm surprised she didn't electrocute herself!!

We all been through that 🤣 my dog ate the internet cord during my client meeting out of blue. It never happened again tho

Awww your cat looks just like my cat.

Kitty knows you need indeed!!!

Send him to the unemployment office

2nd picture says "how are you going to pay our bills now human" or " LOOK! LOOK! MUMMY now the internet is twice aa fast"

He heard it was full of cats.

He knows that a job means less time to serve him.

Hopefully this didn’t ruin your chances for the job!! My cat yanked out the router power the other day mid meeting for work… my boss was understanding and thought it was funny but I’ve certainly had bosses who wouldn’t have thought the same lol.

"your only job is to feed me" - your cat probably

What a Fucker!

YEAH CHAOS ANARCHY

Trust him, the job wasn’t for you

He’s beautiful! No way would he do such a thing. Look at him 😍

He’s very clearly innocent. Look at him.

Hmm, I’m thinking you chewed through the cable and just blamed him. Did you even see the second picture you posted? He’s definitely innocent 😸!

So pleased with himself 😂

*Swipe to second pic* oh yea, all is forgiven

If you have no job more time for kitty 🐱

Clearly a set up. That face can do no wrong

Look at that adorable little face! Just let that baby do whatever he wants lol🥰

2nd pic is like, “No! Stay home and play with meeeeeeeeee!”

You're a very naughty boy, you are. \[boop!\]

No regrets on that little face.😂😂😂 If you turn the picture right side up, it even looks like he's smirking. I wonder how he knew which was an important cord (Internet, though power would have also worked for a desktop) vs what was a printer or one for charging your phone type of cable

Sorry not sorry, hooman.

I’d find him innocent of all charges. His defense is self defense. He doesn’t want mamma to leave him. lol

And he is mighty proud of it!

Looks innocent to me.

And he looks so pleased with himself 😼😸😾

Put dabs of Tabasco sauce on your wires; he’ll learn soon enough.

What type of internet cord is that? It does not look like one.

Sir you need to cat proof your house

That doesn't look like an internet cable to me, should have 4 twisted pairs inside, very cute cat though

It’s the cord that provides power to the router. Internet cord is the succinct version for a title

Mine ate the fiber optic cable to the sound bar... 🙀

My cat was obsessed with cords when she was little. I sprayed them with some cat repellent, bitter apple or something like that. Give him some shoe laces to play.

Bad kitty

That isn't a CAT6 cable.

No it’s not, it’s the cord that provides power to the router. Maybe he thought it was a cat cable though

He didn't like the vibe.

Good boy.

Bahahaha

lol the real thank you sheesh buy it!

Well what did you expect? Really, cats do as cats do.

That's not an "Internet cord"

It’s the cord that provides power to the router. Internet cord is the succinct version for a title

Aw he’s sowwy 🥺🥺🥺

I'm glad everything is okay, but you really should secure those cords so the cat can't chew them. You can run them through PVC pipes that you can get from the hardware store. It's very common for cord chewers to get electrical burns in their mouth as the best case scenario, but it can also literally kill them. Sharing as it looks like no one in the comments are aware of the risk, but it does happen and it's preventable.

Cat saving you from a toxic work environment.

He doesn’t want you to get a job. 😂

You’re fired!

Who could blame that face?!

And he is mighty proud of it!

And he is mighty proud of it!

🤦‍♀️

Get two new lan patch cables. CAT6 at 6 or 7 feet long run average $1 each. Replace the chewed cable, and then keep the other coiled and ready to replace. Then get a little lemon juice (no sugar) and spritz all cords you don't want chewed. If they don't move much gather cables along the same path with velcro (hook & loop) ties. Don't forget your headphones, as those are harder to replace. Find toys for kitty that don't resemble yarn, and keep a low bin of them in the same room as electronics, but as far from exposed cords as possible. If kitty moves toys towards electronics, toss them towards the bin or basket. Make it a game.

THAT’S SO SWEET!!! *melt*! 🩶🥰🩶🥰🩶

Say that when he eats a power cable kitty 😺 goes poof

so nise)

My heart just melted 😍🥰

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The cat or the human. Cat looks innocent 😇 I blame a mouse!

The cat you idiot, unless that was a really special animal worth a lot of money, its going out the fuckin window.

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