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Something that all cat owners have come to understand over the past year is that working from home when you have a cat is not easy. Your cat is annoyed with you for not leaving its house for so long, you have to deal with their endless annoyed meowing, your cat keeps invading all your zoom calls. The reality of working with cats is relatable to all cat owners, and it is absolutely hilarious. 

Of course, the talented Israeli artist, Ilana Zeffren, understands the situation just as much as any other cat owner, and in her latest comic, she has managed to capture that reality purrfectly. Except that she's showing us the cat's perspective on the whole thing. Spoiler: it's too funny. 

We have some amazing news from Ilana as well! A fresh collection of her hilarious and adorable comics are about to be released as a book in England with Soaring Penguin Press! Soon, you'll be able to buy a copy and enjoy reading more of her art. Having seen her comics before, you know just how amazing she is. So, if you want to find out more details about her book as well as show some love and support to a talented fellow cat lover, check out Ilana's kickstarter right here.

And for more of Ilana's cat comics, check out her new - unofficial - cat study on toy mice statistics. 

While cats are usually considered less social, there are many curious kittens who prefer to be right in the middle of what a person is doing—no matter how inconvenient their presence may be. 

Italian Photographer, Marianna Zampieri, started capturing cats at work for her aptly-titled series C-AT WORK.

The talented photographer, who describes herself as Cat-ographer, takes documentary-style images (mostly in black and white) of cats in places of business and provides a fascinating look at how cats claim even the most uninviting workplaces as their own. From a salon to a library to a recording studio, these animals are seen lounging on the equipment or causing adorable distractions to their humans.

Zampieri was first attracted to the idea because it allowed her to see felines in "the most unusual environments… where we are not used to seeing them." My goal," Zampieri told My Modern Met, "is always to try to capture the beauty of a relationship between cats and people and demonstrate the great dignity and the incredible adaptability of these animals in any situation."

It's Monday which means it's back to the daily grind - for you and for these cats.  Who ever said being a cat was easy? Being feed, napping for 22 hours of the day... OK, sounds pretty lazy and spectacular. However, not all cats are living the lazy dream, some cats are bringing home the bacon and we commend them for their labor! 

I guess not all dogs were meant to be a working dogs...but are all good boys. 

Who said cats are lazy? 

These cats live in bodegas, hair salons, libraries... you name it.