If you have not seen what is happening with certified forklift operator memes, you have been missing out with the humble meme elevating forklift drivers to something akin to super-human beings.

And we are here for it!

The silly season has well and truly descended and it seems Santa has come early for forklift drivers who now have a little extra flex given the prestige they are enjoying on the meme scene.

The certified operator forklift meme really started to gain traction with the founding of a Facebook page in 2016, then turned up on TikTok, Instagram and Reddit and has since spilled over into the broader zeitgeist of 2024 and the frivolity and fun social media can offer.

It’s a refreshing break from the seriousness of the world. And, thankfully, safety is an important area of focus for the memes indicating that uncertified and untrained forklift operators can be manifestly unsafe in the workplace.

Yes, there are some offensive memes in there, but there are some true gems as well.

While the page was founded for members to share what Jatin Arora in a story for Soap Central refers to as “typical workplace blunders involving forklifts”, it very quickly evolved “into ironic humour that contrasts the routine tasks of operating a forklift with grand accomplishments like being an astronaut or Navy SEAL”.

Yes, many make take umbrage at forklift work referred to as “routine,” but let’s not get caught up in that.

What matters is that certified forklift operators are being celebrated and seen. When it comes to certified forklift operator memes, there is nothing sexier, more alluring and more powerful than an operator who knows what they are doing.

If you have time these holidays, do yourself a favour and Google certified forklift operator memes and settle in for a laugh.