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Some cats don't need jobs because they already run successful businesses out of your house.

Some cats nap all day. Others are entrepreneurs. The modern feline workforce is thriving, and their small businesses are booming. These are cats with vision. Cats with hustle. Cats who knock a pen off a desk and immediately consider it a tax write-off.

There's the neighborhood bodega cat who greets every customer like a seasoned shop owner, supervising inventory from a sunbeam near the register. The freelance biscuit maker kneads dough that does not exist but still expects full payment in compliments. The warehouse manager sits inside the shipping box and refuses to move, because quality control is a hands-on role. Or rather, a paws-on one.

Office cats are a special breed of executive. They walk across keyboards to send important emails, sit directly on paperwork to approve it, and nap during meetings because they trust the team. Productivity is measured in purrs per hour. Dress code is business casual, which mostly means fur.

And let's not forget customer service. Every cat-owned business runs on strict policies. Pets must be delivered immediately. Snacks are mandatory. Personal space is optional. Complaints will be ignored unless presented in the form of treats.

Cats have always been in charge. They're just adding job titles now. Whether managing a household, running an imaginary bakery, or serving as CEO of Sitting in Boxes Incorporated, these tiny purrfessionals have perfected the work-life balance. They clock in, do one task, and nap like they earned it.

Cat's timing can be awful, but when it comes to being adopted - they always come exactly at the right time.

For example, when you're finally ready to take that break and relax, your cat decides you must whip out that laser pointer and play. Or when you have a very important meeting, you boot it up, and this is exactly when your cat meows loudly because they want a treat, right meow. Awful timing, really. But then you poke your head out of your chaotic cat-raising bubble and read another story of a cat getting adopted and think to yourself "It's like this cat came exactly on time". Suddenly, when it comes to cat adoptions, cats' timing is immaculate.

Imagine you have to say goodbye to your beloved cat, whom you've had for years, but then - a tiny feline floof appears in your backyard, meowing profusely so someone could hear, so you scoop the smol fluffball inside. That's exactly what happened to one family, struggling with the notion of saying goodbye to one of their older cats. But then, it's like the Cat Distribution System just knew to send a kitten their way at exactly the right time.

We are mere peasants, pspspsing to get an audience with the cat queen.

Seriously, if you've ever met the true queen in our office, you'd understand. She's beautiful, absolutely gorgeous. Everyone wants to get her attention, and generally shower her with gifts to show how grateful we are to live under her rule. Her name is Regina George, and she's a cat. Yes, we chose that name in particular.

One time, she climbed on the keyboard of one of our writers and claimed it as a royal feline throne for a week. He needed to find another place to sit for all this time, but says it was his honour to provide our beloved cat queen with a chosen place for a while. Another time she climbed onto our boss's lap and started to make biscuits, while in a middle of a meeting. No one batted an eye, because Regina George the cat can not be disturbed. Yesterday, she coughed up a hairball on an important spreadsheet. It was ameowzing.

If you also live under the rule of a cat, you know how it goes. They are royalty, you are the peasant. Your tax is a lot of yummy treats and occasional belly rubs.

Pay attention to stray cats in the winter, and you may end up with a companion for life. 

We always say this to people - it's so, so important to keep an eye out for stray cats when snow hits. No cat should be left to freeze in the snow. And not every cat is built to be able to survive outdoor life on their own. The ones who are built for it do it. They find places to hide, ways to survive, to get through winter. The ones who don't end up in situations like this freezing frostbitten kitten. 

If this person hadn't found this kitty on time, we don't even want to think about what would have happened to her. This cat was freezing and in really bad condition. 6" of snow is not something that anyone should have to deal with like that. And we can only be thankful that she was seen on time by someone who cared enough to go out of their way to help her. We can only imagine the relief she felt when she was taken out of the snow and wrapped up in that warm coat, finally on the way to her forever home.