The 'Kiss My Piss' meme originates from the HBO comedy series 'Silicon Valley' (2018), specifically from the second episode of Season 5 titled 'The Regional Manager.' In this iconic scene, the usually mild-mannered and pathologically polite Jared Dunn, played by Zach Woods, finally snaps under the pressure of managing Pied Piper’s operations. He directs the absurdly aggressive insult 'Kiss my piss' at the company's CEO, Richard Hendricks, played by Thomas Middleditch, while wearing a ridiculous letterman jacket. The humor stems from the complete subversion of Jared’s character archetype; seeing the show's most empathetic character use such a crude and nonsensical phrase is comedic gold. As a meme, it has become the gold standard for representing corporate burnout, reached limits, and uncharacteristic lashing out. It is frequently used when someone who is normally helpful has finally had enough of someone else's nonsense. Example captions include: 'Me after my 5th "per my last email" of the morning,' 'When the nicest person in the office finally hits their breaking point,' and 'My response to the landlord increasing rent for the third time this year.'