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Best Pool Service Memes

Best Pool Service Memes: 25+ Jokes Every Pool Tech Will Understand

Parker Conley Parker Conley · February 2026

Sometimes you just need to laugh about the job. Whether you're dealing with your fifth green pool of the week, a customer who "forgot" to mention the aggressive chihuahua, or eating lunch at 2:47 PM in a church parking lot—these memes hit different when you've lived them.

We put together a collection of pool service memes that capture the daily reality of life on the route. Share them with your crew, post them to your stories, or just enjoy knowing you're not alone out there.

The Daily Grind

Every pool tech knows the struggle of the daily routine—the "quick" jobs that aren't quick, the lunch breaks that don't exist, and the paperwork that somehow multiplies.

Drake meme about eating lunch at 2:47pm in truck
Drake meme about doing paperwork at 11pm

The 2:47 PM church parking lot lunch is basically a rite of passage. And if you've never done paperwork at 11 PM because you "forgot," are you even a pool tech?

One does not simply take a day off during pool season
Can't fall behind on your route if you don't have a schedule

Pool season waits for no one. Days off are a myth, and schedules are more like "suggestions."

This is fine meme - 47 missed calls, 3 green pools, pump won't prime

This is fine. Everything is fine.

Customer Classics

The relationship between pool techs and customers is... complicated. From Sunday calls about two-week-old problems to the eternal mystery of why the gate code never works.

Hide the Pain Harold - customer calls on Sunday about problem they've had for 2 weeks
Leonardo DiCaprio pointing - when the gate code actually works

Nothing like a Sunday morning call about a problem they've been "meaning to mention." And that feeling when the gate code works on the first try? Chef's kiss.

Surprised Pikachu - customer is 60 days late, stops service, shocked
Evil Kermit - I should charge more vs just give them a discount they seem nice

The surprised Pikachu face is universal. And we've all had that internal battle between charging what we're worth and giving the "nice customer" discount.

Green Pool Truths

Green pools are inevitable. But whose fault are they, really? (Spoiler: it's almost always the customer's.)

Change My Mind - Green pools are the customer's fault 90% of the time

We said what we said.

Surprised Pikachu - customer doesn't run pump, lets dogs swim, never covers pool - pool turns green

Customer: *doesn't run pump, lets dogs swim, never covers pool*
Pool: *turns green*
Customer: surprised Pikachu face

Dogs on the Route

Every pool tech has dog stories. Some good, some traumatic. The small ones are often the most dangerous.

Buff Doge vs Cheems - ready to clean 15 pools vs after a chihuahua chased me out
Leonardo DiCaprio pointing - when the customer actually put the dog inside

The chihuahua meme hits hard. You can face down a 200-pound pump motor, but a 5-pound chihuahua with an attitude? That's where courage goes to die.

And that rare, beautiful moment when the customer actually remembered to put the dog inside? Pure joy.

The Route Life

Route optimization, "one more pool" syndrome, and the eternal question: to callback or not to callback?

Drake meme about doing one more pool
Drake meme about callbacks

"Just one more pool" is the pool tech equivalent of "just one more episode." It never ends at one.

Evil Kermit meme about route decisions

The internal debate is real.

Truck Life

Your truck is your office, your lunch spot, your therapist's couch, and occasionally your sauna.

Drake meme about truck AC

When the truck AC finally kicks in after sitting in a hot parking lot... that's the good stuff.

Seasonal Struggles

Pool season has its own rhythm—the spring chaos, the summer grind, and the sweet relief of winter (in some states).

Buff Doge vs Cheems seasonal meme

The difference between March you and August you is real.

Share the Laughs

Feel free to save these and share them with your pool pro friends. Tag us on Instagram @getpooldial if you post them—we love seeing the community connect over shared experiences.

Got a meme idea we should make? Drop us a message. The best ones always come from techs who've lived it.