Introducing The Manager Meow: Our New Cat-Humor Sister Store

There’s a new collection on the site, and it comes from a slightly different place than the rest of the store — so it’s worth explaining rather than just quietly adding a new category.

What The Manager Meow actually is

It’s a sister store, run by the same person behind OkaneBee, built around a much narrower idea than “cats are cute.” The whole premise is that cats have zero interest in your job, your social calendar, or your feelings — and they let you know about it, constantly, without saying a word.

Why it’s a separate store instead of just another OkaneBee category

The humor here is a distinct enough voice — dry, deadpan, a little confrontational — that it made more sense as its own brand than as a folder inside OkaneBee’s existing catalog. You’ll notice that clicking through to shop takes you to a differently-named TeePublic page (the-manager-meow instead of okanebee) — that’s expected, not a mistake.

What’s in the collection so far

The lineup has grown quickly since launch — from a dramatically starving cat staring down a half-empty bowl and a flatly exhausted “ew people” introvert-cat design, to newer additions like a tired, unamused Monday-morning kitty and a colorful kawaii-style lazy-cats pattern. More recent arrivals cover both ends of the spectrum, too — the crossed-arms Ugh tee and the angry cat loaf for the sarcastic side, and the soft, sweet Lazy Napping Cat for everyone else. The Single Friend took the humor in a different direction entirely, Purr-fectly Hung Out to Dry skipped the caption for a cute illustration-first gag, Know Your Place, Human says the hierarchy joke outright, They’re My Idiot covers two-cat households, and My Mood All Week is a black cat whose expression never changes. The collection now has its first dedicated Halloween subcategory, too — sassy Pet Me, I Dare You and the cuter, colorful Happy Halloween Moods. More designs get added as the store grows.

Shop the collection

Browse the Cats collection to see both current designs, or head straight to The Manager Meow’s TeePublic store to see everything as it’s added.