Vishal Mega Mart security guard job sparks meme fest. Netizens joke even Virat Kohli quit cricket for the role, check hilarious posts

Time of India

19-05-2025

In an unusual twist, social media platforms are flooded with memes, videos, and jokes about a
security guard job
at
Vishal Mega Mart
. What started as an ordinary job posting by the retail chain has now become a nationwide meme trend, capturing the attention of users across platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Telegram, and WhatsApp.
The meme trend
Catchphrases such as 'Ek hi sapna – Vishal Mega Mart security guard' are going viral, with users humorously presenting this job as the most competitive and desirable career opportunity in India. The trend mimics the seriousness of competitive exam preparation, parodying recruitment tests and interview rounds.
— brutall_batman (@brutall_batman)
One meme video shows a mock award ceremony where cricketer Virat Kohli is claimed to have left test cricket to join Vishal Mega Mart as a security guard. Another post reads, 'Application form mangwa liya hai, ab
Vishal Mega Mart Security Guard
exam clear karne se koi nhi rok skta (sic).'
— bas_kar_oyee (@bas_kar_oyee)
A video parody also shows candidates in a selection process, undergoing mock physical tests such as crawling through muddy trenches. These depictions are satirical takes on how job aspirations are viewed in Indian society.
What started the buzz
The viral trend appears to be rooted in a recent large-scale hiring campaign by Vishal Mega Mart, which announced thousands of security guard openings across India. The scale of recruitment and the wide circulation of job details on social media played a major role in sparking public interest and humor.
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The memes exaggerate the competitiveness of the hiring process, drawing parallels with national-level exams like UPSC, IIT-JEE, and NEET. One post sarcastically suggests, 'The reason why Virat Kohli retired from test cricket is because he got selected as Vishal Mega Mart Security guard.'
— brutall_batman (@brutall_batman)
Shared widely, laughed at widely
Social media users have shared several such meme posts. One user shared a photo of a selection round with the caption 'Vishal Mega Mart Selection,' while another wrote 'Now its yug working as Vishal Mega Mart security guard.'
— Shreya_V11 (@Shreya_V11)
These jokes reflect how public attention can quickly shift and exaggerate even everyday events, especially when touched by the creative humor of internet users.
— Risenik (@Risenik)
The meme wave may fade soon, but for now, the
Vishal Mega Mart security guard job
holds a curious place in India's online chatter.
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