Working in an office setting is kind of like being in school again: you’re thrust into a situation where you’re spending all day with a bunch of random people, and it can be hard to tell how the personalities might clash.
If you work in a classy, professional office, then good for you. But this list is for the rest of us.
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“Myself and two coworkers realized we were wearing the same coat. The only option was to zip them into one three person coat.”
I like to think their boss walked in on them and asked why these three were entrapped in an unbreakable embrace.
“My coworker is allergic to mushrooms. We got this with our pizza today.”
This note conveys a pretty straightforward, non-aggressive thought. But the way it’s clumsily scrawled on this piece of scrap paper makes it look more like a ransom note.
“Work made us add pictures to our computers, so now my coworkers get to see this every shift.”
I appreciate the effort here. If your boss is going to force you to put your face on your computer screen, this is what they’ll have to accept.
“Vet Hospital next to my office decided to have a little fun with their sign.”
I suppose that, within the limited context of dog puns, this is a step up from saying, “Our vets will do a doggone good job.”
“It was my coworker’s birthday yesterday, I got her this.”
This is a nice gesture until you read the fine print: Logan will cover any shift you want, so long as he feels like doing it on that particular day.
“My coworker has a tendency to spill his cereal walking out of the kitchen in the morning and just leave it there. I made it modern art.”
Long story short, this is how Jerry became an acclaimed artist and was able to leave the office life behind forever.
“All of my coworkers agreed to dress up as Smurfs for Halloween. I’m the only one to go through with it.”
I suppose it’s a bit awkward to be the only Smurf in the office, but at least this guy went through with it.
“What I don’t miss about working at the office.”
I swear people put all the boring stuff in these boxes just to get everyone at the office unreasonably hyped up before the crushing disappointment takes over. Sweet ‘n’ Low just isn’t as exciting as donuts.
“I went to my coworker with a question and found him totally alert and focused on the job.”
I always wondered how a real-world application of Homer Simpson’s gag glasses might work, and thanks to this guy, I now have my answer.
“Apparently only service dogs are allowed to vape at my optometrist’s office.”
This might seem a tad discriminatory against the human species, but to be fair, we can be total jerks about vaping. Service dogs have proven themselves to be more responsible.
“It’s been a running joke in the office to add accessories to my coworker’s Superman.”
This is a great office prank because it’s always evolving. This month, Supes is ready to shop ’til he drops, but what could the holiday season possibly bring?
“My boss gets back from holidays tomorrow. So we updated her office decor.”
This boss is either very cool, or their coworkers drastically overestimated how cool they are. Hopefully it’s the former because if it’s the latter, I would imagine layoffs are incoming.
“Trey’s Office.”
I’m not going to judge Trey. I, too, often feel the urge to retreat into a box fort from my childhood. Unlike Trey, I don’t usually have the courage to follow through on my convictions, especially in an office setting.
“Our office candy guy left us a note..”
This is a pretty condescending note. I mean, if you work in an office, there’s nothing more exciting or distracting than the prospect of a sugar rush to break up your monotonous day.
“Happy April Fools!! Coworkers ate 8 mayo donuts and no one’s said anything yet….”
Alright, this person is a straight-up monster. I know that everyone needs a job, but I would fully support firing this person, or at least making them work remotely.
“I innocently opened our office fridge.”
It’s just an innocent bottle of soda, and it’s surrounded by a few bottles of Coke. That’s all that’s going on here. If you see anything further here, that one’s totally on you.
“A real list of “Try” phrases at my work, that a real person had typed up, at a real well established company.”
After reading this through, I think the boss could have communicated things more effectively by telling everyone, “Stop [expletive] swearing, for [expletive]’s sake.”
“This is the best way to stop coworkers from taking your food.”
This is a tried and true method of protecting your lunch in an office fridge. But that lunch includes a sealed bag of Fritos. Maybe they licked the bag, but the Fritos within are unlicked.
“I saw Steve Wozniak speak and asked a coworker to take my picture in front of him. Dude couldn’t even focus.”
This is only marginally better than if the coworker had taken a picture of their own finger instead. I guess she got a unique pic, at least, so she has that going for her.
“One of my coworkers accepted this bill for payment. Oooops!”
To be fair, it’s a decent enough replica if you just ignore the “For Motion Picture Use Purposes” written in giant block letters on it. Could have fooled just about anyone!
“My boyfriend’s aunt commissioned her coworker to do a family portrait for her mother. 6 months & $50 later… worth it.”
Perfect job, $50 well spent, no notes whatsoever. Except, what is the coworker’s day job? Because those $50 commissions might not stream in too quickly. Art is hard like that.
“My coworker came as me to work for Halloween.”
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then this dude should be over the moon. But if Halloween is supposed to be scary, maybe not so much.
“A picture to commemorate my husband’s first day of his office reopening. They grow up so fast.”
I hope they take another photo of him on his last day at the office so they can see how much he’s grown.
“A coworker who knows I’m working from home by myself left this on my doorstep today.”
Aww, what better way to show your castaway coworkers how much you care about them in isolation than to give them their own, upgraded Wilson?
“It’s cold this morning so my coworker showed up in this.”
There’s little more miserable than having to slog your way through a shift in the frosty cold, so big high fives to coworkers who try to lighten the mood with kitty faces.
“Nearly a year ago, my coworker needed stitches after an avocado toast accident. I made this sign for her and they’re still updating it”
No lie, avocados are dangerous! There was even a study done on the subject back in 2019 that showed a 10-fold increase in avocado-related injuries between 1998 and 2017. And there’s a term for it: avocado hand. So this sign means business!
“I’ve been waiting 9 months for a coworker to ride his Harley to work so I could do this”
It was worth the wait, too, clearly. We can only hope that the motorcycle enthusiast in question appreciated the upgrade and smiled the whole ride home that momentous day.
“We didn’t figure out which coworker wrote it but we all laughed.”
They all laughed and laughed, never realizing that this note wasn’t a joke, but a cry for help. Their sanity left them that day, never to ever return.
“I put a couple layers of boot polish on one of my a coworkers boots every day he was on vacation… ONE of his boots.”
So here’s the question: does he now spend ages polishing up the other one to match it, scuff up the polished one to match, or just strut around with mismatched shine levels on his feet?
“Our coworker said we’ve been slipping on our pranks so we delivered. Can’t wait till he finds out two are filled with glitter”
Well that’s a level of diabolical that few would dare to aspire to. Glitter should be against the Geneva Convention of office pranks.
