Love them or hate them, coworkers are often what makes office life more amusing.
You may not want it that way, of course, but chances are that if you work in a well-populated office there’s at least one prankster or otherwise naughty co-worker on the loose.
These 70 people got the “pleasure” of someone else’s sarcasm and/or trickery. And the zany stunts they pulled had us almost missing office life!
#1 A classic trick
Sure, you can get creative with your office pranks, but you can also rely on classics like this one. Low-effort and high-reward are how to go.
#2 Badge of shame
Here’s a reason to be diligent when it comes to your work ID. You don’t want to wear this badge of shame at the office all day like a disgraced five-year-old kid now, do you?
#3 The worst coffee
Looks like someone’s looking to hog the coffee machine for themselves. Won’t work, though. You never know, there might be people out there who are actually curious enough to test what ranch coffee would taste like.
#4 Trust test
Someone was feeling generous and mischievous at the same time on April 1st. All the donuts are perfectly fine, but their colleagues might need a lot of convincing given the occasion.
#5 Crafty office thief
Now, that’s one crafty thief. It’s just that things would’ve probably worked out better if they put the same effort in making this replica into actually replacing the drink they stole.
#6 Last resort
JC has clearly gotten tired of people stealing his stuff. Now, he has resorted to locking up his food to deter food thieves.
#7 An up to date upgrade
The owner of this desk just went on vacation, and their coworkers have taken it upon themselves to ‘upgrade’ their desktop. Getting this bad boy probably took some convincing and bribing of the IT department.
#8 Waiting for the Brave One
Are you brave enough to open this cup? The poor insect’s probably been in there for a long while, just waiting for its demise.
#9 Increasing capacity
Sometimes interrupting important work to do menial stuff like throwing out a full trash bin disrupts one’s productivity. This is a good solution for that.
#10 The perfect prank
This office worker’s boss was known for being self-absorbed. This is the office’s response.
#11 The anti-spoiler
Ah, gone are the days when offices around the world would turn into spoiler minefields every Monday morning right after a new episode of Game of Thrones aired. Here’s to hoping another good series comes along to bring back the tradition.
#12 RIP lucky cat
Hopefully, the owner of this Chinese lucky cat isn’t too superstitious. Hey, at least they got a pretty cool apology cake out of an unfortunate situation.
#13 Thinking ahead
Going from a desk job to making complicated parkour moves in a matter of minutes isn’t bound to end well. So, you really can’t blame this person for being realistic.
#14 Office makeover
Imagine falling asleep at your desk only to wake up thinking you’re back in your bathroom at home. That’s possibly the intention of this very elaborate work prank.
#15 RIP in Peace
RIP Mikey Davis. The office will certainly miss you and thank you for your service.
#16 Last hurrah
He used his last day at work well. After printing out pictures of himself, he proceeded to hide his face all over the office.
#17 Low morale
The team’s probably running behind on a tight schedule and are feeling pretty low. They didn’t shy away from expressing their mood.
#18 Snack roulette
This office worker sure knew what they were doing when they volunteered to bring snacks for the office potluck. You bet they had fun watching their colleagues’ faces after dunking their hands into this taste bud roulette.
#19 Slow day at work
When it’s a slow day at work, there’s nothing quite like starting a slingshot war with your desk seatmate. Nobody’s too old for some good old fun.
#20 One way out
This is what happens when your boss gets locked in their office. Now, we’re pretty sure that’s something Michael Scott would’ve done.
#21 Natural anti-virus
Imagine if this sarcastic note actually worked and someone really did use an onion slice on their computer. That’s when you know it’s probably time to suggest a tech workshop.
#22 ‘Winning’ the bet
This is how one office worker found out that their boss is a sore loser. After they won a bet against him, the boss paid them this way.
#23 Time for the burial
There are times when the cleaning crew misses some messes. But this person was just so fed up with them not vacuuming this dead cockroach that they decided to let off some steam with this passive-aggressive gesture. After a month, the deceased pest can finally RIP.
#24 Just a prank
Some office pranks are low effort. This one is certainly not one of them. We could imagine how frustrating taking this down would be, but you have to commend the labor that went into making it happen.
#25 The ultimate passive aggressive move
Their coworker just answered this passive-aggressive note with the same energy. And the newsroom stayed smelling like ketchup to everyone else’s dismay.
#26 Straight out of ‘The Office’
There are days when the whole team just says screw it. This is one of them, and it looks like everyone’s having a grand old time.
#27 The box of shame
In this office, there’s a punishment for being unfunny or asking stupid questions. Guess whose joke didn’t fly?
#28 One large present
Sarah is so good at her job she’s practically a gift for her coworkers. What better way to get this message across than turning her cubicle into one giant present?
#29 New member of the staff
April Fool’s Day at this office is a free for all affair. So, we bet their new foreign hire will fit it just fine. He looks like he already does.
#30 Paying the price
The IT department at this employee’s job has a wicked sense of humor. This is what they gave him after he broke his work computer.
#31 A standing desk
So, this guy just heard about the wonderful benefits of having a standing desk at work. The one he already was too low, and he found a way around the dilemma.
#32 Best birthday ever
It’s the company president’s birthday, and he’ll have some fun if he wants to! Aww, even the toughest bosses are just little kids inside.
#33 Lololololol
Here’s another way the IT department messes with clumsy employees who just kept breaking stuff. Have fun writing a report using this keyboard.
#34 Saving the company
You know the company’s in serious trouble when the board needs help from the Power Rangers to fix things. Here’s to hoping they saved the day like they always do.
#35 Halloween at the office
The workplace is just like high school. Some kids are just cooler and more popular than others. And in this office, this employee’s dad is that guy. His coworkers even dressed up like him on Halloween.
#36 This department kicks butt
Who says anthropologists are boring? Well, they were clearly lying judging from this hilarious display at one anthropology department.
#37 Too much time on his hands
Paul was clearly having a bad day and couldn’t focus on his actual work. That doesn’t mean that he accomplished nothing all day.
#38 Font matters
One can be passive-aggressive all they want as long as they don’t use cheesy fonts while doing so. This is a Fortune 500 company, for god’s sake.
#39 Incompatible devices
This is what happens when you try to photocopy something that’s on your iPad. It seems like a good idea, right? Wrong.
#40 Hey, if it works…
We have no doubt that this DIY detector kind of works. It’s just that if the earthquake is strong enough to jiggle these googly eyes, then it’s also strong enough to be felt by everyone.
#41 Surprise Nick Cage
The owner of this computer just stepped out for a few minutes, but it was already enough time for his colleagues to pull off this home screen prank. We bet they got a mini heart attack seeing their cracked screen with a grinning Nicolas Cage inside.