Welcome to Work Jokes! š
Feeling the weekday blues? Youāve come to the perfect place!
Here, youāll find the latest, funniest, and most relatable work jokes that will make your 9 to 5 a whole lot brighter.
Whether you’re at the office, working from home, or just need a quick laugh on your break ā we’ve got you covered!
Every joke comes with a copy button and a share-to-WhatsApp button, so you can easily share the laughter with your coworkers and friends.
Lighten up your workday with Work Jokesābecause a good laugh is the best kind of productivity boost! š
š¼ Work Jokes One-Liners
Perfect for quick laughs at your desk or on your coffee break!
- My boss told me to have a good day⦠so I went home.
- Iām not lazy at workāIām on energy-saving mode.
- I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
- My resume is just a list of things I hope no one asks me to do.
- Some people bring joy when they enter a room⦠others when they leave.
- Iām multitasking: I can listen, ignore and forget all at the same time.
- If Monday had a face, Iād punch it.
- Coffee: because adulting is hard.
- Donāt worry, Iām still on my break from 10 minutes ago.
- āHowās work?ā Like trying to staple water.
- My boss is like a software updateāalways at the worst time.
- I put the āproā in procrastination.
- Teamwork makes the dream work⦠unless your team is a nightmare.
- Can I refund adulthood? Itās not what I ordered.
- Iām great at delegationāI pass the buck like a pro.
š¼ Work Jokes for Adults
A little more relatable humor for the 9-to-5 crowd!
- Office Wi-Fi is the only connection I have right now.
- I pretend to work, they pretend to pay me.
- Some coworkers bring donuts⦠others bring drama.
- My work email has 2 moods: urgent and ignored.
- If sarcasm were a job, Iād be CEO.
- āLetās circle backā is corporate for āI forgot about this entirely.ā
- Iād like to thank Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for all my success.
- My work stress eats lunch before I do.
- Meetings: the practical alternative to getting things done.
- Working hard or hardly working? Trick questionāIām tired either way.
- Why be productive when you can look busy?
- Fridays are proof that we survived the nonsense.
- My office chair has better posture than me.
- I work well under pressureāby panicking completely.
- Nothing ruins Friday like realizing itās only Wednesday.
š¼ Short Work Jokes
Quick, easy laughs to lighten up the workload!
- Whatās a workerās favorite exercise? Running out of meetings.
- Why did the employee bring string to work? To tie up loose ends.
- Whatās the best day to start a new job? Someday.
- Why donāt bosses tell jokes? Because they never get a raise.
- Whatās the difference between a boss and a leader? About 20 missed calls.
- Why did the calendar get fired? It took too many days off.
- How do you know your office is haunted? The printer works.
- Whatās a lazy employeeās motto? If it aināt broke, donāt email me.
- Why did the keyboard break up with the mouse? Too many clicks.
- What do you call a meeting without snacks? An email.
- Why did the stapler get promoted? Because it held everything together.
- Whatās an internās favorite drink? Whateverās free.
- How do you describe a confusing boss? A PowerPoint with no point.
- Why did the office worker go broke? Too many unpaid overtime dreams.
- Whatās the hardest part of work? Pretending youāre working.
š¼ Jokes for Work Colleagues
Break the ice or bond over shared office chaos with these!
- Youāre not just my coworkerāyouāre my co-survivor.
- We go together like coffee and Monday mornings.
- Without you, this place would still be stressful⦠just quieter.
- You make work 10% better and lunch breaks 100% funnier.
- If we get fired, itās your faultāand Iāll miss you.
- Let’s keep working hard⦠or at least pretending to.
- They pay us in smiles and tears, mostly ours.
- You’re my work spouseāand this marriage has snacks.
- If we werenāt coworkers, weād probably be in therapy.
- Together we make the dream⦠barely function.
- The printer hates us both equally.
- Thanks for always understanding āthe look.ā
- HR couldnāt handle our group chat.
- Youāre the reason I still show up (for gossip).
- Coffee breaks are better with sarcastic coworkers like you.
š¼ Funny Jokes for Work Meetings
Bring some laughs to the agenda with these meeting-ready zingers!
- Welcome to todayās meeting⦠of people who couldāve emailed this.
- Letās all pretend to listen and nod at random intervals.
- Iām just here for the snacks.
- If we have one more icebreaker, I might actually break.
- Agenda item one: survival.
- Meetings are like mushroomsākept in the dark and fed nonsense.
- Raise your hand if youāre confused⦠or just stretching.
- I came in late so I wouldnāt have to present.
- Letās put a pin in thatāand then never touch it again.
- My camera is off for your safety.
- Iām not sleeping, Iām just resting my productivity.
- Letās circle back, square up, and triangle the situation.
- Can someone mute 2025, please?
- We should really have a meeting about all these meetings.
- If you hear typing, Iām actually Googling what you just said.
š¼ Funny Work Jokes of the Day
Daily dose of desk-side comedy to share in group chats or newsletters!
- My boss is like a cloudāwhen they disappear, itās a beautiful day.
- Iām currently out of the office. If it’s urgent, please wait.
- My job is secure⦠no one else wants it.
- I donāt rise and grindāI roll and complain.
- Working 9 to 5? More like 9 to 9 and still behind.
- Mondays are proof that weekends are too short.
- I dream of a world where coffee is free and meetings are optional.
- My job requires a good attitude⦠too bad Iām underqualified.
- I finally got a raise! Just kidding, it was my blood pressure.
- Todayās goal: survive without causing a company-wide panic.
- My browser has 42 tabs open⦠just like my brain.
- I work best under pressureāand snacks.
- Office air: 70% recycled sarcasm.
- My daily report? I showed up.
- Iām overqualified for this nonsense.
š Clean Work Jokes for the Office
Perfect for keeping things professional and punny!
- Why did the employee get locked out of the office? Because he lost his “key performance indicators.”
- My job is secure⦠no one else wants it!
- Why donāt bosses ever play hide and seek? Because good luck hiding with that ego.
- I told my boss I needed a raise because three companies were after me. He asked whoāthe gas, electric, and phone companies!
- My calendar is fully booked with back-to-back pretending to work.
- What did the printer say to the paper jam? “Youāre tearing me apart!”
- I love deadlines. Especially the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
- Whatās the office motto? If you can’t convince them, confuse them.
- Why did the stapler break up with the paper? Too many attachments.
- Iām on a seafood diet at workāI see food in the break room and eat it.
- Email subject line: āQuick questionā = Youāre in trouble.
- I told my coworker a construction joke. Still working on the punchline.
- Why was the broom late to the meeting? It swept in at the last minute.
- You miss 100% of the naps you donāt take during your lunch break.
- Iām not saying Iām a great employee, but my mug says āWorldās Okayest Worker.ā
š Work Jokes for Adults
A little sass, a little realnessāgrown-ups only!
- My job has me feeling like a magicianānow you see my motivation, now you donāt!
- Office romance is great until you realize⦠you share a printer.
- Whatās the difference between a job and a prison sentence? The benefits are better in prison.
- I work best under pressure⦠and by “pressure,” I mean deadlines I forgot.
- Corporate translation: “Letās circle back” = Iām never bringing this up again.
- Working remotely has taught me a lotāmostly that my dog is very judgy.
- Why did I bring a ladder to work? To finally rise above office politics.
- I gave 110% at work today⦠which explains why Iām now emotionally bankrupt.
- HR told me to “bring my whole self to work”⦠so I came in with anxiety, sarcasm, and coffee.
- I didn’t quit, I just left loudly and dramatically.
- āWork-life balanceā = working all day and crying at night.
- Coffee: turning “leave me alone” into “good morning!” since forever.
- Is it Friday yet? Asking for a tired, underpaid friend.
- I asked for a standing desk⦠they just fired me instead.
- New work goal: Avoid work, look busy, get promoted.
ā” Work Jokes One-Liners
Short, snappy, and ready for your Slack status!
- I pretend to work, and my job pretends to pay me.
- Job interviews: where you lie to them and they lie to you.
- Iām not lateāIām just āon brand.ā
- Mondays are my cardio.
- I survived another meeting that shouldāve been an email.
- “Team player” = I do your work too.
- Running on coffee, chaos, and ctrl+z.
- My job has a lot of stress. Mostly me.
- Email sent. Regret delivered.
- Promotion? I thought you said “more motion”.
- Corporate America: Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, cry.
- If work is the answer, I misunderstood the question.
- Every day I give 100%: 10% work, 90% stress.
- I came. I saw. I forgot what I was doing.
- Todayās agenda: survive.
š§¼ Clean Work Jokes for HR-Friendly Laughs
Safe for the whole office and even your boss!
- Whatās an officeās favorite band? The Rolling Tones (on Slack).
- Why donāt we ever tell secrets in the office? Too many leaks.
- My office chair and I are in a toxic relationshipāI keep going back.
- Why was the Excel sheet so sad? It had too many issues to sort out.
- Coworkers are just family members you never asked for.
- Boss says weāre like a familyāso whereās the inheritance?
- I asked IT for help. Now Iām locked out of everything.
- Why donāt meetings ever end on time? Because no one wants to admit they like the sound of their own voice.
- How do you motivate employees? Say āFree snacksā out loud.
- Break room snacks: faster than a Black Friday sale.
- The office microwave: Where dreams go to die.
- What’s the best part of working from home? Business on top, pajamas on bottom.
- Iām not lazyāIām just on energy-saving mode.
- We donāt gossip in the officeāwe just āshare concerns loudly.ā
ā Coffee Work Jokes for Your Caffeine Break
Because the real boss in the office is the coffee machine.
- Without coffee, I’m basically a printer without ink.
- First I drink the coffee, then I do the things.
- Coffee at 9am. More coffee at 11am. Still tired by 2pm.
- My love language is coffee with cream.
- Coffee is proof that Mondays can be survived.
- I like my coffee how I like my coworkersāstrong, hot, and silent.
- I told my boss Iām working on self-careāso now I spend all day in the break room.
- Coffee break: the only meeting I look forward to.
- My blood type is cold brew.
- Espresso yourself!
- āDo you want coffee?ā is the only professional pickup line I respect.
- Behind every tired employee is a coffee machine under pressure.
- If I were any more caffeinated, Iād be vibrating.
- Spill the tea? No thanks, Iām loyal to coffee.
- Latte in the morning, panic by noon.
š¢ Lazy Work Jokes for the Unmotivated
Perfect for when youāre just dragging through the day.
- Iād work harder, but my mouse just isnāt feeling it.
- Can I put “professional procrastinator” on my resume?
- āWorking hard or hardly working?ā ā Hardly laughing.
- My work ethic is like a browser with 17 tabs open⦠and Iām lost.
- Me: multitasking. Also me: just staring at the screen.
- Iām not lazy, Iām on an energy budget.
- Nap team meeting in 10 minutes.
- I call it “creative delay.”
- 100% effort? Maybe later.
- Todayās mood: functioning under protest.
- Iām in a committed relationship⦠with my lunch break.
- I love deadlinesāthey make great excuses.
- My to-do list just filed for bankruptcy.
- Just trying to meet expectations: low ones.
ā¤ļø Flirty Work Jokes to Charm a Coworker
Keep it light, clever, and HR-approved (we hope!)
- Are you Wi-Fi? Because I’m feeling a strong connection.
- You must be the company printerābecause I keep checking you out.
- I need help⦠with you and these spreadsheets.
- Do we have a meeting later? Because I canāt stop scheduling time to think about you.
- You make even Monday mornings kind of okay.
- HR said no office romance⦠but my heart didnāt get the memo.
- Youāre like a high-priority emailāI canāt ignore you.
- Can I take you out for coffeeāor just stare from across the break room?
- You must be the company policyābecause I need to review you thoroughly.
- Just like Wi-Fi, I miss you every time I disconnect.
- Are you a project deadline? Because Iāve been avoiding everyone else for you.
- If you were a spreadsheet, you’d be perfectly aligned.
- Iād file you under ādefinitely interested.ā
- You brighten up my inbox.
- You had me at āgood morningā in Slack.
š Conclusion
From office sarcasm to Zoom chaos and coffee puns, these work jokes prove that laughter really is the best job perk.
So go aheadāshare a joke, make a coworker laugh, or slap one of these lines in your next Slack message. Just donāt forget to clock out!