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March 31, 2015

April Fool’d ya. Top Office Pranks to do this Year

Filed under: Office Fun — Tags: — PDWriter @ 1:44 pm

April Fools’ Day is a prime day to have an office job, thanks to the vast amount of pranks you can pull on your coworkers and employees. We scoured the Web for the top office pranks, finding everything from the advanced building of a fake wall to block off the executive offices to the super simple, strategically placed whoopee cushion.

We stuck with the simpler variety of top office pranks for you to try, even ranking them on their level of simplicity and chances of backfiring.

Cell Phone in the Ceiling

  • Difficulty: Easy to medium (depending on the height of the ceiling)
  • Backfiring chances: Low

If your office has tiled ceilings that have easily removable tiles, you have a ready-made place to hide your coworker’s cell phone. Wait until the person leaves his or her desk with the cellphone on top of it. Then pop the cellphone up into the ceiling by gently lifting up the corner of one of the tiles. When the person returns, call the cellphone repeatedly, and watch the coworker go nuts trying to find it.

The Highly Contagious Illness

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Backfiring chances: Low

This prank works especially well if you have a coworker who happens to be a germophobe, although it can do a good job on just about anyone in the next cubicle. Your job is to cough, sniffle, constantly blow your nose and otherwise act as if you’re suffering from a cold.

Have a spray bottle of water handy, then let out a huge sneeze just as you spray the water over the top of the cubicle wall toward your coworker’s desk. Apologize profusely as you try not to laugh at his or her grossed-out reaction. Keep this up all day or until the person looks ready to explode, whichever comes first.

The Really Big Delivery

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Backfiring chances: Medium to high

This prank requires a big, big cardboard box – and an employee who can fit in the box to hide. Taller boxes are more effective, allowing the person to crouch down in the box with the top loosely folded shut. Keep the box in the reception area where deliveries are normally left, then call a series of people up to reception, one by one, to pick up their delivery.

Their first inclination will be to open the box top, at which time the person pops up and scares the heck out of them. This is one of the top office pranks that could backfire, depending on the recipient’s reaction. If they’re freaked out enough, they could end up shoving the box and knocking it over.

The Cubicle Coating

Dwight Office Prank

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  • Difficulty: Low to High (depending on efforts)
  • Backfiring chances: Medium

The easy version of this prank involves sticking a Post-It note on every single item in the cubicle or office, labeled accordingly. The more challenging version involves coating the entire cubicle and its contents with the coating of your choice. You could wrap each item holiday gift wrap, tinfoil, Xerox copies of a strange image or actor, hundreds of Post-It notes, pictures of Dwight from The Office or any other paper product that catches your fancy. Backfiring chances come from using up an expensive or in-demand paper product that you actually need around the office.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Backfiring chances: Low

Six More Funny Office Pranks

Disappearing staples: Choose one coworker’s stapler or target all staplers throughout the office, leaving each with only a few staples and then emptying them out every time they’re refilled.

Banana taping: Tape an old, really ripe and really stinky banana to the underside of someone’s desk. You can start with a new banana, and let it ripen and stink in its own sweet time.

Phone muting: Place a piece of clear tape over the mouthpiece speaker part of your coworker’s phone, causing them to yell into the mouthpiece if they hope to be heard.

Phantom paperclip: Make a dozen or so copies of a single paperclip, then place those copies into the paper drawer of the copy machine. Every copy someone makes will appear with a paperclip in the middle of it, driving them mad looking for the phantom clip.

Eternally ringing phone: Place clear tape over the pop-up button in the phone’s cradle, causing it to ring and ring even after it’s picked up.

The dead mouse trick: Stick a Post-It note over the bottom of someone’s computer mouse. The mouse will still merrily click away – but it won’t move on the screen.

No matter what prank you choose, remember they’re all meant to be in fun. And they’re all meant to be done on someone other than your boss. Happy April Fools’!

February 13, 2015

Quiz: Are you a Joy to Work with? The Worst? Find Out

Filed under: Office Fun — Tags: , — PDWriter @ 12:40 pm

Are you a joy to work with? The worst? Find out below by taking our quiz. Then print your your free awards and hang them around the office with pride!


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August 7, 2014

What Kind of Dog is Your Boss? [Quiz]

Filed under: Office Fun — Tags: — PDWriter @ 8:53 am

Have you ever wondered what kind of dog your boss is? Maybe a kind golden retriever? A yippy chihuahua? Find out what kind of dog your boss is with our quiz!

Take the Quiz:


Then share your results (but maybe not with your boss)!

August 29, 2013

Funny Office Award Ideas to Beat Summertime Blues

Filed under: Employee Recognition Ideas — Tags: , , , — PDWriter @ 7:55 am
Funny Office award Ideas

Many offices hold an annual company banquet as a means of showing their employee appreciation and celebrating a successful year. While you can certainly hand out traditional awards, like Best Customer Service and Sales Rep of the Year, make sure to have to have some fun and include some more light-hearted awards.

Customize your own award certificates for a cute, quality keepsake of the event. Have fun thinking up clever and creative awards for the ceremony and be sure to have the camera on hand to grab a few quick snapshots of the lucky recipients.

Check out these funny office award ideas to get you started, and don’t forget to shop for extra certificates.

20 Funny Office Award Ideas

Brown Thumb Award: Every plant in their workspace is dead

Bermuda Triangle Award: The desk space where things go in and never return

Punny Award: For that very special person in the office that is always making clever puns and wordplay.

Ms. or Mr. Punctuality Award: For the ever on-time employee

Social Butterfly Award: Do you have a Tom Haverford in the office who’s constantly tweeting? Deem him/her the social butterfly.

Green Thumb Award: The best plants in the office

The Iron Chef Award: This award goes to the person who always packs a delicious looking lunch while everyone else gets Subway.

Busy Bee Award: For the employee who is always on the move

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The Caffeine Addict Award: For the employee who drinks the most coffee in a day

Mr. or Ms. Fitness Award: For the employee who hits the gym every day during lunch

Wise Guy or Gal Award: For the sarcastic employee who is always cracking jokes

Loch Ness Award: For the employee who is never at their desk, and hard to find

The Patrick Mahomes Award: Have a team leader who continuously impresses? Choose your offices favorite QB or sports star and name an award after him.

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Mama Bear or Papa Bear Award: For the caretaker of the bunch

Pig Pen Award: For the messiest desk in the office

Neatest Nook Award: For the cleanest desk in the office

Excessive Gambling Award: For the employee who is always betting on the game and life in general.

Pen Stealer Award: For the person who is always walking off with other people’s pens

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Rookie of the Year: For the newest employee who’s doing a rockstar job.

Old Timer Award: For the employee with the most distinguished history with the office

Just remember, when selecting awards for employees it is okay to poke fun, but keep the awards light-hearted and fun to avoid accidentally hurting somebody’s feelings.

Whether you are having a big company gathering, or just looking to have a little Friday afternoon fun on a hot summer day, office awards are a great way to do it. Shop PaperDirect now for certificates for your office awards ceremony!

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