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Prank Ideas: Office Pranks
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01/29/2010 02:55 AM 24522 views

Share your favorite ideas for office pranks below. And remember: a Post-It over the bottom of an optical mouse is the easiest office prank of all!

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Hilarious 5 votes 4.2 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054134838
ROFL1984 344 5
01/29/2010 06:57 AM

Get ready for a lot of extra noise and confusion in your office when you pull off this prank. Buy one of those cheap singing drugstore stuffed animals and cut out the soundbox. Remove a co-worker's desk drawer and tape the soundbox to the back of the drawer. Slide the drawer back as far as it will go. Your co-worker will return, try to push their desk drawer in, and hear something really weird come out. See how long it takes him to figure out why his drawers are singing.

 

Hilarious 6 votes 4.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054134847
birdistheword 526 5
01/29/2010 07:10 AM

Print out 100 sheets of paper with a gray penis somewhere on the page. Replace all the copy paper with this penis paper. Wait for the fun to begin when a careless co-worker turns in a report that has a penis on every page.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135053
blabs 626 5
01/31/2010 07:44 AM

Get work canceled by faking a huge emergency. Choose a good one such as vermin infestation, gas leak, or asbestos problem. Go early to work and put the signs all over the doors and elevators. Then go home and enjoy your day off from work.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135058
Jenni Maier 1,458 13
01/31/2010 07:50 AM

Put "out of order" signs on all the bathrooms on your floor. Enjoy watching your co-workers have to take long hikes to go to the bathroom. Best part is that you'll have the bathroom to yourself for the entire day.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135072
ROFL1984 344 5
01/31/2010 08:03 AM

Switch around wires if you work in an office where the computers are close together. Target two co-workers whose wires are already entangled and switch around their monitor cords. They'll think that there's a ghost on their respective computers when they appear to start functioning on their own. See how long it takes for your co-workers to figure out their monitors have been switched.

 

Hilarious 2 votes 4.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135077
redhead450 548 5
01/31/2010 08:13 AM

Make a tape roll a little stickier by getting an empty one and then rolling random sized pieces of tape around it. Put the non-functioning tape back in its holder and wait for a co-worker to start complaining.

 

Hilarious 3 votes 4.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135089
birdistheword 526 5
01/31/2010 08:23 AM

Go through the recycling bin and put packets of paper together. It doesn't matter what the papers say. Print out memo cover letters (or whatever is used at your work) and staple them to the front of the packets. Put them in everyone's mailboxes and see how confused they get when they try to figure out what the packet means.

 

Amusing 2 votes 1.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135372
Jenni Maier 1,458 13
02/01/2010 06:43 AM

Flip-flop two of your co-worker's cubicles by putting all their possessions in the other one. They'll arrive at work and assume they've gone crazy when their stapler and their family portrait is now at the cubicle next door.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135387
redhead450 548 5
02/01/2010 06:51 AM

If you have a co-worker who is absolutely obsessed with all things silver and shiny, try out this prank. Buy a few rolls of aluminum foil and wrap every single item in their cubicle. It will be so shiny and metallic that your co-worker will have to put on sunglasses just to enter the cubicle.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135410
blabs 626 5
02/01/2010 07:29 AM

If you have a lot of extra time on your hands and a lot of extra boxes, it's fun to create a cardboard replica of a cubicle. Grab some scissors and get to work creating a cardboard computer, keyboard, organizer, and anything else your co-worker has on their desk. Replace all their real items with the cardboard version.

 

Hilarious 2 votes 4.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135504
birdistheword 526 5
02/01/2010 10:24 AM

Welcome a sick co-worker back by covering their cubicle or office with the Halloween spider web material. It's a nice way to say, "You've been gone a really long time!" Throw in a few fake spiders for good measure.

 

Amusing 1 votes 1.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135518
ROFL1984 344 5
02/01/2010 10:41 AM

Give someone an extra special day by telling everyone it's his birthday...when it's not. Send out an e-mail to all your co-workers reminding them that John's birthday is coming up. All day people will be telling John Happy Birthday and he'll have no idea why.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135537
Jenni Maier 1,458 13
02/01/2010 10:55 AM

Freak people out in the office by faking a stapler wound. [Step-by-step instructions here.]

Make everyday a birthday at your office by gift-wrapping a cubicle. [Step-by-step instructions here.]

 

Hilarious 2 votes 4.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135538
Jenni Maier 1,458 13
02/01/2010 10:56 AM

Make a huge mess and fill a cubicle up with packing peanuts. [Step-by-step instructions here.]

Save time and get the same effect by learning how to "fill" a room with peanuts the easy way. [Step-by-step instructions here.]

 

Hilarious 4 votes 4.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135565
blabs 626 5
02/01/2010 11:29 AM

Put up a memo one Friday afternoon saying that the interior office walls are being painted over the weekend. Then get to work early on Monday and put up wet paint signs everywhere. Watch how carefully everyone walks through the hallways as they try to avoid touching the wet paint.

 

Side-splitting 3 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135599
Naleigh 341 5
02/01/2010 12:40 PM

This is a great prank if you sit near the bathrooms. Take a short video on your camera of the inside of the bathroom when no one is in there. Hook it up to your computer and play it when a co-worker leaves the bathroom. Start cracking up and looking at the co-worker. Your co-worker will be humiliated that you've been videotaping the bathroom. Explain this prank quickly though -- it could easily lead to getting fired (or worse) if it gets back to your boss before you can explain.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135857
redhead450 548 5
02/02/2010 06:42 AM

If you work in a building with elevators simply put "elevators broken" signs on all the elevator doors. Most people will just assume it's true and use the stairs.

 

Funny 3 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135871
Jenni Maier 1,458 13
02/02/2010 06:55 AM

This musical prank works if your office has movable ceiling tiles. Get to work early one morning and place a radio in the ceiling. Put it on low volume so only the person working under it will be able to hear. The person sitting under will hear music all day, but won't be able to figure out where it's coming from.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135913
birdistheword 526 5
02/02/2010 11:44 AM

Freak out an unsuspecting co-worker by placing a note on his desk that says, "I need that project done by the end of the day." The note should be “signed” by the boss. Assuming your co-worker has no project, let alone one due at the end of the day, she'll panic that she forgot to do something. The prank will only get funnier if she tells the boss she has no idea what he's talking about. He'll have no idea what she's talking about.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135918
ROFL1984 344 5
02/02/2010 11:49 AM

Put a memo on everyone's desk while they're at lunch letting them know that the Internet will be down from 3:00-4:00 to increase work productivity. Listen for everyone to start complaining without even checking to see if it's true.

 

  0 votes 0.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135924
Naleigh 341 5
02/02/2010 11:54 AM

Create legal-looking death waivers for work that say the company isn't responsible if they die at work. Write that it's mostly likely that nothing will happen, but the company has to take precautions. Put them on everyone's desk and wait for everyone to start freaking out.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135930
blabs 626 5
02/02/2010 12:00 PM

Make a co-worker start questioning herself by slowing replacing things in her cubicle. Exchange stubby pencils for new one day, put an old stapler in place of her shiny stapler another day, replace her almost empty gum packet with a brand new one etc. The changes are so small that she won't say anything. But after a month, all those changes really start to add up.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135932
blabs 626 5
02/02/2010 12:01 PM

Pull off an easy sneak attack. Get garbage bags full of packing peanuts and a team together. Everyone should grab a bag and sneak over to the victim’s desk. On the count of 3 everyone should dump their bags of peanuts all over the victim.

 

Amusing 1 votes 1.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054135935
redhead450 548 5
02/02/2010 12:05 PM

Confuse a co-worker by pulling off this simple prank. Give everyone in your office an object -- it doesn't matter whether it's a cup with a goldfish or a chicken wing. Throughout the day everyone should drop the object on the victim's desk without saying a word.

 

Hilarious 2 votes 4.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136066
birdistheword 526 5
02/03/2010 02:21 AM

It's hard to get any privacy in a cubicle-filled office. Solve that problem by creating temporary cardboard walls. Get 4-5 cardboard boxes and dismantle them so they're laying flat. Duct tape them to your current cubicle walls so that they go from cubicle wall to ceiling. Once your walls are up, be a little social by cutting a window out. If you still have extra cardboard left, create a door to your cube. And don't forget your please knock sign.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136068
Naleigh 341 5
02/03/2010 02:25 AM

Wait until everyone leaves one night and then go their desks gluing all the pen caps to the pen. By the time morning rolls around, all the glue will be dry, and the pens will be permanently glued shut. This prank works especially great when there's an early morning meeting. Everyone will grab a pen before wandering into the conference room -- completely unaware that none of their pens work.

 

Hilarious 2 votes 4.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136069
Naleigh 341 5
02/03/2010 02:26 AM

Turn a cubicle into an indoor garden by following these simple steps. Lay a tarp down on the floor of the cubicle. Put grass sod on the tarp so that the tarp is completely covered. Now cover the desk and all its contents in saran wrap. Put a thick layer of dirt over the saran wrap and "plant" flowers all over the desk. E-mail your co-worker before she arrives at work and remind her to bring a watering can. It will all make sense when she arrives.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136072
blabs 626 5
02/03/2010 02:29 AM

Anchor someone to their chair with a long piece of fishing line. While your victim is at lunch, you should tie her rolling chair to the back of her desk loosely with the fishing line. As soon as she sits down and tries to move, she'll realize she's stuck. But she won't be able to see the cause since the fishing line is clear.

 

Chuckleworthy 1 votes 2.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136077
ROFL1984 344 5
02/03/2010 02:32 AM

Give a co-worker some cool relief on a hot day. Soak her chair in water so that the fabric is all one color. Your victim will sit down and get her pants completely soaked. Make sure the chair isn't dripping or your victim will catch on fast.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136083
Jenni Maier 1,458 13
02/03/2010 02:36 AM

Buy caution tape and put it all over the office. Tie it from cubicle to chair to window to ceiling. By the time you're done constructing your caution tape maze, it should be impossible to get from one side of the office to the other.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136088
birdistheword 526 5
02/03/2010 02:43 AM

Everyone knows the ole cup prank. Take that classic prank up a notch by buying flimsy paper cups. Fill them with water and then staple 10 or more together in a row. Put them on a desk and/or a cubicle floor. Watch the person try to figure out how to empty the cups without spilling water everywhere.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136092
redhead450 548 5
02/03/2010 02:46 AM

Help your co-workers refresh themselves by poking needle holes in the conical cups used at the water cooler. Make sure to only do it in every 10th cup or everyone will start to expect it to happen and just throw away the cup stack.

 

Side-splitting 2 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136096
Naleigh 341 5
02/03/2010 02:49 AM

Use Skype to call your entire office at the same time. Set up a Skype account and deposit $10 into the account (minimum deposit allowed). Next create a group on your Skype account. Add up to 24 phone numbers into the group. Then hit the green call button and wait for everyone's phone to ring at the same time. Create mass chaos by putting in a few of your co-worker's cell phone numbers as well as the company fax machine. Everyone will pick up and be able to talk to each other...but have no idea what's going on.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136097
Naleigh 341 5
02/03/2010 02:50 AM

Play this prank on a co-worker that always watches videos at work. While she's gone turn her speakers up to full blast. Then send her an email with an inappropriate work video, but title the email "great video to help us complete this marketing project." She'll click on the link and the entire office will be able to hear the NSFW video playing.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054136114
Gonzo 20,504 16
02/03/2010 03:00 AM

My favorite is still just popping off the "M" and the "N" keycaps on the victim's keyboard and swapping them.

 

Side-splitting 1 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054140123
Dave Goldberg 1,458 13
02/22/2010 10:04 AM

Turn your co-workers cubicle into a Vegas casino.

[Step-by-step instructions here.]

 

Side-splitting 2 votes 5.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054140124
Dave Goldberg 1,458 13
02/22/2010 10:06 AM

Looking for a retro way to decorate a cubicle? Try turning it into a Rubik's cube.

[Step-by-step instructions here.]

 

  0 votes 0.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054140125
Dave Goldberg 1,458 13
02/22/2010 10:08 AM

You're never too old to spend your lunch hour in a ball pit. Learn how to create one here:

[Step-by-step instructions here.]

 

Funny 2 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054149832
redrockriot 71 5
04/13/2010 03:31 PM

Take the lower half of a manikin and rig up suit pants and shoes to it. Then mount it to a toilet in a stall. People will see the legs under the stall and think it's the man who never leaves the hopper!

 

  0 votes 0.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054159231
KytaRich 7 5
06/17/2010 01:33 PM

Want to get back at a co-worker for pulling one of the pranks they saw here?
Here's a very simple solution that will ensure you won't get caught.

Wait until your co-worker leaves for lunch or for a bathroom/smoke break.

All you need is something slimy like Vaseline.

Spread it across the "hearing" part of the phone. To make sure you don't get in trouble for causing damage to company property, make certain not to get it in the wholes.

Replace the receive and wait for your co-worker to answer a phone call. If no one calls them, then find a reason to call your coworker.

Nothing worse than feeling something slimy on your ear

 

  0 votes 0.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054159232
KytaRich 7 5
06/17/2010 01:38 PM

Here's a great prank that I did to a coworker.

What you need:
Computer Mouse
Mouse replacement
Super Glue
Mouse pad
Replacement Mouse Pad

It maybe best if you can find an already broken mouse pad or have a brand new mouse to replace your coworker (as not to get in trouble for damaging work property).

Super glue the mouse to the mouse pad. Your coworker will do all they can to free the mouse.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1054159233
KytaRich 7 5
06/17/2010 01:42 PM

Joke over time......

If you have the patience and a cool boss or coworker with their own office, this is the prank for you.

If your coworker/boss uses a lamp on their desk on the regular bases, find the watts that they use and replace it with a lower one. The light will be dimmer.
After a couple of days when they are use to the light, replace it with an even lower wattage.
After a couple of days, replace it with a yellow tint bulb. Your coworker will wonder what's going on with the light and maybe even wonder if something is wrong with their eyes.
When you are ready to reveal the joke, replace the bulb with a black light or another fun color. It will be instantly clear that their eyes were not playing tricks on them, but a coworker.