When you spend most of your life in an office, having a laugh with your work friends is one way to make the hours past a little faster.
And from suspending desks from the ceiling to passive-aggressive post-it notes, these hilarious photos certainly show office-based banter at its best.
One staff member made a sign warning her colleagues not to touch her mug – and in retaliation, her irked co-worker sent back a photo of fellow employees all placing their fingers on her cup.
Another irritated worker left a note next to her half-eaten slice of pizza, telling the culprit to just take the whole slice rather than a few bites.
In this collection of hilarious photos shared online, FEMAIL reveals some of the funniest and best pranks ever pulled in the workplace
One employee who clearly thought highly of themselves made a cake for their colleagues
One person was not impressed to find a half-eaten slice of pizza in the staff room so left a note
One creative medical staff member made a Christmas tree made from latex gloves, and they even hung decorations on their home made tree
The irony of this sign clearly got to one member of staff who decided to spell check the printed sign
A lot of effort went into this office prank, the owner of this desk and chair must have had a hard time getting it all down from the ceiling
When people tell you not to do something, often it makes you want to do just that. In this case these witty colleagues couldn’t help themselves
One person attached a sign to his back in a bid to deter other co-workers from distracting him from his busy schedule
The IT department of this company took things very literally when it came to this sign
Caught red handed: One eatery picked up on one staff member’s scheme to get free lunch every day
One staff member who must have a lot of free time on their hands made a whip out of computer cables
They say that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but in this case it must have made staff chuckle
One employee was incredibly protective over their ice cream tub, so much so they fitted a padlock to deter hungry colleagues
Someone got artistic with the machinery at work, giving it a smiley face and hands
This printer has a serious paper jam and looks like it is in desperate need of fixing
Someone was not happy about the inaccuracy of this sign, so made a new one with the correct number of steps to the recycling bin
Office workers were not amused to see that the only way to report an internet connection issue was via email
This slightly aggressive sign decided to point out the obvious for people working near this site
This hardware store made it very clear that they are not a fan of this bizarre looking power cable
One creative office member turned their co-worker’s desk space into a cardboard Jurassic Park