Games to play at work

#1 · September 30, 1998, 8:05 am

Quote from Forum Archives on September 30, 1998, 8:05 am
Posted by: tz8cy5 <tz8cy5@...>

Ever get bored at work? Here are some fun things to add a little life to the work environment. I want each of you
to try at least 2 of them before the week is over.

Page yourself over the intercom. (Don't disguise your voice.)

Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the sameoutfits. Always wear them one day after your boss does.
(This is especially effective if your boss is a different gender than you are.)

Make up nicknames for all your coworkers and refer to them only by these names. "That's a good point, Sparky."
"No I'm sorryI'm going to have to disagree with you there, Chachi."

Send email to the rest of the company telling them what you're doing. For example "If anyone needs me, I'll be in
the bathroom."

"Hi-lite" your shoes. Tell people that you haven't lost your shoes since you did this.

While sitting at your desk, soak your fingers in "Palmolive."

Put up mosquito netting around your cubicle.

Put a chair facing a printer, sit there all day and tell people you're waiting for your document. (This would
not be a surprise considering our office equipment).

Arrive at a meeting late, say you're sorry, but you didn't have time for lunch, and you're going to be nibbling
during the meeting. During the meeting eat 5 entire raw potatoes.

Every time someone asks you to do something, ask them if they want fries with that.

Send email to yourself engaging yourself in an intelligent debate about the direction of one of your company's
products. Forward the mail to a co-worker and ask her to settle the disagreement.

Encourage your colleagues to join you in a little synchronized chair dancing.

Put your garbage can on your desk. Label it "IN."

Determine how many cups of coffee is "too many."

Develop an unnatural fear of staplers.

Decorate your office with pictures of Cindy Brady and Danny Partridge. Try to pass them off as your children.

For a relaxing break, get away from it all with a mask and snorkel in the fish tank. If no one notices, take out
your snorkel and see how many you can catch in your mouth.

Send e-mail messages saying free pizza, free donuts etc...in the lunchroom, when people complain that there was
none...Just lean back, pat your stomach, and say, "Oh you've got to be faster than that."

Put decaf in the coffeemaker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to
espresso.

Posted by: tz8cy5 <tz8cy5@...>

Ever get bored at work? Here are some fun things to add a little life to the work environment. I want each of you
to try at least 2 of them before the week is over.

Page yourself over the intercom. (Don't disguise your voice.)

Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the sameoutfits. Always wear them one day after your boss does.
(This is especially effective if your boss is a different gender than you are.)

Make up nicknames for all your coworkers and refer to them only by these names. "That's a good point, Sparky."
"No I'm sorryI'm going to have to disagree with you there, Chachi."

Send email to the rest of the company telling them what you're doing. For example "If anyone needs me, I'll be in
the bathroom."

"Hi-lite" your shoes. Tell people that you haven't lost your shoes since you did this.

While sitting at your desk, soak your fingers in "Palmolive."

Put up mosquito netting around your cubicle.

Put a chair facing a printer, sit there all day and tell people you're waiting for your document. (This would
not be a surprise considering our office equipment).

Arrive at a meeting late, say you're sorry, but you didn't have time for lunch, and you're going to be nibbling
during the meeting. During the meeting eat 5 entire raw potatoes.

Every time someone asks you to do something, ask them if they want fries with that.

Send email to yourself engaging yourself in an intelligent debate about the direction of one of your company's
products. Forward the mail to a co-worker and ask her to settle the disagreement.

Encourage your colleagues to join you in a little synchronized chair dancing.

Put your garbage can on your desk. Label it "IN."

Determine how many cups of coffee is "too many."

Develop an unnatural fear of staplers.

Decorate your office with pictures of Cindy Brady and Danny Partridge. Try to pass them off as your children.

For a relaxing break, get away from it all with a mask and snorkel in the fish tank. If no one notices, take out
your snorkel and see how many you can catch in your mouth.

Send e-mail messages saying free pizza, free donuts etc...in the lunchroom, when people complain that there was
none...Just lean back, pat your stomach, and say, "Oh you've got to be faster than that."

Put decaf in the coffeemaker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to
espresso.