Disagreements in the workplace can make a professional environment uncomfortably tense, and some savvy employees have figured out the best way to avoid a confrontation is to deploy humour.
Social media users from around the world have shared snaps of ingenious solutions to problems at work, and BoredPanda has collated the best into an online gallery.
One quick-witted worker tried to defuse frustrations over a constantly jamming printer by renmaing it after Bob Marley.
Elsewhere, an employee poked fun at smelly lunches with a poster saying that crackers and sweets are the only acceptable way to consume fish.
Latte laughs! When someone put a note on the coffee machine, and another witty worker couldn’t help responding
In one snap, someone shared a hilariously placed poster pinned to the wall above a urinal of two girls laughing and watching.
In another instance, one fussy person clapped back at a poster claiming it is only ten steps to the recycling bin, revealing that it is actually 26.
And one helpful worker has informed others how to use the toilet privately or how to ‘poop with friends’.
A mischievous placement of a painting above a urinal in an office toilet made it look as though people were watching over you
Fishy business! One person has taken it upon themselves to guide others on what kind of fish they can eat in the office, and there’s not much choice
An office worker has printed a picture of Apple founder Steve Jobs next to a sign that warns others against printing ‘large jobs’
A useful sign has been placed on the office toilet to guide others on a confusing lock, and tells employees how to ‘poop in private’
One employee has named the office printer Bob Marley because ‘it’s always jammin’, they added ‘Don’r worry… ’bout da ink… cuz everyting you print… gonna turn out white’
In a cruel yet hilarious prank, one worker tricked other employees into thinking the paper towel dispenser is voice activated
Dwight is right! One persnickety worker has clapped back at a sign that claimed it is ten steps to the recycling bin, and states it is 26 steps instead
In one office the vending machine is out of use, but a worker has offered a creative response to the sign, and it involved the cookie monster
One worker responded to a pot of ‘dead batteries’ on a table with a witty note that read ‘free of charge!’
This US workplace is having an ill-advised parkour tournament, and someone is convinced they need to take precautions
That’s one way to avoid being bothered! A sarcastic sign about the whereabouts of Ed is bound to deter unwanted questions