Oh my gosh! Co-workers& their bosses having great sense of humor should definately liven up the work place! If only we could stay off the floor laughing our butts off! ????
18 Times Boss-Employee Relationships Were Taken to Another Level
Curiosities
05/03/2018

According to research, having great relationships is one of the key factors that make people happy at work. Close, trusting, and supportive relationships positively influence an employee’s state of mind and their willingness to contribute to a company’s success.
Bright Side values people who always try to make the world a more positive place. We have prepared a collection of examples of people who took their relationships at work to a completely new level.
1. An ugly sweater competition with the boss
2. “My boss just gave me these socks for Christmas.”
3. When a boss wants to spy on his employees but go unnoticed:
4. “Our boss asked us to make cookies for the Christmas party. Here is the result.”
5. “We made our own Valentine’s Day boxes for work. This is my boss’s.”
6. “2,000 balloons for my boss’s birthday”
7. “My boss gave me a key. Can you find out why he started laughing hysterically when I tried unlocking this door?”
8. “An IT Christmas wreath from my boss.”
9. “I asked my boss for an iMac, and now I know that it is better to be more specific with your wishes at work.”
10. “A gift from our boss — we had to wear them the whole day.”
11. “Our boss jokingly claimed to be a ’Brony’ and after seeing our prank, he regretted it.”
12. “My boss just slapped this post-it note on me. It seems that it’s better to keep silent.”
13. What’s your problem, Cody?
14. “I left this on the security camera for my boss to see in the morning.”
15. “My co-workers and I are without a boss, so we improvised.”
16. “This was delivered to work for our boss.”
17. “A note from my boss — I’m in the bathroom right now.”
18. “As a prank for our boss’s birthday, we switched out pictures of his kids with photoshopped versions of employees.”
Please note: This article was updated in July 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.
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