51 Hilarious Jokes of the Day for Work for 2024

A good laugh makes life worth living, and a good joke of the day for work is a perfect way to break up the monotony of office life. But it can be tricky to navigate the need to keep things wholesome and appropriate while still getting a chuckle. 

There are so many benefits to having a good laugh. You get a wave of oxygen-rich blood to all your organs, not to mention a feeling of joy and a temporary reduction in stress. But there’s a big difference between funny jokes for work meetings and the things you can laugh about with your friends. 

HR Acuity gives an all-inclusive guide on what is and isn’t fair game for workplace humor. Always err on the side of caution, and if in doubt about your joke of the day for work, just keep it to yourself. Below, you’ll find a list of silly and clean jokes for work colleagues to try out. 

A good joke of the day for work can be a perfect ice-breaker question to make a new friend or make a new employee feel welcome. They’re great for kicking off team meetings or just filling the silence in the break room. Starting your day with a smile is a great way to boost your productivity and mood. Even home office ideas could benefit from a joke book calendar or a funny placard on your desk. These are ideal corporate gifts, too!  Read on to infuse some appropriate humor into your workday. 

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• Funny Jokes of the Day for Work
• Knock Knock Joke of the Day for Work
• Clean Joke of the Day for Work
• Joke of the Day for Work One-Liners

Funny Jokes of the Day for Work

1. I asked if I could leave work early the other day and the boss said “Yes, if you make up the time.” So I said “Sure, it’s twenty past fourteen.”

2. Why did the employee get fired from the calendar factory? He took a day off. 

3. Phil walks into his boss's office one day and says, "Sir, I'll be honest with you. I know the economy isn't great, but I've got three companies after me, and I'd like to ask for a raise, respectfully." After a few minutes of haggling, the boss finally agrees to give him a 5 percent raise, and he happily gets up to leave. "By the way," the boss asks as Phil leaves his office, "which three companies are after you?" Phil replies, "The electric company, the water company and the phone company."

4. What's the best way to make a small fortune in the stock market? Start off with a big fortune. 

5. Why can’t sales reps see live musicals? They keep trying to capture the leads.

6. What is the best way to criticize your boss? Very quietly, so he cannot hear you. 

7. What kind of bear has no teeth? A gummy bear.

8. The boss says, "This is the third time you've been late for work this week. Do you know what that means?" Me: That it's only Wednesday?

9. What do biologists wear to work on Casual Friday? Genes.

10. What do you call Johnny Cash’s grandson? Johnny Bitcoin.

11. The bad news is that I spent so much time looking for a good opening joke that I forgot to prepare for the meeting. The good news is that I’ve got 10 minutes of material that’s going to kill!

12. As we begin this meeting, it’s important that we all understand that we have something in common. None of you know what I’m about to say and neither do I.

13. Why does a Chicken Coop only have two doors? Because if it had four, it'd be a Chicken Sedan!

14. I’d be a morning person if morning started at around 1 p.m.

15. Why do birds sing in the morning? Because they don’t have to go to work.

Knock Knock Joke of the Day for Work

16. Knock knock. 

Who’s there? 

Déja. 

Déja who? 

Knock knock.

17. Knock knock. 

Who's there? 

To 

To who?

 It's "to whom."

18. Knock knock. 

Who's there? 

Doorbell repair man.

19. Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Broken pencil.

Broken pencil who?

Forget it, it’s pointless.

20. Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Nobel.

Nobel who?

No bell, that’s why I knocked!

21. Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Canoe.

Canoe who?

Canoe help me with this project?

22. Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Hawaii.

Hawaii who?

I’m good. Hawaii you?

Clean Joke of the Day for Work

23. What's Forrest Gump's email password? 1forrest1

24. My resume is just a list of things I hope you never ask me to do.

25. Happy Thursday! We’re officially one day away from being two days away from doing exactly what we’re doing right now.

26. What’s the best thing about teamwork? Someone else to blame. 

27. How does NASA organize a party? They planet. 

28. Where do I get my corny dad jokes? I store them in my dad-a-base.

29. You know what can really ruin a Friday? Remembering it's Thursday. 

30. Do you know what they say about a clean desk? It's a sure sign of a cluttered desk drawer.

31. What does a nosey pepper do? Get jalapeno business.

32. What did the right eye say to the left eye? Honestly, between you and me something smells.

33. What do you call a fish without an eye? Fsh.

34. What do you call a pig that practices karate? A pork chop.

35. What did 0 say to 8? "Nice belt."

36. Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot.

37. Rolling out of bed is easy. Getting off the floor is another story.

38. After a lengthy call with a customer who had been having difficulties with a computer program, a support technician turned in his report: “The problem resides between the keyboard and the chair.”

Joke of the Day for Work One-Liners

39. I told a joke during our video call today. It wasn’t even remotely funny.

40. The first five days after the weekend are the hardest.

41. Our computers went down at the office today, so we had to do everything manually. It took me fifteen minutes to shuffle the cards for Solitaire.  

42. To make an error is human, to blame it on someone else shows management potential. 

43. All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't buy happiness. 

44. I always tell new hires "Don't think of me as your boss. Think of me as your friend who can fire you."  

45. I told my doctor that I broke my arm in two places – he told me to stop going to those places.

46. This is your captain speaking, AND THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SHOUTING.

47. My wife and I laugh about how competitive we are. But I laugh more.

48. I never thought I’d be the type of person who could get up early to exercise. I was correct.

49. When I got to work this morning, my boss stormed up to me and said angrily "You missed work yesterday, didn't you?" I said, "No, not particularly." 

50. I’m not procrastinating, I’m just prioritizing my relaxation.

51. I’m not sure what I want to be when I grow up, but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t involve meetings.

What’s the meaning of life if not to be able to laugh when things go wrong? These hilarious jokes of the day for work might just be the brightest spot in your day or someone else's. For work, happy hours or meetings, swap out your typical ice breaker games with compliments or jokes and watch the difference in morale over time. You could even incorporate jokes for work into team building games with an open mic stand-up comedy session. 

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