There are two kinds of people in the world: those who have had a boss who called daily meetings to work out why nothing was getting done, and those who are not yet telling the truth. These seven workplace jokes are the kind that land hardest on people who have spent decades in an office, a factory, a boardroom or anywhere else a payslip was involved. They are not sophisticated. They are not subtle. They are, however, uncomfortably accurate — and that is precisely what makes them so satisfying. Share with a former colleague. Do not share with a current boss. Unless, of course, he already thinks of himself as a friend who is never wrong.

My boss texted me, “Send me one of your funny jokes, Pete.” I replied, “I’m working at the moment, Sir, I will send you one later.” He replied, “That was fantastic, send me another one.”

My boss asked me to put a joke on the first slide of the presentation…apparently a picture of my pay slip wasn’t what he was looking for.

Boss to employees: ‘We will continue to have these meetings every single day until I work out why no work is being done’!

What happens when business slows right down at a medicine factory?   You can hear a cough drop.

‘Business is up and down at the moment; I sell yo-yos.’

My boss is very easygoing. He told me not to think of him as the boss, rather, think of him as a friend who is never wrong.”

How many marketers does it take to screw a light bulb?   None, they have already automated it.