Work mode quiz: how do your colleagues and friends really work?
Ten questions about desks, meetings, Mondays, lunches and deadlines. It suits friends who work together or who just like comparing how they cope, and it is safe for the office.
How to play this one
- Answer how you really work, not how your job title says you do.
- Send it to your team chat as a coffee-break game.
- Ten questions take about two minutes.
All the questions
Answer about yourself. Your friend or partner guesses.
1. What time do you really start work?
Early, to get ahead · On the dot · A bit late · When the coffee kicks in
2. How do you reply to a message you're avoiding?
Straight away, get it done · After a day · With a voice note · I don't
3. What's your desk like?
Spotless · Organised chaos · Covered in mugs · What desk?
4. What do you do in a boring meeting?
Take notes anyway · Doodle · Answer emails · Nod and drift off
5. What's your lunch at work?
Packed from home · A meal deal · A proper sit-down lunch · Snacks all day
6. Who are you in a group project?
The planner · The one who does it all · The ideas person · The one who vanishes
7. How do you feel about Mondays?
A fresh start · Fine, honestly · Dread · What day is it?
8. What makes a great workday?
Ticking off a list · A good chat · Leaving early · Free cake
9. How do you handle a deadline?
Done days early · Steady and on time · An all-nighter · Ask for more time
10. What would you do with a surprise day off?
Sleep in · Go somewhere new · Catch up on jobs · Work anyway