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Funny Work Awards: Creative Ideas to Recognise Employees

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Why do Funny Awards Work?

We’ve written before about what you can say to make employee recognition awards meaningful. There are lots of options, but sometimes the biggest boosts to employee morale aren’t exactly work related. Instead, you might want to take a step back and think about some funny categories to honour the ‘Snack Stash Champion’, or the resident ‘Spreadsheet Sorcerer’. But why does highlighting these humourous office tropes work?

Boosts Morale

Recognising employees with humour makes everyone feel appreciated in a low-pressure way. Whether recognised for their skills, habits, or quirks, funny award trophies remind them that their contributions and personalities are valued.

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Workplace awards that are funny give the team something to laugh about together, and to look forward to next year!

Team Bonding

Sharing insides jokes builds camaraderie, and you can even get the whole team involvd with category suggestions or nominations.

In this post, we’ll offer practical tips for getting a great custom trophy design and provide creative examples of humourous awards for employees to spark your imagination.

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Funny Award Category Examples

Productivity and Performance

Productivity and performance are two areas that don’t necessarily spark joy. Sparklines, maybe, but not joy. That being said, there are plenty of parts of our working day that we can find humour in – even the bits that end up on spreasdheets. These workplace awards, funny as they are, take a lighthearted look at the parts of work that make up the day-to-day.

The Always-On-Time Award

For the punctual superstar who’s never late to meetings.

The Coffee-Fuelled Dynamo

For the employee who powers through tasks with an unholy amount of caffeine.

The Spreadsheet Sorcerer

For the person whose Excel skills are practically magic.

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Personality-Based Awards

While professionalism is the name of the game in most workplaces, that doesn’t mean no parts of our personalities shine through. These fun quirks and habits that make a team are worth celebrating, and there are plenty that can make some funny office award categories.

The Office DJ

For the colleague who always has the best playlists (or insists on playing their music in the office).

The Snack Stash Champion

For the coworker with a drawer full of snacks they graciously (or begrudgingly) share.

The Walking Encyclopedia

For the team member who always seems to have all the answers.

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Funny Superlatives

These are the categories where, when you read then, you’ll know exactly who to nominate. Those members of the team that were made for these awards. This list has just a few examples, but you could take any good-natured personality traits and turn them into a collection of funny work awards!

Most Likely to Brighten Everyone’s Day

For the team cheerleader with an endless supply of positivity.

Best Dressed Desk

For the employee who has turned their workspace into an interior design masterpiece.

The Over-Apologiser Award

For the coworker who says “sorry” for everything—even things that aren’t their fault.

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Remote Work Awards

Let’s not forget our colleagues working from home! Just because they’re not making the commute every day doesn’t mean there aren’t humourous awards for these employees to celebrate. Whether it’s a shoddy wifi connection, or an entertaining pet making regular appreances in meetings, use these category examples as inspiration for your own personalised funny work awards.

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For the person with the most creative or amusing virtual meeting setups.

Mute Button MVP

For the coworker who’s always on mute at the perfect time (or forgets to unmute when it matters).

The Home Office Houdini

For the remote worker who always seems to vanish from calls without explanation.

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Office Escapades Trophy Categories

Here are some trophy categories that encompass office life – those moments that we all share, whether it’s a funny message or the nabbing the best parking spot. Whatever little moments make up the day at your workplace, use them to inspire your funny work awards!

The Meme Master

For sharing the funniest memes in team chats.

The Parking Pro

For always snagging the best parking spot.

The Meeting Marathoner

For surviving endless back-to-back meetings with grace.

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Designing Custom Funny Work Awards

The team at Gaudio create trophies for everything, from small businesses to global events and major brands. When it comes to making fun and silly awards for employees, our designers know how the look and feel of a trophy can have a massive influence on the tone of the award. Here are some things we consider when designing custom funny work awards, tailored to suit your brief, brand and budget:

Trophy Material and Shape

There are loads of ways to harness materials and shapes to make a dynamic custom trophy, including laser-cut profiles, bright printed colours and vivid acrylic options. Whatever you’re looking for, each design is created based on your requirements.

Personalised Awards

Adding individual names and dates makes each trophy special. For a quick turnaround, you might consider some high-quality glass trophies. Alternatively, our bespoke range has lots of inspiration on how personalisation can really shine!

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Funny Awards in the Workplace

Funny work awards are a fantastic way to recognise your employees while bringing a smile to their faces. Foster a more connected, engaged and happy workplace with some lighthearted trophies at any time of year. To keep it fun, remember to involve the team, get creative and, most importantly, balance humour and respect. Play with puns, pop culture references and inside jokes to make the awards truly personal to your team!

Ready to create your own funny work awards? Start customising funny team awards online, or browse our range of custom trophies for an  award designed to suit your brief, brand and budget.

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