This or That Questions for Work

These 72 this or that questions for work are the lightest-lift icebreaker you'll find. Email or call. Standing desk or sitting desk. Morning meetings or afternoon meetings. Office snacks or office coffee. Each pair is safe for any team and takes seconds, which makes them ideal for opening a meeting without derailing it.

Remote and hybrid teams can drop a pair in the chat before a call starts, or share the screen and have everyone vote with an emoji. In person, a quick show of hands works. Onboarding sessions, trainings, and team offsites all benefit from a few rounds, and the vote results give people a light, low-stakes way to learn how their coworkers like to work.

How to play

1. Pick one or two pairs to open your meeting.
2. Share your screen or paste the pair into team chat.
3. Everyone votes with a hand, emoji, or chat reply.
4. Show the vote results, then jump into the agenda.

All 72 This or That Questions for Work

1. Short Meetings or No Meetings?
2. Standing Desk or Regular Desk?
3. Printed Notes or Digital Notes?
4. Detailed Agenda or Wing the Meeting?
5. Chat Message or Email Thread?
6. Unmuted by Accident or Frozen on Screen?
7. Keyboard Shortcuts or Mouse Clicks?
8. Hybrid Schedule or Fully Remote?
9. Team Lunch or Solo Lunch?
10. Part-Time Job or Internship?
11. Train New Hires or Be the New Hire?
12. Emoji Reactions or Written Replies?
13. Team Retreat or Extra Day Off?
14. Office Snacks or Free Coffee?
15. Iced Coffee or Hot Coffee?
16. Slides or Spreadsheets?
17. Hot Desk or Assigned Desk?
18. Coworker Who Hums or Coworker on Speakerphone?
19. Big Company or Small Startup?
20. Donuts at Meetings or Bagels at Meetings?
21. Networking Event or Workshop?
22. Monday Motivation or Friday Feeling?
23. Water Cooler Chat or Office Group Chat?
24. Mouse or Trackpad?
25. Headset or Speakerphone?
26. Lead the Project or Support the Team?
27. Company Hoodie or Company Mug?
28. Big House or Short Commute?
29. Casual Friday or Themed Dress-Up Day?
30. Friday Afternoon Meeting or Monday Morning Meeting?
31. Remote Work or Office Work?
32. Weekly Check-In or Daily Standup?
33. Unicycle Commute or Hot Air Balloon Commute?
34. Whiteboard or Sticky Notes?
35. Lunch Out or Brown Bag Lunch?
36. Cold Office or Warm Office?
37. Commute by Car or Commute by Train?
38. Inbox Zero or Thousands Unread?
39. Office Gift Swap or Office Potluck?
40. Email or Phone Call?
41. Coffee or Tea?
42. Spinning Office Chair or Standing Meetings?
43. Camera On or Camera Off?
44. Laptop or Desktop?
45. Birthday Cake at Work or Birthday Day Off?
46. Morning Meetings or Afternoon Meetings?
47. Present or Take Notes?
48. Parking Spot or Transit Pass?
49. Office Party or Bonus Day Off?
50. Shared Calendar or Paper Planner?
51. Bigger Title or Bigger Raise?
52. Vending Machine or Coffee Cart?
53. Walk to Work or Bike to Work?
54. To-Do List or Calendar Blocks?
55. Start Early, Leave Early or Start Late, Stay Late?
56. Four-Day Week or Longer Vacations?
57. Office Plants or Office Dog?
58. Voice Message or Written Recap?
59. Work From Home or Work From a Coffee Shop?
60. Commute Podcast or Commute Music?
61. Work Playlist or Total Silence?
62. Hamster Wheel Desk or Trampoline Office Floor?
63. Micromanaging Boss or Boss Who Never Replies?
64. Strict Out of Office or Check Email on Vacation?
65. Pajama Pants or Business Casual?
66. Corner Office or Desk Next to the Kitchen?
67. Dual Monitors or One Big Monitor?
68. Nap Pod or Game Room?
69. Energy Drink or Espresso Shot?
70. Break Room or Desk Lunch?
71. Open Office or Private Office?
72. Four 10-Hour Days or Five 8-Hour Days?

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