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title: "Question of the week for work: 40 funny ideas for Slack"
url: "https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/question-of-the-week-for-work/"
description: "40 funny question of the week ideas for work, from multiple choice to hot takes, and how to post one poll on Monday and share the result on Friday in Slack."
---

# Question of the week for work

When to use it: When a daily question is too much for your team but you still want one shared thing to vote on and argue about, posted Monday and settled by Friday.

How often: Weekly

A question of the week for work is one poll that stays open all week: it goes up on Monday,
people vote when they get to it, the thread argues, and on Friday someone posts the result. One question a week asks less of people than a
[question of the day](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/question-of-the-day-for-work/).

Below are 40 questions, mostly funny, a few that start a real conversation, and the `/poll`
text to run them with Simple Poll.

## Example polls

Paste any of these into the message box in Slack.

```text
/poll "Question of the week: which meeting phrase should be retired first?" "Circle back" "Take this offline" "Quick sync" "Per my last message" limit 1 close after 7 days remind 1 day after posting
```

Monday to Monday, one vote each, with a Tuesday reminder (Premium). *Premium: vote limits, closing automatically, reminders.*

```text
/poll "Which office supply would win in a fight?" "Stapler" :paperclip: "Hole punch" :o: "Tape dispenser" :scissors: "The broken printer" :printer: limit 1
```

A funny pick with emoji options. Close it by hand on Friday (Premium for the vote limit). *Premium: vote limits.*

```text
/poll "Question of the week: what is a small hill you will die on at work?" short text :fire: order-results-by-votes close after 3 days remind 1 day before closing
```

An open question posted Tuesday, closing Friday. The most-fired answers rise to the top (Premium for the close and reminder). *Premium: closing automatically, reminders.*

```text
/poll "You can delete one recurring meeting forever. Which one?" allow-options
```

No options. Everyone adds one and votes on the rest. Free. *Free.*

## Funny multiple-choice picks

- Most annoying office noise: loud typing, pen clicking or humming?
- Best excuse for camera off: bad Wi-Fi, lunch or the cat?
- Dream job title: Chief Snack Officer, Head of Vibes or Director of Naps?
- The office plant has been dead for weeks. Water it, replace it or hold a small ceremony?
- Best email sign-off: cheers, thanks, best or just your name?
- Why does the printer jam: paper, gremlins or it knows you are late?
- Which could you live without longest: coffee, Wi-Fi or your second monitor?
- Our team on a Monday: sloth, squirrel or owl?
- Your laptop dies for a day. Panic, rest or tidy your desk?
- Which word should be banned next year: synergy, bandwidth or alignment?

## Hot takes (pick a side)

- Should every meeting invite come with an agenda?
- Should "reply all" need sign-off?
- Standing desks: worth it, or a coat rack?
- Is a shared calendar invite without a title a red flag?
- Should Friday afternoons be meeting-free?
- Voice notes at work: yes or no?
- Should the office fridge be emptied every Friday?
- Should the team chat have a no-work channel?
- Are out-of-office emojis enough, or is a status message a must?

## Multiple choice about how we work

- Which notification sound would you mute forever: Slack knock, email ping or calendar alert?
- How do you mark a task as done: tick it, cross it out or delete it?
- First thing when you log on: messages, a drink or the calendar?
- Best meeting format: stand-up, 30-minute sync or written update?
- How do you plan your week: to-do list, calendar or vibes?
- When does a message count as ignored: an hour, a day or never?
- Best way to get unstuck: a walk, a snack, a chat or sleep on it?

## Open questions for the thread

- What is the weirdest thing in your desk drawer?
- Which app would embarrass you most in a screen-time report?
- What goes in a team time capsule to open in five years?
- What tiny thing makes your workday better?
- What was your first job, and what did it teach you?
- Whose job here would you swap with for a day?
- What work habit did you pick up from someone on this team?

## A few that start a real conversation

- What should this team never change?
- Which skill would you like to learn from a teammate?
- Which meeting could be a message?
- What are you proud of this month?
- What do you wish new starters knew in week one?
- What should we try as a team next quarter?
- What is the best thing a coworker has done for you?

## Post it Monday, settle it Friday

Post the question on Monday morning in a social channel like #random, with `limit 1`
(Premium) on the picks and hot takes so there is one winner.

**Monday to Monday:** add `close after 7 days` (Premium); each poll closes as the next one
goes up, and on Friday you post the standings. **Monday to Friday:** there is no 4-day
close, so close it yourself on Friday, or post on Tuesday morning with `close after 3 days`.

A reminder brings back the people who missed it: it reposts the poll at the bottom of the
channel, `remind 1 day after posting` for Tuesday, or `remind 1 day before closing` for
Thursday on the Tuesday-to-Friday rhythm (both Premium).

## Schedule a month and rotate the asker

Queue four questions at the start of the month: run `/poll` on its own, click
**Schedule** and pick a Monday at 9:30 for each (Premium; see the
[scheduling guide](https://simplepoll.rocks/guides/how-to-schedule-a-poll-in-slack/)). The ritual then survives
holidays and busy weeks.

Let last week's winner, or whoever wrote the best reply, pick the next question. A question
a colleague chose gets the thread going. On Friday, share the result in one line with
some colour: "Pen clicking lost by two votes. You know who you are."

## FAQ

### What is the difference between a question of the week and a question of the day?

A daily question must be answerable in seconds. A weekly one can be bigger and gives the
thread time to argue. For a daily habit, see the [question of the day](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/question-of-the-day-for-work/) template.

### How do I keep a weekly poll open all week?

Add `close after 7 days` (Premium). It is the longest automatic close. Without it, the
poll stays open until you close it in Slack.

### Should the question of the week be anonymous?

Not for the funny ones: named votes are what people talk about. Make the serious ones
`anonymous` if they ask about the team or how people feel.

## Related

- [Question of the day for work](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/question-of-the-day-for-work/): When you want one small, daily reason for a distributed team to talk about something other than work, set up ahead so nobody has to remember to post it each morning.
- [Funny poll questions for work](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/funny-poll-questions-for-work/): When a channel needs a laugh, a meeting needs a warm-up, or you want a light weekly poll that people answer without being asked twice.
- [Tally questions for work](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/tally-questions-for-work/): When you want a question on the office whiteboard, or its Slack equivalent, that people answer with one mark as they walk past.
- [Controversial poll questions for work](https://simplepoll.rocks/templates/controversial-poll-questions-for-work/): When a social channel has gone quiet and you want a low-stakes debate that gets the whole team voting and arguing in the thread.
- [How to schedule a poll in Slack](https://simplepoll.rocks/guides/how-to-schedule-a-poll-in-slack/): A scheduled poll is written now and posted later, at a time when people will see it: Monday at 9am rather than Friday at 6pm. Simple Poll can schedule a poll from the /poll text or from the poll form. Scheduling is a Premium feature, though it also works on Free for the whole of December.
- [How to close a Slack poll automatically](https://simplepoll.rocks/guides/how-to-close-a-slack-poll-automatically/): A poll that never closes never quite decides anything: votes trickle in, the result shifts, and nobody knows when to act. An automatic close fixes the deadline up front. In Simple Poll you add close after and a duration, and the poll closes on its own. Automatic closing is a Premium feature; anyone can close their own poll by hand.

## Sources

- [How to create a recurring or scheduled poll in Slack](https://help.simplepoll.rocks/article/124-how-to-create-a-recurring-poll-in-slack)
- [Cultivating culture](https://help.simplepoll.rocks/article/141-cultivating-culture)

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