Icebreakers are a great way to boost morale, loosen up, and finally get to the bottom of the gossip that is driving your whole office crazy. You know that the team functions better when you’re not trying to decipher whether the looks Jeff is giving Mary mean that they want to fuck, or if he’s leaning in so close to her because they have already fucked. In these types of high-stress office scenarios, you can cut the tension with a few of these fun, informative icebreakers:
1. Play “Never Have I Ever Fucked Jeff”
Put out a few bottles of cheap wine, and tell the entire office that you’re going to play a rousing game of never-have-I-ever. Then when you offer to go first, you start with “Never have I ever fucked Jeff” (it’s okay if this isn’t true) and everybody waits to see if Mary puts her finger down. If she does, then everybody finally knows that they did it! If she doesn’t but looks uncomfortable under your intense stares, then the office can start a whole new fun argument over whether or not she was lying. Either way, everybody wins – except Mary. Or maybe she does win? You’ll have to get the details first.
2. Trust If You Blew Jeff In the Supply Closet Falls
This is a fun, old-school game that gets straight to the point! Have everybody in the office make a circle with Mary in the center and then explain that if you all trust each other to tell the truth about blowing Jeff in the supplies closet after Cinco de Mayo, she can fall into your arms. This way you don’t target Mary specifically, but open up the lines of communication to ask her directly, even though everybody in the office knows already.
3. Scavenger Hunt (For Jeff’s Confession)
Create one of those adorable scavenger hunts where co-workers have to run around the office getting each other to sign off on little statements about themselves like “I speak, two languages!” or “I’m definitely banging Mary!” Collect everyone’s scavenger hunts and see if Jeff signed off on any of them. Don’t forget to include an, “I’m definitely fucking Jeff!” option so that you can compare and see who is answering truthfully and who is still kind of ashamed.
Eventually Jeff and Mary will have to come clean about fucking each other because everyone hates a spoilsport who doesn’t take office icebreakers seriously. Don’t hesitate to get creative and come up with your own fun icebreakers, like Find the Flirt, Who’s Eating My Snackwells, and Does Beth Have Lupus?
