All play and no work! Employees who can't resist playing pranks on their co-workers make it worth going to the office

Photos collated by Bored Panda prove that colleagues just want to have fun READ MORE: These passive aggressive messages no doubt made the situations much worse 

Whether you love your job or simply accept it as a necessary but annoying part of life, the prospect of catching up with colleagues often provides the motivation required to make it to the office every morning.

For most teams, the promise of chatting about a favourite show, moaning about the weather or doing down dating apps is run of the mill - and so is a bit of office banter.

And, as these photos from around the world and collated by Bored Panda show, what starts off as fairly mild jibing occasionally escalates to become, well, truly entertaining.

It might be a childish prank like sticking a sign saying 'Please don't disturb!' on the back of an unknowing colleague, leaving them wondering why no one's bothering with to say 'Good morning'.

Or it could be something which appears to be a joke but also has the potential to sow a small seed of doubt in the mind of someone who's going - a cake emblazoned not with 'Thank you' but with 'Fine, go.', for example.

This worker was oblivious to the sign that a colleague had stuck to his back but, given his focus, it seems to have worked

But, best of all has to be the amusingly passive aggressive notes that colleagues leave for each other.

These can be found in communal kitchens, shared bathrooms and even attached to the wall beside your desk.

Here, FEMAIL has picked out a selection of images that show the best kind of office banter... just don't get any ideas.

Clearly a joke but with the passive aggressive undertones, this sign is enough to keep any worker quiet

If someone was expecting a big 'Thank you' written in icing across your leaving cake, this amusing design may well disappoint

One worker from the US had told her colleagues she didn't like big birthday celebrations - they took a very literal approach when it came to wishing her well on her special day

If you weren't already feeling a little awkward about leaving , this sign's surely going to make you feel bad about moving on

This man was celebrating being sober for 24 years - his colleagues congratulated him for staying clean with... cleaning products

When one of their colleagues had passed away, a group of kitchen staff found a creative way to bring her back

It may look like 'bring your child to work' day, but the man at the front is actually older

People at this company clearly have their own way of making everyone feel safe at work

Someone thought they'd liven things up by attending a corporate meeting in their Halloween costume

When a worker came across this meeting room, they must have wondered why only some people got to have fun

We've all wanted to take a nap at work but one worker only went and did it