WORK RIDDLES

What is the difference between a dressmaker and a farmer?

What key in music makes a good army officer?

What is the difference between a locomotive engineer and a teacher?

What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?

What does a wolf receptionist say?

Who belongs to the Pyramid PTA?

What does Spiderman do for a living?

Why did the chef quit?

Why did the banker quit her job?

What only starts to work after it's fired?

What did the leprechaun do for a living?

What do you call a snake who works for the government?

When asked what he does all day, a man answered that he sits and makes faces. What does he really mean?

Who earns a living by driving their customers away?

The faster you work,
the longer it is before you're done,
and the slower you work,
the sooner you're finished?

Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Work Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.

1. Why did the copywriter quit his job? Because he couldn't get in "copy" - (in a coffee cup).

2. Why did the programmer lose his job? He didn't GET "with" - (Git, a version control system).

3. Why did the accountant quit his job? He couldn't balance the "books" - (literally, books that he had to balance).

4. Why did the graphic designer quit his job? Because he was "pixel"ated - (referencing pixels).

5. Why did the factory worker quit his job? He couldn't HAND "le" - (literally, handling something).

6. Why did the musician quit his job? He hit a "flat" note - (referencing flat key).

7. Why did the chef quit his job? He lost his "flavor" - (referencing losing his taste).

8. Why did the lawyer quit his job? He couldn't take the "briefs" - (reference to legal briefs).

9. Why did the teacher quit his job? He wasn't getting through to his class, they were "absent-tee"

10. Why did the archaeologist quit his job? He couldn't DIG "it" - (Dig, Literary means understanding or comprehension).

11. Why did the astronomer quit his job? He lost his "stars" - (distracted him from his work)

12. Why did the sailor quit his job? He couldn't "anchor" himself - (feeling uncertain)

13. Why did the decorator quit his job? He couldn't "hang" with it - (Struggling to keep up)

14. Why did the writer quit his job? He couldn't "pen"itate - he had writer's block

15. Why did the geologist quit his job? He lost his "rock" solid determination

16. Why did the plumber quit his job? He couldn't "pipe" down

17. Why did the therapist quit his job? He couldn't "talk" his way out of it

18. Why did the artist quit his job? He couldn't "paint" himself into a corner

19. Why did the banker quit his job? He couldn't keep "credit" - (credit control joke)

20. Why did the engineer quit his job? He couldn't "engineer" a way out

21. Why did the firefighter quit his job? He lost his "flame" sparked

22. Why did the gardener quit his job? He lost his "bloom" and couldn't "grow" on his achievements

23. Why did the photographer quit his job? He couldn't "snap" out of his work routine

24. Why did the dentist quit his job? He couldn't "tooth" his own horn

25. Why did the judge quit his job? He lost his "gavel" to rule the court

26. Why did the police officer quit his job? He couldn't "police" his own mind anymore

27. Why did the vet quit his job? He lost his "paws-ome" touch

28. Why did the hairdresser quit his job? He couldn't "brush" off his problems

29. Why did the carpenter quit his job? He couldn't "nail" his work in place

30. Why did the pilot quit his job? He couldn't "wing" it anymore

31. Why did the athlete quit his job? He lost his "drive" to perform

32. Why did the construction worker quit his job? He couldn't "hammer" out his differences with work

33. Why did the electrician quit his job? He couldn't "shock" himself anymore

34. Why did the philosopher quit his job? He lost his "thinking" cap

35. Why did the delivery driver quit his job? He couldn't "deliver" under pressure

36. Why did the actor quit his job? He lost his "role" and couldn't "play" the game anymore

37. Why did the optometrist quit his job? He couldn't "see" himself doing it anymore

38. Why did the fashion designer quit his job? He couldn't "sew" his dreams together anymore

39. Why did the archaeologist quit his job? He couldn't "unearth" his passion anymore

40. Why did the salesperson quit his job? He lost his "pitch"

41. Why did the translator quit his job? He couldn't "translate" his thoughts to work

42. Why did the mountaineer quit his job? He couldn't "summit" up the patience anymore

43. Why did the medical researcher quit his job? He couldn't "cure" his discontent anymore

44. Why did the call center agent quit his job? He couldn't "ring" in the new workday

45. Why did the travel agent quit his job? He lost his "passport" to success

46. Why did the marketer quit his job? He lost his "brand" of creativity

47. Why did the IT specialist quit his job? He couldn't "debug" his work anymore

48. Why did the scientist quit his job? He couldn't "formula"te a plan of action

49. Why did the financial advisor quit his job? He lost his "stock" of motivation

50. Why did the librarian quit his job? He lost his "book"ish love of work.