CareerOctober 6, 2026This or That Questions

50 This or That Questions for Work (Vote Live)

50 This or That questions for work: quick meeting icebreakers and team-building starters. Vote live on 15 with your team, plus 35 more to read aloud.

These This or That questions are made for work: quick meeting icebreakers, standup warm-ups and team-building starters that take ten seconds and don't make anyone cringe. Remote or office, camera on or off, Slack or email. The first 15 are live polls, so drop the link in your team channel and see how your coworkers split. Back to the main collection →

Work Style

Remote or office?

Early start or late finish?

Email or Slack?

Standing desk or comfy chair?

To-do list or calendar blocks?

Meetings

Camera on or camera off?

Morning meetings or afternoon meetings?

Daily standup or one weekly meeting?

Slides or whiteboard?

Agenda in advance or wing it?

Office Life

Office coffee or café run?

Team lunch or lunch at your desk?

Four-day week or unlimited PTO?

Open office or private office?

Bonus or extra vacation?

More work questions (read-aloud list)

  1. Headphones on or open ears?
  2. Keyboard shortcuts or mouse?
  3. Dark mode or light mode?
  4. Inbox zero or inbox chaos?
  5. One big monitor or two monitors?
  6. Office snacks or office plants?
  7. Casual Friday or casual every day?
  8. Phone call or video call?
  9. Paper notebook or notes app?
  10. Long lunch or leave early?
  11. Big team or small team?
  12. Startup or big company?
  13. Window seat or corner desk?
  14. Happy hour or team breakfast?
  15. Give the presentation or write the report?
  16. Be a mentor or have a mentor?
  17. Detailed brief or creative freedom?
  18. Commute by car or by train?
  19. Work playlist or silence?
  20. Plan the week on Monday or on Friday?
  21. Ugly sweater party or potluck?
  22. Gift card or extra day off?
  23. Shared calendar or ask first?
  24. Thumbs-up emoji or "sounds good"?
  25. Reply-all or reply to one?
  26. Short emails or detailed emails?
  27. Dog-friendly office or nap pods?
  28. Laptop or desktop?
  29. Fixed hours or flexible hours?
  30. Team offsite or team volunteer day?
  31. Brainstorm out loud or in writing?
  32. Public praise or private praise?
  33. Hybrid schedule or fully remote?
  34. Pens or pencils?
  35. Clean desk or creative clutter?

Want to run one of these as a live vote in your next meeting? Start one here — it takes 30 seconds and you get a link your team can vote on.