Funny Christmas Cards for Coworkers That Are Actually Office-Safe

A Christmas card for a coworker has a tricky job. It should make someone smile, but it also has to survive being read by the person at the next desk, your manager, and possibly HR. That rules out most "funny" cards in the store aisle, which lean on jokes about drinking, dating or office politics.

Gentle puns are the safe sweet spot. A penguin telling everyone to "chill out" or a fox wishing you a "Fox-tastic Christmas" gets a grin from almost anyone, works across cultures and ages, and never needs explaining. That is why every card below is a clean, warm pun with a vintage watercolor look rather than a sarcastic one-liner.

How to choose a coworker card

• Know the relationship. A work bestie can get a more personal card ("Merry Christmas to My Work Bestie"); someone you rarely talk to is better served by a general pun.
• Keep the message short. One line of thanks for something specific they did this year beats a long paragraph. See our coworker message ideas.
• Buying for the whole team? Printables shine here: buy one design and print as many copies as you need, or mix designs so nobody gets the same card as their neighbor.

Our favorite printable coworker cards

Printing a stack for the office

Each design downloads as a 5x7 card set up two per letter-size page, so ten cards take five sheets of cardstock. Print a test page on plain paper first to check colors, then switch to 80-110 lb cardstock. Our step-by-step printing guide covers paper, printer settings and folding.

If you plan to hand cards to a big team, the 6-pack of pun cards lets you rotate designs so each desk gets something a little different. Need something more formal for a manager? See Christmas cards for your boss.

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