Add a Stranger to an Office Photo

How it works

1. 1

   Upload your photo

   Upload a photo of your office, open workspace, desk setup, conference room, or home office. Photos with visible desks, chairs, or open floor space give the stranger somewhere natural to be. A photo taken from your normal working angle — like you looked up and took a shot — works best.

   Expect: The upload takes under 5 seconds. Any office or workspace photo with open space or visible desks is enough to work with.
2. 2

   Describe the stranger

   Type who you want in the office and what they're doing. The best office pranks hinge on specificity — not just "a person" but a confident man in a suit claiming an unused desk, or a woman in business casual reading files at the conference table as if she has every right to be there. The stranger should look purposeful and unbothered.

   Tip: An office stranger who looks like they know exactly what they're doing is more alarming than one who looks lost. Describe them as settled in and working — laptop open, coffee on the desk, deep in something.

   Copy one of these to get started:

   Confident man claiming a desk Add a well-dressed man in his 40s in a suit, sitting confidently at an unused desk with a laptop open and a coffee cup beside him. He looks completely settled in, as if he's been assigned this space. Not looking at the camera.

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   Mystery woman with files Add a professional woman in business attire standing near the filing cabinet or printer, reviewing a stack of printed documents with a focused expression. She clearly knows what she's looking for.

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   New guy in the conference room Add a man in his 30s in business casual clothes sitting alone at the conference room table, laptop open, phone on the table, as if waiting for a meeting that no one scheduled. Looks comfortable and patient.

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   Guy using the wrong desk Add a large man in a polo shirt sitting at someone's personal desk — you can tell it's someone else's because of their belongings — completely at home, reading something on the monitor. Looks unbothered about being at the wrong workstation.

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   IT guy under the desk Add a man in a polo shirt crouched under a desk, working on cables or hardware, as if he's from IT doing maintenance. He's focused on the cables and not interacting with anyone.

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   Person on your phone at the receptionist desk Add a stranger in business clothes sitting at the reception desk, talking on the office landline phone as if taking calls. They look professional and like they've been doing this all day.

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   Home office interloper Add a man in casual clothes sitting in the background of a home office setup, working on his own laptop at a separate small table as if he rented the space. He has his own coffee and his own stuff.

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   Send it

   Download and drop it in the work group chat, Slack, or text it to your manager with "does anyone know who this is?" The workplace context gives this prank a specific edge — it implies a security or HR situation that someone will need to investigate.