These 15 puns about jobs might make you cringe a little – but they really work

9.

I worked for a lift company, but it was a bit up and down.

— Jesus swept (@normanchris71) July 5, 2020

10.

Once worked as a milkman,
Until it all turned sour

— David Hingley (@David_Hingley) July 5, 2020

11.

I used to be a human statue, but I'm not in that position anymore

— Chapmaninov (@CapnChapman) July 5, 2020

12.

I got a job as an archaeologist but I didn’t really dig it

— Amit Kaushik (@kaushikedu) July 6, 2020

13.

Applied for a position as an escort… Seems you need to drive, & be a car.

— Zan Phee (@zanPHEE) July 6, 2020

14.

I used to work in a sofa workshop until I fell into the upholstery machine …pleased to say I am now fully recovered https://t.co/OQIqK1onOC

— david thorpe (@RadioDaveThorpe) July 6, 2020

15.

Didn't get a job as a sharpshooter's assistant. Dodged a bullet there https://t.co/Sir3SZJ1bQ

— Oor Bee🎗 (@homelesshorse) July 6, 2020

Just because we can, here’s a classic of the genre from wordsmith Gyles Brandreth.

My friend Andrew was working on the dodgems in Blackpool, but he's been sacked. He's claiming funfair dismissal.

— Gyles Brandreth (@GylesB1) April 25, 2019

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