Hold a cubicle decorating contest the whole floor can judge
Cubicle contests often get decided by whoever walks the floor with a clipboard, and hybrid coworkers never see half the desks in person. Take a photo of each decorated cubicle, add the photos to a Rankd, and post the link in Slack or Teams. Coworkers rank every desk from their work computer or phone, on their own time. The winner is the cubicle people liked across teams, not just the one nearest the break room.
- Dana’s cardboard ski lodge
- The tinsel cave in Row C
- Marcus’s desk-sized train set
- Sales pod winter wonderland
- The paper snowflake ceiling
- Priya’s cubicle fireplace
Free. Add your own options (these are just examples), then send one link to your group.
Why ranking beats a regular poll here
- Hybrid and remote staff can judge every desk from the photos, not just the ones they pass.
- Private rankings mean nobody has to publicly snub the desk next to theirs.
- Ranking every cubicle rewards desks that impressed people outside their own team.
How it works
- Add the question and 3 to 30 options
- Send one private link to the group
- Everyone ranks privately, in about a minute
- You reveal the winner
Tips
- Set a decorating deadline and a photo day, then shoot every desk from the aisle at the same angle.
- Remind people the desk still has to work as a desk, and share any fire rules about lights and paper.
- Set the reveal for a set time, like the start of the holiday lunch, and post the result card in the channel.
Questions
Do coworkers need an account to vote from a work computer?
No. Coworkers open the link in any browser, rank the desks, and type a name. There is nothing to install, so locked-down work laptops are fine.
Can people see how I ranked?
No. Each person’s order stays private. Everyone sees the group’s final order and where they personally landed, never anyone else’s individual ranking.
Is it free? Does everyone need the app?
Rankd is free and runs in the browser, so there is nothing to download. Friends open the link from any group chat (iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, email) and rank in about a minute.