A mailroom punching bag. Tuna cans with no can opener. A folded-up exercise machine.  

Framery is looking for “the most useless office perk in the world”. It’s a global campaign by agency, Reaktor Creative, for the world’s leading manufacturer of soundproof private spaces for open offices.

Because soundproof private spaces are not inherently sexy. A competition that pokes fun the most useless office perks in the world is.

“We want to help companies see that if we’re going to make employees return to the office, then we should at the very least create an environment that’s actually conducive to doing work – and maybe even having fun,” explained Samu Hällfors, chief executive officer at Framery. “There’s a real need to reinvent office culture.”

Workers are being lured back into offices this fall with promises of community, fun, and superb perks. But unless you’re working at Google, Netflix, or Apple, these office perks are often far from glamorous. The submissions so far have been hilarious. Some very strange items have been left to accumulate dust in offices around the globe.

Here are some submissions:

 Entries at perksforpods.com remain open worldwide until October 31. 

Three submissions will each win a premium Framery One soundproof pod, ideal for quiet working and private teleconferencing in open offices. The winning three pointless office perks will also be donated to charity for better use.