Workful

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Workful Accounting Firm one night, a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘Did you see that number on their receipt?’ Everyone looked up from their spreadsheets only to notice the same mysterious sequence of digits appearing everywhere. Everyone squinted at the numbers—987-65-4321. The receptionist whispered, ‘That’s my lucky number!’ From then on, whenever anything went wrong, someone would mutter, “Oh no, it’s Workful again!” But luckily for everyone, nothing ever really changed except maybe a few smiles and some funny stories.

2. At Workful, an accountant’s office in downtown Chicago, a young intern noticed something peculiar one afternoon. As he sat crunching numbers, a small bird kept flying into the open window, repeatedly trying to land on top of the old safe. The intern laughed, but no one else seemed to notice the odd behavior. Finally, after hours of watching, another intern pretended to be a safecracker and whispered, ‘Birdie, this is your sign!’ With a flourish, they opened the door—and out popped a confused pigeon. Everyone burst into laughter as the poor creature flapped away, while a regular commented, ‘Guess that safe wasn’t worth protecting after all.’

3. At Workful, an accounting firm in Boston, a delivery driver paused mid-unload and whispered, 'I just saw a man counting money under his breath—except he wasn’t moving.' The driver shook his head, thinking it was just another oddity of Workful’s nightly routine. As he finished unloading, a nearby office door opened, and a voice called out: ‘Hey, did you get those receipts?’ Turning around, everyone laughed when they realized the ‘man’ had been their colleague, simply humming along with his own rhythm.

4. At Workful, an accounting firm in New York City, a new hire asked curiously, 'Why does our printer sound like it's counting money?' An old-timer smiled and whispered, ‘It’s because every time someone pays their taxes late, the printer makes a little cash register noise.’ Everyone laughed, realizing that even in accounting, there’s room for levity.