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title: "The Worst of the Worst #DevLife Jokes"
description: "The most insufferable product-development jokes about Scrum Masters, product managers, developers, UX designers, systems thinkers, and CI/CD."
canonical_url: "https://davesabine.com/articles/2023/08/the-worst-of-the-worst-devlife-jokes"
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It was grueling. Brutal. *Torturous!* **I curated the most insufferable jokes about product development.**

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## Scrum Master jokes

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Why did the Scrum Master go broke?

: *Because they kept trying to change everything, but nothing ever added up!*

How many Scrum Masters does it take to change a lightbulb?

: *None, they’ll just help the team realize that the room is too dark and lighting will be improved in next Sprint.*

Why did the Scrum Master bring a ladder to the sprint planning meeting?

: *Because they heard the team needed to “reach” their goals!*

How does a Scrum Master like their coffee?

: *With 3 points of sugar and 2 points of cream!*

Why did the Scrum Master become a gardener?

: *Because they wanted to help teams "grow" together!*

What’s a Scrum Master’s favorite song?

: *“We Will Sprint You” by Queen!*

Why don’t Scrum Masters ever play hide and seek?

: *Because they can’t help but reveal all the hidden issues during retrospectives!*

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## Product Manager jokes

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Why did the Product Manager bring a ladder to the meeting?

: *Because they wanted to reach the market’s high expectations!*

How many Product Managers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

: *None, they’ll just gather user feedback and optimize the bulb-changing process for the next release!*

Why did the Product Manager bring a map to work?

: *Because they wanted to find the roadmap to your heart!*

Why did the Product Manager start a gardening hobby?

: *Because they wanted to understand how products “grow” in the market!*

How does a Product Manager stay cool under pressure?

: *They use an “epic” air conditioner!*

What’s a Product Manager’s favorite sport?

: *Product tennis — they enjoy serving and rallying ideas back and forth with the team!*

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(Just imagine how bad were the jokes that I did *not* include.)

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## Product Developer jokes

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Why did the Product Developer bring a hammer to work?

: *Because they wanted to “nail” down the requirements!*

How many Product Developers does it take to change a lightbulb?

: *None, they’ll just outsource the task to a lightbulb-as-a-service provider!*

Why did the Product Developer become a magician?

: *Because they could make bugs disappear with just a wave of their keyboard!*

What’s a Developer’s favorite snack?

: *“Byte”-sized cookies, of course!*

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(You’ll thank me for removing the jokes that didn’t make this list.)

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## UX Designer jokes

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Why did the UX Designer bring a magnifying glass to work?

: *Because they wanted to focus on the fine print of user experience!*

How many UX Designers does it take to change a lightbulb?

: *None, they’ll just redesign the way we interact with the switch!*

Why did the UX Designer become a detective?

: *Because they were excellent at uncovering the hidden pain points in user journeys!*

What’s a UX Designer’s favorite type of movie?

: *“Action” — they love the user-centric flow of the plots!*

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(Trust me, the jokes I did *not* include are even worse.)

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## Systems-Thinking jokes

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Why did the computer keep crashing?

: *Because it had reached its maximum level of incompetence, following the Peter Principle!*

Why don't systems thinkers ever play hide and seek?

: *Because they always see the big picture and know where you're hiding!*

How many systems thinkers does it take to change a lightbulb?

: *None, they’ll just redesign the entire lighting system for better efficiency!*

Why did the change agent bring a map to the office?

: *Because they wanted to navigate the complexities of the corporate system!*

Why did the systems thinker become a chef?

: *Because they realized cooking is all about balancing ingredients in a complex system of flavors!*

What’s a systems thinker’s favorite board game?

: *“Risk” – they love strategizing and considering the global systems at play!*

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(The jokes *not* included in this list were much worse. Believe me.)

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## CI/CD jokes

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Why did the Developer break up with their significant other?

: *Because they realized CI/CD was their true love — it never let them down and always brought their code to production!*

Why did the Developer get a promotion for using CI/CD?

: *Because they proved they could “commit” to success, “integrate” well with the team, and “deploy” great results!*

What’s a CI/CD engineer’s favorite song?

: *“Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey — because they never stop believing in the power of automation!*

Why did the CI/CD pipeline go to therapy?

: *Because it had a “dependency” issue and needed to “build” better relationships!*

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