Prank Alert!
Roommate pranks, April Fool’s pranks, and office pranks are fairly common. Some pranks are harmless. Some have unintended consequences. Some can be vicious. Most are intended to be funny. But in the workplace, one needs to think through what the prank could cause, not just for the target but for the entire workplace. Take the following video. It’s funny, but in a workplace today, it could cause sheer terror. So, maybe another “funny” sound for the computer would be more appropriate.
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Definitely not as good (or labor-intensive, for that matter) as one office prank involving aluminium foil….
By the way, we still have two or three of the enormous rolls of aluminum foil you had left over after your quite impressive foil prank. It could last the rest of our lives. Hope you are doing well, April.
John