[Tommy-G]

Share a funny story that happened at work to a coworker of yours

[vreihen16]

About 30 years ago, two secretaries in another building at work decided to play a prank on me. They called my office in a panic, saying that one of them had her hair stuck in a tractor-feed printer. I grabbed the scissors from my desk, and ran across the grounds to their building to cut her free.

When I got there, both secretaries were standing up and the printer was running normally. A few seconds later, one of them faked a paper cutter accident with a ketchup packet, screaming that she had just cut her finger off! They knew that I have the world's weakest stomach, but didn't know that I owned one of the first pocket cell phones. I ran outside and called for an ambulance on my cell phone! Long story short, I was on the receiving end of a stern lecture about calling in false reports when the police and ambulance arrived, and they received an even-more-stern lecture for playing pranks that cause someone to call emergency services.

Well, you know that a prank like this cannot go un-returned. Our department saved every single styrofoam packing peanut that we received in equipment shipments for months, amassing five huge lawn and leaf garbage bags full of them. One of those secretaries parked her Ford Escort hatchback with the sunroof open outside their office building every day. Somehow, those five huge bags of statically-charged packing peanuts wound up dumped in her car. Whoever did it also stuck a note under a wiper blade that said "You drive me nuts, now drive your own!"

If you've ever seen static-charged packing peanuts in the loose, you can take it to the bank that her car went to the junkyard with concealed packing peanuts in it even after she spent hours picking them all out.

From that day forward, I have been 100% anti-prank at work, going as far as stopping pranks when I see co-workers plotting them. They think that I'm a party-pooper, because none of them were around back in the day to see the reason.....

[KennyFSU]

Whoever responds using the REPLY ALL button gets harassed here at my work.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by KennyFSU

Whoever responds using the REPLY ALL button gets harassed here at my work.

As they should. The reply all button offenders should be punished accordingly. That's the business equivalent to being added to a group text message conversation.

We have recently upgraded our security policies on the company network. To access company specific sites, employees are now required to provide security codes to gain access. The non-pc minded individuals just can not grasp the concept. Almost daily, we receive an all employee Teams chat from some asshat entering their user ID's, passwords and log ins, that instantly get shared with everyone in the company.

I'll share an embarrassing story, but the employee was me. At 18 I worked at a restaurant. My first night on the job, I was told part of my responsibilities were to mop the walk-in freezer. Being the idiot that I am, I had no idea that I was being pranked. Unsure of the temp of the walk-in freezer, but it took less than a minute for the entire floor to turn to ice. Luckily I escaped with only minor bruising from the hilarity that ensued after. Bastards.

[detroitm2]

I've seen/been involved in many office pranks over the years.

One time, one of our co-workers was gone for a week on his honeymoon, so we decided to fill his cubicle with a thousand dixie cups half filled with water. Unfortunately, we did it the night before he got back, and by morning, most of the cups had started to leak. Our facilities team was not amused.

Another time, one of the managers was gone for a few days, and we filled his office with 9 industrial size bags of packing peanuts. Office was about 10x10 or so, and the peanuts were filled about 3ft up on the floor.

And the best one of all,

[rebekahb]

Originally Posted by KennyFSU

Whoever responds using the REPLY ALL button gets harassed here at my work.

There is nothing that BURNS MY ASS MORE than the assholes who reply to all. Especially, when there isn't a response needed or you can reply directly to that person and say complete/done/or whatever you need to say.

[TiMSport]

I have to add a counter point to this. I don't like it when someone does not REPLY ALL when everyone on the e-mail chain is pertinent to the communications of that particular thread. It assures everyone is on the same page. I think this is more relevant for project management matters and the such as opposed to a random internal aka meaningless thread that not everyone needs to be a part of.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

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Whoever did it also stuck a note under a wiper blade that said "You drive me nuts, now drive your own!"

That's hilarious!

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I'll share an embarrassing story, but the employee was me. At 18 I worked at a restaurant. My first night on the job, I was told part of my responsibilities were to mop the walk-in freezer. Being the idiot that I am, I had no idea that I was being pranked. Unsure of the temp of the walk-in freezer, but it took less than a minute for the entire floor to turn to ice. Luckily I escaped with only minor bruising from the hilarity that ensued after. Bastards.

I don't know why but all I am picturing is Goonies when Chunk gets stuck in the fridge with the stiff.

Originally Posted by detroitm2

And the best one of all,

That's amazing!!!!!

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by detroitm2

And the best one of all,

That's pretty good.

At a former employer, the regional supervisor's wife made all the managers handmade name tags for Christmas. Some where bears, candy canes, stockings, etc. Our credit manager at the time, loved teddy bears; her name tag was of course a teddy bear. We had a pretty strict name tag policy; everyone was to have one on at all times, if they were on the clock. Before our store opened, the credit manager was out back smoking and mentioned how glad she was that she had the bear name tag as she had lost her normal name tag. I instantly leave the area and head to her office to "kidnap" said bear name tag just to mess with her. She flipped because she couldn't find it. It became a way bigger deal because that particular day the Regional Supervisor, and HIS WIFE (who made the name tags) were coming to our store that day. The regional and wife were not supposed to be at store until late in the afternoon, this was the greenlight to f*ck with her until then. We used a polaroid camera for damaged merchandise coming from our DC and other random office stuff for documentation. This was the early 90's, no cell phones, let alone cell phone cameras. We began taking pictures of the bear blindfolded and in various random precarious situations (i.e. a gun to his head, scissors positioned at his wrists, etc.) and started taking polaroid pictures of the bear. Then we made ransom notes cut from letters of magazines and newspapers. We made crazy demands that if she ever wanted to see said bear intact again, that we wanted a 5 gallon bucket of green peanut m&m's left at a secure location, the dumpster behind our building. "Come alone", "Leave the cops out of this" and the rest of it. It was hilarious. She was not amused. When she returned from lunch, we had the bear tied up and gagged to one of those counter-standing, palm-piercing stabby, stands that businesses used to stab order tickets on back in the day. We did not receive green peanut m&m's.

After getting the name tag bear and saving her ass over a name tag violation, she eventually saw the humor in it. We had a blast f*cking with her.

Originally Posted by TommyG-inFlaNow

I don't know why but all I am picturing is Goonies when Chunk gets stuck in the fridge with the stiff.

It was like that, minus the dead body and add a generous portion of ice to the floor while being locked in. All while the back line cooks laughed at me through the little window. I eventually just stayed in the floor as there was no point in trying to stand back up, it only hurt more.

[detroitm2]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

That's pretty good.

At a former employer, the regional supervisor's wife made all the managers handmade name tags for Christmas. Some where bears, candy canes, stockings, etc. Our credit manager at the time, loved teddy bears; her name tag was of course a teddy bear. We had a pretty strict name tag policy; everyone was to have one on at all times, if they were on the clock. Before our store opened, the credit manager was out back smoking and mentioned how glad she was that she had the bear name tag as she had lost her normal name tag. I instantly leave the area and head to her office to "kidnap" said bear name tag just to mess with her. She flipped because she couldn't find it. It became a way bigger deal because that particular day the Regional Supervisor, and HIS WIFE (who made the name tags) were coming to our store that day. The regional and wife were not supposed to be at store until late in the afternoon, this was the greenlight to f*ck with her until then. We used a polaroid camera for damaged merchandise coming from our DC and other random office stuff for documentation. This was the early 90's, no cell phones, let alone cell phone cameras. We began taking pictures of the bear blindfolded and in various random precarious situations (i.e. a gun to his head, scissors positioned at his wrists, etc.) and started taking polaroid pictures of the bear. Then we made ransom notes cut from letters of magazines and newspapers. We made crazy demands that if she ever wanted to see said bear intact again, that we wanted a 5 gallon bucket of green peanut m&m's left at a secure location, the dumpster behind our building. "Come alone", "Leave the cops out of this" and the rest of it. It was hilarious. She was not amused. When she returned from lunch, we had the bear tied up and gagged to one of those counter-standing, palm-piercing stabby, stands that businesses used to stab order tickets on back in the day. We did not receive green peanut m&m's.

After getting the name tag bear and saving her ass over a name tag violation, she eventually saw the humor in it. We had a blast f*cking with her.

Holy shit, that is pretty elaborate! Gunna have to try that one some day.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by detroitm2

Holy shit, that is pretty elaborate! Gunna have to try that one some day.

I have a tendency to go overboard.....with just about damn near everything. It's all about the attention to detail.

[Tommy-G]

Working in car dealerships, guys will be guys but I had a good group of females that would show me how much they loved me every Birthday.

I was heading to Vegas so I went in early one morning to everything wrapped on my desk.

Next year, they filled my office with balloons. So, I called the detailing kid and told him to pull the pickup outside the office and take all the balloons to the garbage. Like the peanut prank above it was comical watching him struggle to keep balloons in the bed of the truck.

A technician called out sick on a holiday weekend so the boys had fun with his toolbox. THAT did not go over well.

I have gone away for training to come back and find random parts painted on my car.
As long as no one gets hurt or fired, its all good until HR finds out.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

As they should. The reply all button offenders should be punished accordingly. That's the business equivalent to being added to a group text message conversation.

We have recently upgraded our security policies on the company network. To access company specific sites, employees are now required to provide security codes to gain access. The non-pc minded individuals just can not grasp the concept. Almost daily, we receive an all employee Teams chat from some asshat entering their user ID's, passwords and log ins, that instantly get shared with everyone in the company.

I'll share an embarrassing story, but the employee was me. At 18 I worked at a restaurant. My first night on the job, I was told part of my responsibilities were to mop the walk-in freezer. Being the idiot that I am, I had no idea that I was being pranked. Unsure of the temp of the walk-in freezer, but it took less than a minute for the entire floor to turn to ice. Luckily I escaped with only minor bruising from the hilarity that ensued after. Bastards.

We pulled some pranks on FNG's (Funny New Guy; you pick your euphemism) in the Army.

1. We'd send the FNG back to drain the air tanks on the 3/4 ton truck.
(There are no air tanks on that truck).

2. We'd send the FNG to the motor pool to get some relative bearing grease.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

We pulled some pranks on FNG's (Funny New Guy; you pick your euphemism) in the Army.

1. We'd send the FNG back to drain the air tanks on the 3/4 ton truck.
(There are no air tanks on that truck).

2. We'd send the FNG to the motor pool to get some relative bearing grease.

What, not search for blinker fluid???

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

I have to add a counter point to this. I don't like it when someone does not REPLY ALL when everyone on the e-mail chain is pertinent to the communications of that particular thread. It assures everyone is on the same page. I think this is more relevant for project management matters and the such as opposed to a random internal aka meaningless thread that not everyone needs to be a part of.

You know, as a Project Coordinator this should upset me as well, however; I never run into this issue. Project Management on my end consists of me doing all the communicating. Rarely do I run into an issue where someone should have replied to everyone but didn't. I have the opposite problem where i get CC'd or added to a list on an email chain that has nothing to do with anything that I oversee.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

I have the opposite problem where i get CC'd or added to a list on an email chain that has nothing to do with anything that I oversee.

I learned a great trick when that happens.....DELETE sucka this ain't my job!

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by TommyG-inFlaNow

I learned a great trick when that happens.....DELETE sucka this ain't my job!

They just keep on coming though. It's usually from other companies that don't realize what my role is. I do occasionally get emails from people at other companies meaning to send the email to someone else whose name starts with a J and an O.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

You know, as a Project Coordinator this should upset me as well, however; I never run into this issue. Project Management on my end consists of me doing all the communicating. Rarely do I run into an issue where someone should have replied to everyone but didn't. I have the opposite problem where i get CC'd or added to a list on an email chain that has nothing to do with anything that I oversee.

Haha, yeah I know what you mean. I actually experience both scenarios which sucks. The former explanation I provided is actually related to the client sometimes when there are pending matters to be dealt with in a timely manner yet on their end there is a breakdown in their internal communications.

[3.0L]

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