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8 April Fool Pranks to Play on your Co-workers or Fellow Job Seekers

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April Fools' Day is here and there's no better place for pranks than at work.


In a survey, more than half of workers in Nigeria are reported working under stress. Stress and worry on the job can be harmful, causing problems that damage your health and performance. Having fun with co-workers can provide stress relief, build rapport, make work more enjoyable and possibly improve productivity.

Before you do, it is important to consider the possible consequences. Is this April Fools’ joke appropriate for work?  Will it offend, upset, or embarrass a co-worker?  Would you be upset if someone played this April Fools’ prank on you?
 Consider the worst-case scenario, and if there is even the slightest possibility of any negative consequences, then it is best to play it on the safe side and leave the April Fools’ prank for friends and family.
However, if your company has a laid-back culture or if people have successfully pulled office April Fools’ jokes in the past, then April Fools’ Day may be the perfect way to bring a little more fun and laughs into the office.  Here are 10 appropriate office April Fools’ jokes:

• Turn all the clocks in the office one hour back to make the work day seem longer.

• Swap desk drawers between co-workers — just make sure there isn’t anything personal in them!

• Obstruct the functioning of every employees mouse by sticking a piece of tape or a Post-It note that reads “April Fools!” on the bottom of their mouse.

• Feign your voice and call a friend informing him/her of a job offer by a multinational oil & gas company.

• Cook up a juicy job offer or other news, post it on Nairaland and be sure to add a bold "April Fool" at the bottom of the post.

• Send a custom SMS to a friend who participated in the NIS exam, tell them they have been specially shortlisted by President Goodluck Jonathan.

• Place a pair of pants and shoes inside the only toilet in a men’s room to make it appear someone was using the convenience. Leave it there for hours until everyone gets so pressed and starts wondering who the hell could be there.

• Place a sign on the restroom door that reads, “The Company ran out of toilet tissue; please use your bare hands.”

To pull off these office April Fools’ jokes, it is best to arrive to work early or stay late the night before. Or you can do the dirty work while everyone is out for lunch.

 Once you have pulled your office prank, play it as cool as possible. Your co-workers will spend the entire day trying to guess who pulled the joke.

Even better, play an office April Fools’ joke on a few select co-workers, and do it on yourself too — you will be less suspicious this way. If you get all of your co-workers involved and play an office April Fools’ joke on your boss, be sure that he or she is the joking type.

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