Best workplace pranks

freak2002

freak2002

freak2002

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Working at a Burger King service station (south side) we used to send new co-workers people over to the other side of the motorway (via a bridge I am not evil) to get a bucket of steam, then while they were on their way over we would call the other side and tell them to expect them and send them back for some Elbow Grease. Of course we were always of of stock of this but we just realised we needed a long weight for the freezer, could they go over the other side and get one.

Or at my last job after a couple of the guys in the office took the mickey out of me, I borrowed one guys car for a delivery then when I got back parked the car so his drivers door was almost touching the other guys drivers door. A bit childish but the boss almost wet himself watching them climb over the passengers side seat, and it made me feel better.
 
who is dumb enough to fall for these?

bucket of steam? long weight? elbow grease? you are joking arent you. nobody is that stupid.

getting people to fetch these things is surely a myth that manger types like to say they've gotten young uns to do.
 
Red and White said:
who is dumb enough to fall for these?

bucket of steam? long weight? elbow grease? you are joking arent you. nobody is that stupid.

getting people to fetch these things is surely a myth that manger types like to say they've gotten young uns to do.
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Exactly, it's like when people tell that story about sending someone to fetch their spirit level a new bubble...

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Just noticed he works in Burger King. Previous statement withdrawn.
 
Red and White said:
who is dumb enough to fall for these?

bucket of steam? long weight? elbow grease? you are joking arent you. nobody is that stupid.

getting people to fetch these things is surely a myth that manger types like to say they've gotten young uns to do.
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you say that but when i used to work in a hotel we had one girl start that was very dippy. she was sent to the fish place for a bag of scales!
 
workmate turned the radio over to heart fm so when he had his car in for a service i painted all his brakes bright green, i figured the paint (which was for fake flowers) would quickly come off.

almost a year later and he still has bright green brakes.
 
dalin80 said:
workmate turned the radio over to heart fm so when he had his car in for a service i painted all his brakes bright green, i figured the paint (which was for fake flowers) would quickly come off.

almost a year later and he still has bright green brakes.
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You vandalised his car because he re-tuned the radio? :p
 
Ahhh, i remember asking the stock manager to order a R2D2 unit for the laser printer. Was amusing listening in on her asking them for one.
 
When I worked at Toytoa someone put all the bits of paper from a hole punch in someones air vents and when he went to drive home at the end of the day and turned the heater on (all heaters off as part of dealership standards) it blew them all out at him, was like a snow globe. very funny.
 
freak2002 said:
Working at a Burger King service station (south side) we used to send new co-workers people over to the other side of the motorway (via a bridge I am not evil) to get a bucket of steam, then while they were on their way over we would call the other side and tell them to expect them and send them back for some Elbow Grease. Of course we were always of of stock of this but we just realised we needed a long weight for the freezer, could they go over the other side and get one.
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You do realise that every workplace has the same story, yet strangely nobody has ever met the person or people that allegedly fell for it.
 
I think you will find the other thread was about customers, not workmates etc. If I would have posted it there I would have been slated as well. Only been a member for 3 days and nothing but grief. Way to make someone feel welcome.

BTW the people at BK were about 16-17 first job so most of them are that stupid! Plus they were mostly from Luton so says a lot!
 
I personally have sent people for buckets of steam and for long weights.

The elbow grease I have seen tried but not successful. Most do get this one.

I have to say that we used some strange liquids at BK the cleaning soap was called Capital and there were some others I cant recall at the moment (it was 6 years ago!). So steam wouldnt be out of the question for someone new.
 
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