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By Anonymous - 01/04/2011 14:19 - United States

Today, just a few minutes after I got to work, my usually laconic boss came into my office and said, "Pack your stuff and get the f*ck out." Apparently, half my department was being downsized. Thinking it was an April Fool's, I burst out laughing and told him how funny the prank was. He wasn't kidding. FML

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Today, I was at work when a co-worker decided it would be funny to email me from my boss's computer to tell me I had been laid off. It wasn't funny when I was fired for real after "skipping work without giving notice." FML

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By hangman - 01/08/2013 18:25 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my boss suspended me for laughing too hard at my desk and causing a big scene in front of our customers. I was laughing because he'd forwarded me a hilarious email. He was practically smirking as he handed me my official warning. FML

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By Bossman Bill - 06/09/2024 09:00 - United States - Tampa

Today, I walked into our office and everyone started laughing. It turns out that I'd been the only one not in on the joke to come in dressed as a character from our favorite TV show. However, I'd dressed in normal work clothes. I’m the boss. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/11/2012 17:33 - Australia

Today, I was planning on enjoying my one day off work from the hospital, at home. I got a call saying I had to come in because my department was short-handed. I went in to find almost everyone there. Turns out it was a prank by my coworkers. FML

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By Alanis - 21/07/2012 01:59 - United States

Today, I confessed to my co-worker that I've secretly loved him for months. He laughed hysterically for about a minute straight before shaking his head and excusing himself from the store. Even the fact that my boss fired him for leaving early isn't cheering me up. FML

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By hanmart - 15/11/2009 05:12 - United States

Today, I found out that my coworker shared a laugh with the boss about setting the office desk on fire (which he actually did), while ten minutes later I was threatened with being fired because I made paper snowflakes and hung a few of them next to the computer. FML

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underpaid011 0

Friday 1 April 2011 19:27

take a shit on the hood of his car, or pee in the gas tank. that will be a good prank! check your employment agreement and company policy. such short notice might be a violation, giving you legal options or footing to negotiate a severance package. a deal is a deal.

ILoveEggnog 7

Friday 1 April 2011 18:28

April Fools Day can suck it.

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playboyintown 4

Friday 1 April 2011 19:20

turned out you are a fool. =

underpaid011 0

Friday 1 April 2011 19:27

therealsuperman 0

Friday 1 April 2011 19:49

Do people actually pull April fools pranks in professional workplaces?

therealsuperman 0

Friday 1 April 2011 19:53

Since when do people pull April fools pranks in a professional workplace?

bubbabaked 0

Friday 1 April 2011 20:08

tht is F ing funny

mintcar 9

Friday 1 April 2011 20:27

YDI for thinking it was a joke. I had a Physics exam this morning and almost half the class kept wondering if it was going to be an April Fool's joke or not. Er...no, it was real. Reaaal indeed.

Euronova 0

Friday 1 April 2011 21:46

Being fired from a job unexpectedly is a bit different from having a random Physics exam.

explodingmuffint 0

Friday 1 April 2011 23:12

it wasn't random. it was planned.

Euronova 0

Saturday 2 April 2011 0:09

Then what would give anyone the impression that it was a joke?

maybeeiwill 11

Friday 1 April 2011 20:35

That's funny, I told someone it was there last week today. Mine was actually a joke tho... sry op

mintcar 9

Friday 1 April 2011 20:36

YDI for thinking it was a joke. I had a Physics exam this morning and almost half the class kept wondering if was an April Fools joke or not. Nope. That exam was real. ******* real.