Office pranks
28 February 2006, 02:12 PM
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Mart360,
Whats work like ? you had lunch yet ? Better make sure you clear your history / cche just incase your boss looks.
Also, better be quick, as Im thinking of hiding your desk, stapling your sleeves, lowering your seat, removing your mouse ball and then removing your car number plates.
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SBK
Whats work like ? you had lunch yet ? Better make sure you clear your history / cche just incase your boss looks.
Also, better be quick, as Im thinking of hiding your desk, stapling your sleeves, lowering your seat, removing your mouse ball and then removing your car number plates.
............
SBK
28 February 2006, 02:15 PM
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28 February 2006, 02:22 PM
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We did a tremendous prank on one of the contractors currently here. He was an American / Nigeran guy, and when it came to contract re-newal time, we told him that he needs to ask for a "Hand Job", as this was a separate negotiation, i.e. if I extend for 3 months, I would ask for a "Hand Job" that I could have one paid day off for each month.
Anyway, this chap was firmly believing this story as a few of us were all serious and convicing. We told him to go to our project manager, a woman, and ask her about a "Hand Job". So, a couple of hours went past, and on the quiet, in our open office, the guy went over to our project manager, and asked her about a "Hand Job".
I tell you, I was crying with laughter, as were the other 15 odd boys / girls here who heard it.
The project manager, replied " What ? you want a hand job ?" and the guy answered " Yes, just like you did the others. " Mind you, you had to hand it to the project manager, she took it well and laugh too.
Gone down in history that has, and every company `get together` or office do, we always remind that guy about his "Hand Job". Classic.
SBK
Anyway, this chap was firmly believing this story as a few of us were all serious and convicing. We told him to go to our project manager, a woman, and ask her about a "Hand Job". So, a couple of hours went past, and on the quiet, in our open office, the guy went over to our project manager, and asked her about a "Hand Job".
I tell you, I was crying with laughter, as were the other 15 odd boys / girls here who heard it.
The project manager, replied " What ? you want a hand job ?" and the guy answered " Yes, just like you did the others. " Mind you, you had to hand it to the project manager, she took it well and laugh too.
Gone down in history that has, and every company `get together` or office do, we always remind that guy about his "Hand Job". Classic.
SBK
28 February 2006, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
err....you're wrong.
when alan sugar starts putting clingfilm over the loo seat i'll give this some more thought....until then i think i'll stick to working at work.
when alan sugar starts putting clingfilm over the loo seat i'll give this some more thought....until then i think i'll stick to working at work.
28 February 2006, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Simon K
Mart360,
Whats work like ? you had lunch yet ? Better make sure you clear your history / cche just incase your boss looks.
Also, better be quick, as Im thinking of hiding your desk, stapling your sleeves, lowering your seat, removing your mouse ball and then removing your car number plates.
............
SBK
Whats work like ? you had lunch yet ? Better make sure you clear your history / cche just incase your boss looks.
Also, better be quick, as Im thinking of hiding your desk, stapling your sleeves, lowering your seat, removing your mouse ball and then removing your car number plates.
............
SBK
have you read the threads???
I,m not at work, so i have no need to justify what i do, what i surf, or how long i take for my lunch.
Mart
28 February 2006, 03:14 PM
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Mart360,
Not at work ? Boss let you go home early ? Or are you going in later ? Or are you working at home today ?
hahaahah of course I read the threads earlier, but I love the way people keep saying your at work, and you then having to repeat yourself, saying you not.
hahaahah
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Not at work ? Boss let you go home early ? Or are you going in later ? Or are you working at home today ?
hahaahah of course I read the threads earlier, but I love the way people keep saying your at work, and you then having to repeat yourself, saying you not.
hahaahah
SBK
28 February 2006, 03:39 PM
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Quality Engineer (automotive)
two second interviews this week, and a third second interview date to be confirmed
stick to IT!!
and when you get headhunted, tell em to **** off !!!
quality is usually the first dept to cut back by penpushers in smaller companys
Mart
two second interviews this week, and a third second interview date to be confirmed
stick to IT!!
and when you get headhunted, tell em to **** off !!!
quality is usually the first dept to cut back by penpushers in smaller companys
Mart
28 February 2006, 03:57 PM
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great thread...
Got to say I'm largely with Mart and Tiggs on this one, not a big fan of office pranks. Thought you left that crap behind at school.
The trouble is everybody is different, and what's side-crackingly funny to one person is hurtful to another. Everyone has a different tolerance, so you're better just avoiding it.
K
ps. Love Tiggs' comment re linking this thread to the payscales one -
Got to say I'm largely with Mart and Tiggs on this one, not a big fan of office pranks. Thought you left that crap behind at school.
The trouble is everybody is different, and what's side-crackingly funny to one person is hurtful to another. Everyone has a different tolerance, so you're better just avoiding it.
K
ps. Love Tiggs' comment re linking this thread to the payscales one -
28 February 2006, 04:00 PM
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Mart360, I used to work for an Automotive Design house, Ricardo's down in Shoreham by sea. First introduction into the lovely world of Sun Micro system and Slicone Graphics.
I got sent up to Ford at Duncton and then Land Rover in Solihull. Cads 5 / Katier (spelling). I remember watching chatting to so many designers of engines and how they never really cared about clearance of tools etc around an engine.
You hang in there mate, you must have the skills, as you seem to be getting interviews.
Tiggs ? What you still doing here, ............. your fired.
SBK
I got sent up to Ford at Duncton and then Land Rover in Solihull. Cads 5 / Katier (spelling). I remember watching chatting to so many designers of engines and how they never really cared about clearance of tools etc around an engine.
You hang in there mate, you must have the skills, as you seem to be getting interviews.
Tiggs ? What you still doing here, ............. your fired.
SBK
28 February 2006, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Simon K
Mart360, I used to work for an Automotive Design house, Ricardo's down in Shoreham by sea. First introduction into the lovely world of Sun Micro system and Slicone Graphics.
I got sent up to Ford at Duncton and then Land Rover in Solihull. Cads 5 / Katier (spelling). I remember watching chatting to so many designers of engines and how they never really cared about clearance of tools etc around an engine.
You hang in there mate, you must have the skills, as you seem to be getting interviews.
Tiggs ? What you still doing here, ............. your fired.
SBK
I got sent up to Ford at Duncton and then Land Rover in Solihull. Cads 5 / Katier (spelling). I remember watching chatting to so many designers of engines and how they never really cared about clearance of tools etc around an engine.
You hang in there mate, you must have the skills, as you seem to be getting interviews.
Tiggs ? What you still doing here, ............. your fired.
SBK
ford ducnton.. been there done that one.. and LR sollihull,
you wernt one of the twr mob were you???
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28 February 2006, 04:42 PM
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No, Ricardo Special Vechicles. I was the IT guy supporting all the Silicone Graphics O2 / Impact server's running all the various Cad's stuff.
Used to love going to LR, one time, when I pulled up, there were Range Rover's parked everywhere, on the grass sides, roundabouts, everywhere. When asked why, I got told that those vehicles has parts missing, but it was ££££ cheaper to allow the production line to continue, then putting the parts in later, than stopping the line.
Small world :-)
Being at home, you should watch "Deal or No Deal" Love that show !!!!! Cant believe how "emontional" some of those people get and how they need advice from others.
Where you based ? A friend told me that Ricardo's were looking for staff ???
SBK
Used to love going to LR, one time, when I pulled up, there were Range Rover's parked everywhere, on the grass sides, roundabouts, everywhere. When asked why, I got told that those vehicles has parts missing, but it was ££££ cheaper to allow the production line to continue, then putting the parts in later, than stopping the line.
Small world :-)
Being at home, you should watch "Deal or No Deal" Love that show !!!!! Cant believe how "emontional" some of those people get and how they need advice from others.
Where you based ? A friend told me that Ricardo's were looking for staff ???
SBK
28 February 2006, 04:55 PM
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Telboy hahahaahahahahaha
Not at all, just cant be bothered to **** take anymore.
Mind you Tiggs is quite ? Obviously packing his desk up. It had to be done, Sir Alan wasnt happy.
SBK
Not at all, just cant be bothered to **** take anymore.
Mind you Tiggs is quite ? Obviously packing his desk up. It had to be done, Sir Alan wasnt happy.
SBK
28 February 2006, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
if you did that in our office, you,d be colecting your p45
where in your contract does it give you free reign to act like a 10 year old??
What happens on the day one of your customers comes in to do an audit? and you cant find the data they need, as some prankster has removed your desk,
unfortuntly you seemed to have missed one valid point, you are payed to work, not pratt about like some schoolchild.
Unfortunatly you havnt yet grasped the final outcome, all that happens is it escalates, until either a serious injury or a firing occurs.
I worked in an office once where a bloke was blinded by an office prank.
not a good prank where one man looses the sight in one eye, and another fired is it.
where in your contract does it give you free reign to act like a 10 year old??
What happens on the day one of your customers comes in to do an audit? and you cant find the data they need, as some prankster has removed your desk,
unfortuntly you seemed to have missed one valid point, you are payed to work, not pratt about like some schoolchild.
Unfortunatly you havnt yet grasped the final outcome, all that happens is it escalates, until either a serious injury or a firing occurs.
I worked in an office once where a bloke was blinded by an office prank.
not a good prank where one man looses the sight in one eye, and another fired is it.
28 February 2006, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Simon K
No, Ricardo Special Vechicles. I was the IT guy supporting all the Silicone Graphics O2 / Impact server's running all the various Cad's stuff.
Used to love going to LR, one time, when I pulled up, there were Range Rover's parked everywhere, on the grass sides, roundabouts, everywhere. When asked why, I got told that those vehicles has parts missing, but it was ££££ cheaper to allow the production line to continue, then putting the parts in later, than stopping the line.
Small world :-)
Being at home, you should watch "Deal or No Deal" Love that show !!!!! Cant believe how "emontional" some of those people get and how they need advice from others.
Where you based ? A friend told me that Ricardo's were looking for staff ???
SBK
Used to love going to LR, one time, when I pulled up, there were Range Rover's parked everywhere, on the grass sides, roundabouts, everywhere. When asked why, I got told that those vehicles has parts missing, but it was ££££ cheaper to allow the production line to continue, then putting the parts in later, than stopping the line.
Small world :-)
Being at home, you should watch "Deal or No Deal" Love that show !!!!! Cant believe how "emontional" some of those people get and how they need advice from others.
Where you based ? A friend told me that Ricardo's were looking for staff ???
SBK
i worked for a tier 1 supplier on the south coast, but left to revamp a marine company, who decided to pull the plug on the revamp and went back to non value added inspection
Mart
28 February 2006, 05:26 PM
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oh heres another funny i forgot
without going into tedious detail i was am and allways will be a boxing/martial arts nut
im actually a very very placid guy with a looooong fuse
i was threatened by a rep belonging to a company i was working with in front of senior management/shop floor etc
it was a tad funny as i was ooh about 16st then and built like a proverbial brick toilet , I can only presume he either rated himself or wanted me to land the first punch.
I left that afternoon to go to vegas for the lewis/tua fight and when i returned after reporting everything with witnesses was told it was "banter"
everytime i hit the 200lb heavy bag in the gym i see that guys face every single time
without going into tedious detail i was am and allways will be a boxing/martial arts nut
im actually a very very placid guy with a looooong fuse
i was threatened by a rep belonging to a company i was working with in front of senior management/shop floor etc
it was a tad funny as i was ooh about 16st then and built like a proverbial brick toilet , I can only presume he either rated himself or wanted me to land the first punch.
I left that afternoon to go to vegas for the lewis/tua fight and when i returned after reporting everything with witnesses was told it was "banter"
everytime i hit the 200lb heavy bag in the gym i see that guys face every single time
28 February 2006, 05:27 PM
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hahaha Arundel ? Im in Rustington, on the sea front. Sure I cant persaude you for a nice long walk ? hahaahah
Mmm bit dry for jobs in this area though. Might have to go far. How about Ford over in Southampton ?
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Mmm bit dry for jobs in this area though. Might have to go far. How about Ford over in Southampton ?
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28 February 2006, 05:33 PM
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You guys that are disagreeing with a bit of a laugh at work.. you are no way telling me you work flat out for your whole shift/day 
There is nothing wrong with banter and pi55 take. I bet you go home in a huff from the boozer when one of your mates necks your drink while you are in the loo, doesn't even give him the opportunity to buy you one back 
Gets the hump if he calls you a wanchor during a bit of banter on the phone, never really gets drunk just incase someone their boss knows is in the same pub.
Tut's out loud in the office to show disapproval, is always in 10 mins early and leaves 10 mins later with a file
Granted, people losing eyes isn't fun but people not understanding why something isn't working when everyone else knows is hilarious
If any of my sales guys tried the "stress & bullying" tactics i'd get rid of them. There are ways in sales
I'd then feel a complete fool for letting someone with no sense of humour slip through the interview net.
Surrounded by do gooders and yes men all day earning a living and shuffling health and safety bollox about all day, tutting at people because they still smoke and take more than 5 mins to get a cup of tea or surrounded by hard workers that know how to have a laugh and earn maybe £250 a year less. I know which i'd prefer.
I have resisted all day, but I had to say something. Cheers
to you all (Maybe I should delete that incase I'm upsetting someone who's homophobic )
There is nothing wrong with banter and pi55 take. I bet you go home in a huff from the boozer when one of your mates necks your drink while you are in the loo, doesn't even give him the opportunity to buy you one back Gets the hump if he calls you a wanchor during a bit of banter on the phone, never really gets drunk just incase someone their boss knows is in the same pub.
Tut's out loud in the office to show disapproval, is always in 10 mins early and leaves 10 mins later with a file
Granted, people losing eyes isn't fun but people not understanding why something isn't working when everyone else knows is hilarious
If any of my sales guys tried the "stress & bullying" tactics i'd get rid of them. There are ways in sales
I'd then feel a complete fool for letting someone with no sense of humour slip through the interview net. Surrounded by do gooders and yes men all day earning a living and shuffling health and safety bollox about all day, tutting at people because they still smoke and take more than 5 mins to get a cup of tea or surrounded by hard workers that know how to have a laugh and earn maybe £250 a year less. I know which i'd prefer.
I have resisted all day, but I had to say something. Cheers
to you all (Maybe I should delete that incase I'm upsetting someone who's homophobic )
28 February 2006, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gridlock Mikey
You guys that are disagreeing with a bit of a laugh at work.. you are no way telling me you work flat out for your whole shift/day There is nothing wrong with banter and pi55 take. I bet you go home in a huff from the boozer when one of your mates necks your drink while you are in the loo, doesn't even give him the opportunity to buy you one back
Gets the hump if he calls you a wanchor during a bit of banter on the phone, never really gets drunk just incase someone their boss knows is in the same pub.
Tut's out loud in the office to show disapproval, is always in 10 mins early and leaves 10 mins later with a file
Granted, people losing eyes isn't fun but people not understanding why something isn't working when everyone else knows is hilarious
If any of my sales guys tried the "stress & bullying" tactics i'd get rid of them. There are ways in sales I'd then feel a complete fool for letting someone with no sense of humour slip through the interview net.
Surrounded by do gooders and yes men all day earning a living and shuffling health and safety bollox about all day, tutting at people because they still smoke and take more than 5 mins to get a cup of tea or surrounded by hard workers that know how to have a laugh and earn maybe £250 a year less. I know which i'd prefer.
I have resisted all day, but I had to say something. Cheers to you all (Maybe I should delete that incase I'm upsetting someone who's homophobic )
There is nothing wrong with banter and pi55 take. I bet you go home in a huff from the boozer when one of your mates necks your drink while you are in the loo, doesn't even give him the opportunity to buy you one back Gets the hump if he calls you a wanchor during a bit of banter on the phone, never really gets drunk just incase someone their boss knows is in the same pub.
Tut's out loud in the office to show disapproval, is always in 10 mins early and leaves 10 mins later with a file
Granted, people losing eyes isn't fun but people not understanding why something isn't working when everyone else knows is hilarious
If any of my sales guys tried the "stress & bullying" tactics i'd get rid of them. There are ways in sales
I'd then feel a complete fool for letting someone with no sense of humour slip through the interview net. Surrounded by do gooders and yes men all day earning a living and shuffling health and safety bollox about all day, tutting at people because they still smoke and take more than 5 mins to get a cup of tea or surrounded by hard workers that know how to have a laugh and earn maybe £250 a year less. I know which i'd prefer.
I have resisted all day, but I had to say something. Cheers
to you all (Maybe I should delete that incase I'm upsetting someone who's homophobic )all some of are saying is there is a time and a place for being a pratt, but its not at work.
if i recall you used to work for one of the large auto oems, i certainly cant recall the office style pranks occuring when i visited other oems, if anything it was all business.
Now after work, thats a different matter, and many of us would on overseas trips be necking them back until the very earlier hours, only to have a taxi pick us up a couple of hours later for a presentation, we had to do
i recall a local valeting firm near to me who,s workers used to pratt about in the cars they were valeting,
one bright spark decided to stamp on the accelerator to get the wheels spinning (auto mind) cue one merc coupe into a concrete post, and the driver in hospital with concussion, (pressed the go pedal instead of the stop one) suffice to say the merc was a write off and the offer of a few free valets didnt go down a bundle with the owner.
now you tell me, is that a just a work prank??
Mart
28 February 2006, 06:55 PM
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My take on this is that some of you who say your just commiting office pranks are actually bullying.
Its all good if everyone get a fair amount of pranks played against them but when half the office play 3 concecutive pranks against one guy in many peoples eyes that is bullying.
I think office pranks are ok though dependign on the enviroment.
If say I was in a office answering calls every now and again and doing a bit of work on my computer then yeah I would play pranks.
However If I was in a job were I directly made money for the company ie sales then no pranks for me thank you very much.
Sure know which one out of the two makes more money aswell.
Its all good if everyone get a fair amount of pranks played against them but when half the office play 3 concecutive pranks against one guy in many peoples eyes that is bullying.
I think office pranks are ok though dependign on the enviroment.
If say I was in a office answering calls every now and again and doing a bit of work on my computer then yeah I would play pranks.
However If I was in a job were I directly made money for the company ie sales then no pranks for me thank you very much.
Sure know which one out of the two makes more money aswell.
28 February 2006, 08:22 PM
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Personally I have worked in an environment where pranks and mickey taking is reasonably common place for years. I grew up with it. My apprenticeship had me taking loads of ''go and get me some tartan paint'' style stuff, being called nipper etc etc ..... what did it do for me? I'll tell you it gave me a great standing in life. You go through it, come out the other end and are accepted as a man..........Thats my way of looking at it and nothing anyone says will change my mind.
I have had loads of apprentices working for me since, some I have had a giggle with, some I haven't, you can tell from their make up whether you should or shouldn't.......I dont think I have ever upset anyone too badly .....
Its all part of growing up in the workplace...........
Couple of examples ....
1. Whole dept watched world cup match a few years ago except the apprentice who hated football, he maned the office instead. When we came back he had cellotaped phones, hole punch clippings in jacket pockets etc..... So what did we do? We went outside stripped his bike down to nut bolt and washer, put it in the smallest box we could and sent it 400 miles to another part of our company.
2. Swap a couple of letters round on persons keyboard
3. Umbrella full of hole punch clippings
4. back to back computers swap the mouses round so you operate the guy opposites.very amusing that one
5. My personal favourite is a hot spoon on the back of the head, but i've given that one up for obvious reasons
Happy days
Gary
I have had loads of apprentices working for me since, some I have had a giggle with, some I haven't, you can tell from their make up whether you should or shouldn't.......I dont think I have ever upset anyone too badly .....
Its all part of growing up in the workplace...........
Couple of examples ....
1. Whole dept watched world cup match a few years ago except the apprentice who hated football, he maned the office instead. When we came back he had cellotaped phones, hole punch clippings in jacket pockets etc..... So what did we do? We went outside stripped his bike down to nut bolt and washer, put it in the smallest box we could and sent it 400 miles to another part of our company.
2. Swap a couple of letters round on persons keyboard
3. Umbrella full of hole punch clippings
4. back to back computers swap the mouses round so you operate the guy opposites.very amusing that one
5. My personal favourite is a hot spoon on the back of the head, but i've given that one up for obvious reasons
Happy days
Gary
28 February 2006, 08:54 PM
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the place where i worked had a large design office, many of the blokes there used to do the pranks, however it got personal and to the point that one day one of the guys did somthing to another and it went off,
as the second guy (who started it incedentally) was walking past the first guy, the first guy fired some comment, the second guy lost it, and grabbed the first guy who was sitting down, and slammed his head into the desk several times, in view of the whole office.
he then went to lunch as if nothing had happened.
the first guy cleared his desk and walked out,
the second guy was suspended and a disciplinary heary conducted, he only managed to keep his job subject to some conditions because a senior manager needed him to close a major deal, and the other guy walked out of his job without telling anybody.
and that started off with prank calls and lost software etc..
mart
as the second guy (who started it incedentally) was walking past the first guy, the first guy fired some comment, the second guy lost it, and grabbed the first guy who was sitting down, and slammed his head into the desk several times, in view of the whole office.
he then went to lunch as if nothing had happened.
the first guy cleared his desk and walked out,
the second guy was suspended and a disciplinary heary conducted, he only managed to keep his job subject to some conditions because a senior manager needed him to close a major deal, and the other guy walked out of his job without telling anybody.
and that started off with prank calls and lost software etc..
mart