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Naughty or nice | Employee pulls ULTIMATE Xmas prank on boss

Employee pulls ULTIMATE Xmas prank on boss

The Christmas period is a busy time for all businesses. Employees will be rushing around trying to finish all of their projects before breaking up for Christmas so when the boss calls in sick, while it may be unavoidable, it can leave teams a bit lengthy spread.

But one trickster employee played the ultimate Christmas prank on her boss after they called in sick as a form of light-hearted payback.

Sydney-based Author and Podcaster, Jo Thornley, decorated her boss’ entire office with wrapping paper, covering everything from the desk, chairs and even pens and pencils – The Daily Mail reported.

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