April Fool’s | 5 work pranks that quickly turned sour

Today marks April Fool’s Day, an annual custom that consists of practical jokes and hoaxes played on one another, particularly among colleagues within the workplace.

Spending so much time at work, employees drum up friendships with co-workers, making the chance to pull a joke on one another all the more tempting.

However, while some may see the funny side to a prank in the workplace, others may be easily offended, which can quite often lead to landing the prankster in hot water, and on occasion resulting in someone getting fired for their unfortunate choice.

Although the majority of employees aren’t currently in the office, HR Grapevine has collated a list of five of the worst April Fool’s pranks that have previously gone wrong in the office.