Throwback | 5 classic workplace gaffes from before lockdown

Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, when most people were all working in a central office or location, it wasn’t uncommon to hear about employee gaffes that had happened in the workplace.

Whether this was the news that a colleague had eaten someone’s lunch from the communal fridge, that they had lost an important piece of work right before deadline, or sent a rude email to the wrong person, employee blunders in the workplace cropped up from time to time.

Some have been minor while others have previously landed employees in hot water with their employer.

And with lockdown now upon us, many people are likely pining for the office or their workplace yet again. To help alleviate some of that longing, HR Grapevine has collated some of the biggest gaffes that took place when workers were all together.