Office Pranks

Even though I don’t like mean-spirited pranks, sometimes they do make the day memorable, and even small quirky things people do lead to funny situations.

Simulated Mouse Movements

One good prank was done by a software tester called Chris. I think he unplugged Ryan’s mouse, then plugged his own mouse to Ryan’s PC. When Ryan returned to his desk and moved his mouse (which wasn’t plugged in; or plugged into someone else’s machine for extra bantz), Chris tried to emulate his mouse movements, and tried to match his movements for as long as possible.

Ryan was obviously struggling to hit some icons/buttons, and would see a lag before the mouse moved so was really confused.

Steve in the kitchen

I was in the kitchen, and got the urge to look up, there was a picture of Steve’s face stuck to the ceiling. I wondered how long it had been there and how many people had even seen it. 

Keyboard Hijack

One classic thing people loved doing is sending messages to people if you walked away without locking your screen. There were a few times I got back to my desk to find our tester had messaged my line manager, or even his line manager.

Me 11:10:
I miss working with you Matty
Matty 11:10:
😕
Me 11:22:
I think Suhail hacked me when my back was turned
we do miss working with you though
 
 
 
Me 11:09:
I cant stop touching Suhail
Keith 11:10:
Again?!
Me 11:10:
He's got a nice red top on
Keith 11:11:
Haha
Me 11:22:
I think Suhail hacked me when my back was turned
Keith 11:23:
I figured 😛

Top Hat

There was a Christmas Party where we dressed up and someone wore a Top Hat. Afterwards I think they brought it to the office and left it there. 

Josh placed a Christmas Pudding on Andy’s chair, but because there was little chance he would just sit on it, he decided to cover it up with the Top Hat in hope he would remove the hat and not expect anything else there. It didn’t work, but Andy thought it was funny anyway. 

For a second attempt, Josh decided to place a smaller item; a sachet of vinegar. A manager came over wanting to talk to someone nearby. She initially grabbed the chair and saw the top hat. She began to pick it up but then realised the vinegar was there also. She then grabbed a different chair and exclaimed.

“I didn’t want to take that chair because it had a Top Hat and vinegar on it”

Natalie

So the prank was brilliant because it forced a manager to come out with a statement that you never thought you would hear them say.