Issue 109 - 26th October - 23rd November
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Encouraging April Fool’s pranks is good for office morale according to TheLadders.co.uk, the UK’s leading, senior executive search and selection site. Playing pranks on colleagues obliterates stress, boosts morale, encourages creativity and improves team dynamics.
Sarah Drew, General Manager of TheLadders.co.uk says: “April Fool’s day is the most light-hearted day of the year. It’s a day when anything goes and strict protocol takes a back seat. Fun should be intrinsic to any office, little things may seem trivial, but a lunchtime office basketball match with mini ball/net in a strategically placed area of the office for example, is a great stress-buster!”
Drew, who recently bought her team an individual ‘stress toy’ for each of their desks, goes on to say: “When teams come together to create a prank, it encourages creativity, teamwork and gives the office a shared experience outside of the workload.”
According to users of TheLadders.co.uk, some of the most popular office pranks include:
* The fake email – sending your colleague a fake email from HR, demanding that they go to the HR floor to discuss their email habits.
*Keyboard quizzer - unplugging a keyboard can cause hours of fun.
*The Desk Move – moving the contents and desk of a colleague without telling them.
*The Fake Phone Call – pretend to be the new client behaving bizarrely.
*Dress code disaster - telling your colleague it’s Hawaiian shirt day on Friday, when its a normal shirt and tie day
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