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April Fools 'good for morale'

Office pranks are good for morale and could even help reduce stress, a new report has claimed. Playing a practical joke on a colleague could encourage creativity and improve team-working, according to executive jobsite www.TheLadders.co.uk. This news is rather timely, as April Fool’s Day coincidentally happens to be on Monday.

Some of the most popular pranks include unplugging a keyboard and moving the contents of a desk to another part of the office, the report said. Wrongly telling a colleague it’s ‘Hawaiian shirt day’ was another favourite, apparently. (Though we’ve not heard of that one before. Maybe because it’s not very funny.)

Sarah Drew, general manager of TheLadders.co.uk, said: “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. When people come together to create a prank, it encourages creativity, teamwork and gives the office a shared experience outside of the workload.”

So get plotting…

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .