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Two-Part Story: Boss Fires Employee in Cruel April Fool's Prank, Employee Complains, Boss Gets Fired For Real

This boss must have attended the "Michael Scott School of Business Management" because this is a joke taken right out of his playbook and, just like Michael Scott, he let this joke go on for way too long. 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit on the evening of April Fool's day this week. The poster u/--Savathun-- tells the story of the cruel prank that their boss pulled on them but telling them, in a manner that seemed completely serious, that they were fired when they came in on the morning of April 1st. The boss watched as they took several hours to collect their things, destroy personal documents, and then head out the door on their way home. Then, and only then, did the boss reveal that it had been a prank. 

This employee wasn't having any of it and decided to file grievances against the boss.

We overlooked it earlier this week which is why this is only coming together now. Luckily, in that time, the OP posted t update that details the fallout from the prank and the sweet taste of victory and just desserts. 

This Update post starts on item 9 and follows the original post and comments.

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Posted by Brad Dickson
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