UPDATE: Retail employee hides 122 plastic ducks around store on day of auditor's visit, boss writes them up: 'He couldn't even keep a straight face'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jul 30, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

This retail employee has a bag of 240 plastic ducks and a big imagination! 

If you have $10 and a whimsical spirit, you too can totally duck up your workplace, home, or friend's house. That's right: for a mere $10, you too can own 240 very small plastic duck figurines and do with them as you wish. You could use them for art projects or let your kids play with them. Or you could make people think of you every time they discover a tiny plastic duck hidden somewhere, which is exactly what this person did to their boss. 

As you can read about in the story and subsequent updates, their boss found this very, very funny. The boss and the employee seem to have a sweet ongoing banter going on — they're clearly trying to make the most of their time in the retail store together. However, this person did get banned from putting ducks on the sales floor. But no one said anything about fully ducking up the back room! 

After that, read the reason that this person won't be returning to a coffee shop after disagreeing with a barista over a single penny: "The entitlement of these people." 

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  • 01

    "A 'notice' from my boss after hiding tiny ducks around the store"

    I've been hiding tiny plastic ducks (122 to be exact) around the store i work at, the auditor came in and saw them and my boss gave me this "notice"...he couldn't even keep a straight face while reading this to me in the office
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 02

    The notice is full of duck puns and jokes

    Compliance & Waterfowl Management Subject: Disciplinary Notice - Unauthorized Duck Activity & Audit Failure Date: May 21st, 2025 Summary of Incident: On 5/21/2025, surveillance footage and customer reports confirm that a total of three (3) rubber ducks were found unsupervised on the sales floor during business hours at Store While Mall. supports individuality and team morale, our store environment must remain free of unauthorized poultry-rubber or otherwise. Audit Outcome: The unexpected presenc
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 03

    Let's not escalate this to Level 3: Duck and Cover Protocol

    m d I acknowledge the above and understand that future infractions may result in escalation to Level 3: Duck and Cover Protocol. Employee Signature:. Manager Signature: Date:
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 04
    maddler Auditor myst be among the saddest people on the planet. Give a duck to him to cheer him up. 122 rubber ducks!!! You're a genius, you undoubtedly deserve a pay raise!!!
    via u/maddler
  • 05
    Puzzled-Cucumb... The amount of people on here who aren't comprehending that this was a joke is astounding. I don't know if they didn't read the whole post or just have no sense of humor at all. Feel kinda sad for them.
    via u/Puzzled-Cucumber5386
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    Noodler_Can... OP UPDATE for clarification: no i did not get in actual trouble. Though an auditor did come the day before and give us a couple points off for the visible ducks on the sales floor. The memo is entirely a joke that my manager typed out and printed to read off to me while pretending i was in trouble, then he couldnt
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 07
    keep a straight face while trying to read it. Manager is fine with the ducks, but they are restricted to the back rooms now in case of random auditor visits.
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 08

    Update #1:

    Hi again, i made the post about hiding ducks around the store i work at and the fake "disciplinary" letter my boss. made as a prank. I have since continued to hide ducks in the non sales-floor areas and found that elmer fudd has been doing some hunting. Of course, the ducks had to avenge their beheaded brethren in return.
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 09

    They're putting the printer to good use and continuing the gag

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    via u/Noodler_Canoodler

    Someone somehow managed to cut the head off the plastic duck! 

  • 10

    That's a lot of ducks!

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    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 11
    Attakmoosegomer I love this! I just recently partied at a hotel that was actively hiding rubber ducks as a gimmick for Easter. I also had a lady at the place | live who used to put the tiny plastic/glass ducks everywhere for kids to find.
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 12
    Soy SauceandMo... But where's the signature line(s) for the duck(s)? Don't they have a right to put their John Handuck on the form?
    via u/SoySauceandMothra
  • 13
    Noodler_Canoodler OP replied to Soy SauceandMothra I acknowledge the above and unde Duck and Cover Protocol. Employee Signature: Quack. Manager Signature: Date: May 25th future infractions may result in Oh dont worry, i let the duck sign instead.
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 14

    This person has been the victim of a duck-related incident

    Darkspecialist yea had a co worker do this duck thing. started with the standard small ones then it turned into they were out in plain sight. then he bought a box of 500 assorted sizes. one was the size of a football. annoying.
    via u/Darkspecialist
  • 15
    as i saw them i just threw them in the trash and then complained every chance i could till he got himself fired. #gladyougotfired
    via u/Darkspecialist
  • 16

    But this worker didn't let their pessimism get them down

    Can i offer you a duck in this trying time? Ps; you sound like someone that hates fun.
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
  • 17
    Noodler_Can... OP UPDATE: 240 more ducks are being shipped to me. Its time to up the ante for a full quackorate takeover
    via u/Noodler_Canoodler
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    via Curated Lifestyle For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 19
    kittiekittykitty love a boss with a good sense of humor!
    via u/kittiekittykitty
  • 20
    foofie_fightie I hid 15 plastic dinosaurs around a shop and told everyone that if you find one, I'll buy you a prize (soda or candy of choice). I didnt tell anyone where they were. Only two were found the first day and I was let go the day after that. They spent months coming across dinos and got no prize... sad.
    via u/foofie_fightie
  • 21
    An old co-worker used to put ducks on jeeps whenever she saw one on her lunch. I just love that people still experience the joy of the miraculous rubber duck even into this day and age.
    via u/foofie_fightie
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    via Laura Peruchi on Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 23
    ikindap Imy... I did this with plastic babies. My managers were so ped. my GM thought it was the funniest thing she's ever seen
    via u/ikindap***edmypants

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