The Great Post-It Caper

Today’s office prank comes from a close friend of mine, whose office is almost as mischievous as mine. His entire floor conspired against an unsuspecting department head, with awesome results:

“The other day, I was thinking about how long it had been since we’d pranked a coworker. More specifically, I was thinking that my department head was long overdue for a little fun. He’s a great guy, and we all get along swimmingly. He’s also been overworked and a little tense lately.

Please note: I would not recommend this if you do not have a casual relationship with your boss. But we lucked out, as our boss has been in the prank game along with everyone else on our floor.

The idea was born as I was scanning the internet for ideas for a big research project. There it was, on the screen, almost like it was meant just for us: someone had covered their roommate’s bedroom completely in yellow post-it notes, from ceiling to floor.

Now, I knew it was an ambitious prank. I also knew that the look on Erik’s face when he walked into his normally pristine office and found it wallpapered in post-its would be its own reward for pulling it off. Later that afternoon, I proposed the plan to my partners in crime. When the boss-man announced that he’d be leaving early on Friday for an out of office meeting, we sprang into action.

Once committed fully, we realized that this was going to be the one of the most elaborate pranks any of us have even thought of trying. We then had to figure out, and fast, how we were going to get all the post-its required to cover his whole office. We decided that we’d all pitch in money, to buy the boxes of post it’s needed. (There are close to 40 people in our entire department, so it wasn’t nearly as costly as we’d fear, since everyone was willing to be a pal)

Once we had collected the funds, I went online and bought wholesale, off brand post-its at a fabulous price. A couple of days later, the rather large package showed up on my porch.

That evening, we patiently waited for Erik to head out before hauling the post-its to his office. It took about 3 hours and 8 people to finish. We all arrived early the next morning to see the chief’s reaction. Sure enough at 8 am sharp, he walked in.
We heard him open his office, walk in, and a second later… the sound of hysterical laughter. The reaction was priceless- well worth the hard work.”

Haha… good job, guys. Anyone else out there have a great prank story to share?