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I personally don't think April fools jokes should take place in a professional environment. Between friends and family, sure, as long as they're harmless but not at work.
Sorry, but that just sounds like a dreadfully boring workplace, workplaces should have some fun and humor. Like a light joke on slack. I do draw the line at productivity killing crap, like filling someones entire office with balloons or something
In my mind, there's a big difference between a quick one liner or a silly dad joke than an April fools "joke".
April fools you try and trick someone into something. Like telling someone their socks are untied. It's rude to the person who you're trying to trick and they don't feel good after. If someone believed you're rolling back to XP only to be told "haha, JK" it's almost rude... And these are the "nice" ones. Flipping a website upside down or filling an office with balloons.. What?
Jokes should be fun for everyone. April fools is not.
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