re: Best practical joke you've pulled at work

A former boomer boss hated tattoos, and deeply resented the younger generation for embracing them. She even wrote a policy banning visible tattoos.

I was the #2 at the time and bought a pack of fake tattoos before we visited one of the more distant locations where there was about 20 employees. I made the rounds to each employee and convinced them to put on a fake tattoo before our group meeting. The tats were not obvious- just a star behind the ear, a neck tat peeking out slightly above a collar, a wrist tat, and so on. But a young lady my boss hated the most agreed to wear a leg sleeve that showed below a skirt.

I knew the agenda was going to be rough so I did this to soften up the employees. My boss knew the news was rough too, so she was reluctant to raise overwhelming policy violations that were visible in the meeting during the meeting, but I could tell she was fuming.

On the drive to the airport, she was dramatically unloading about the issue. I added fuel to the fire about how disrespectful that was to her policy. She immediately decided to address the issue with the middle managers in that location and started to call them to bitch about it and belittle the managers. As she dialed the phone number, I asked her to check the date before unloading on them. It was April 1st. She took it well and took a knee.