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Geoffrey James /

MoneyWatch/ March 21, 2009, 8:30 AM

Top 5 Office Pranks Gone Wrong


Sales professionals are frequently told that the folk in the back office are working hard, helping to provide support for the folk in the field. Yeah, right.

Truth is, in many cases, very little work gets done in back offices, particularly when the boss is away. Hey, that's what happens when folk don't work on commission.

A popular way for salaried cubicle rats to pass the time is by playing pranks on one another and then posting the video of the prank on YouTube. Most of these videos are repetitive and surprisingly unimaginative -- except when something goes wrong.

Here are five office pranks that didn't work... and sometimes with dire consequences.

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