Yesterday, a loved one gets an invite
from his company’s social committee.
They’re organizing a tour of a few different industries
including a sewage treatment plant.
The loved one emails me,
excited,
because he knows this is my type of event.
I get excited too.
Who wouldn’t want to learn about different industries?
Who wouldn’t want to meet
prospective clients this company could station consultants at?
Turns out…
management wouldn’t.
This was an April Fool’s joke.
Another company sets up one-on-one meetings
with managers and human resources reps.
All employees are in a panic.
Lay offs are coming.
Resumes go out.
Calls to headhunters are made.
Ha ha!
Fooled you.
April fools!
At worst, an April Fools prank results in a lawsuit.
At best, you’re seen as a liar.
Neither benefit a career.