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Day to Day Office
1mo
A Sad Yet Funny Work Story
When I was working at a corporate giant, a new guy joined the team. He was super friendly, settled in quickly, and even made a bunch of friends. Everything was going smoothly.
A week in, he got an email from our CEO. It was... unusual. The email claimed that the CEO (yes, the one sitting in his giant glass office a few feet away from us) was in a financial crisis and urgently needed 20,000 rupees. Of course, this was strictly confidential. The CEO promised the amount would be reimbursed with the next paycheck.
Guess what? The poor guy fell for it and wired the money. He casually showed me the receipt over lunch, and I couldn’t believe it. Everyone in the office felt bad for him, but HR confirmed there’d be no refund coming his way.
What’s the strangest or funniest thing a coworker has done at your workplace? Let’s hear your stories below!
greatking
1mo
A Team Lead
Wow, that's one way to introduce someone to corporate scams! 😅
fathersahaab
author
1mo
works at
@vivaciousbhindi, well, this can happen anywhere not just corporate
awesomesnail
1mo
works at
HR confirmed no refund? Ouch! That’s a tough lesson in email security.
fathersahaab
author
1mo
works at
@awesomesnail this is what happens when you don't inform your employees properly
a team lead
1mo
That’s the kind of story you tell new hires to keep them on their toes!
fathersahaab
author
1mo
works at
@a team lead very true, this should be a part of freshers induction.
stylishjasmine
1mo
works at
I’ve heard of trust issues in the workplace, but that’s next level! 😂
fathersahaab
author
1mo
works at
@stylishjasmine how is trust issues relevant here ?
a quality engineer 2
1mo
Lmao.. Sad for him! So apart from losing money, he had to undergo lot of phishing email mandatory trainings :(
fathersahaab
author
1mo
works at
@a quality engineer 2, yeah, It could have been prevented had the training be done prior to joining
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