Competition Results: Fourteen Surefire Ways to Getting Yourself Fired
Jack KnightLast Sunday we launched a little competition to see which of our readers could come up with the best ways to get fired. The two winners would receive two copies of Tim Ferris’ new book The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich – one for their comedic brilliance and the other at random. So, without further ado, here are our picks:
The funniest entry was by Amber Yount, with:
Grab a portable boombox and loudly play Eye of the Tiger as you walk around the building. When you get to the conference room were your boss is having one of his meetings, jump on the table and proceed to dance erotically. When the song ends, flip off your boss, jump off the table, and leave building immediately.
I really, really hope Amber actually did that!
And the random winner is Nicolai Lønne. Nicolai’s whole post is very long, so here’s a highlight:
You can start sending emails to everyone in the company every time you leave your desk. Example “If anybody needs I’m on the toilet” or “For the next two minutes I’ll be at the water cooler”
You can spice it up by sending out a second email when you return, giving people details about your trip to the toilet or the weird green stuff you fund in the water cooler.
There were many entries that are hysterical, and you can read the other highlights in my column this week.
Thanks Amber and Nicolai – we hope you enjoy the book!
Joel Laumans
June 3rd, 2007
Nice, the first one really reminds me of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTO6rqryQQ
but personally I like the second one better, it would make people go crazy.
Chris Hoeppner
June 3rd, 2007
The first is a bit too overdriven, but would be funny to see as a third person though. However, the second one would be amazingly funny. Just imagine those faces every time they see you come and *know* they’ll be getting another of those weird mails about your toilet trip. *lol*
kristen
June 3rd, 2007
oh my! but it is a good one:)
matt
June 3rd, 2007
The second is way better.
Julie
June 4th, 2007
I actually recognized the second one - it was on a list of ways to make your co-workers think you’re crazy. I found it searching for jokes to tell at a Toastmasters meeting.
Emma
June 4th, 2007
I found the second to be much more amusing and plausible.
Stowoda
June 4th, 2007
Send a message to all key clients. State that whatever your current employer has offert them you can do it for half the price. Create a private email account and write an anonymous mail to your boss with your original email attached. This will do!
Ash Haque
June 4th, 2007
I think the second one is funnier
angie
June 4th, 2007
I missed the contest!
I came up with a good one too!
I call it the Hippy/Enviromentalist:
Insist on the whole office using paper that is 100%post consumer waste. Then switch all the office coffee to fair trade and insist on bio-degradable cups. Then stop bathing saying that it wastes water and pollutes local streams, giving anyone that has properly groomed themselves the evil eye. Stop wearing shoes and wear clothing only made from hemp. Finally start composting in your cubicle.
SpiffyJ
June 4th, 2007
Nice, the first one really reminds me of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTO6rqryQQ
^^^^^^^^hahah!
James Mitchell
June 5th, 2007
I missed the official contest too and posted this on the comments of that too, but it makes sense to post it here for everyone to see as well.
I call it the Amen Method:
Go to: http://www.ulc.net/ and fill out the form to be ordained as a minister. Once you’ve received your ordination status via email. Go into your bosses office and request a name plate change, business card change, email signature change, and have them update the website to add Rev. (reverend) in front of your name, anywhere it appears in company documention.