Our intern starts today. We figured we'd start her off with a little prank. on Flickr

jibbajabba says:

Lol. Cruel. What was the look on her face like?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

andrew d miller says:

my old seat!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

@naveen says:

"I was told I could listen to my radio at a reasonable volume."
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

dpstyles™ says:

this is so awesome.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

mojo! says:

what's the over/under on her total time spent at this desk w/o saying something?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

She took it in stride, which bodes well. I didn't have the heart to leave her hanging too long though so we showed her to her real desk nearby.

@superkb - I love that you suggest that the "chair" is the prank but the "desk" is for reals.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Aaron Landry says:

That's hilarious.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Cre8iveBro says:

NICE!!!! Poor girl...
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

sf9000 says:

LOL. i hope you told her that the plant would be taken away if she proved unworthy of the verdant landscaping.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

pablomarques says:

awesome
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

susietech says:

funny! glad she took it in stride....
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Alli7on says:

At least there's a cheery plant and stuffed toy.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Kingfox says:

Better than some of the chairs we've got around here.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Emily! says:

Daniela says, "You guys are mean" :-P
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

nickbilton says:

Nice... how'd she take it?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

sita puddin pie says:

still laughing about this 3 mins later...
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

schmuela says:

Ha!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

placenamehere says:

I think the plant adds a nice homey touch
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

hail_storm says:

Love the 90 degree angle on the monitor. Perfect fit. LOL
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

imagehost says:

oh shit
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

jolly_sonali says:

damn! hahhaha
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

whirly nyc says:

Wow - your interns get SEVEN reams of paper to sit on?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ko0ty says:

LOL!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

TheGoodFortune says:

Thats actually not a bad desk. Its great for privacy to the left and right.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

waxingpoetic75 says:

That is too much perfection. Poor intern. Mwahahahahaha
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

bhartzer says:

too funny. if she's thin and walk around the office a lot then that should be enough room, right?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

mitc0185 says:

I would guess the chances are pretty good she'll be counting the days until she leaves.

Being mean to people is bad business. You should grow up and try to act more professionally.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

sinfony says:

sadly, my "space" at works looks much like this
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

jeff.emminger says:

@mitc0185, finding out if a co-worker has a sense of humor is important too. If they balk at something like this then who would want to work with them anyway?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

iknowjustincase says:

I think someone took my stapler...

thats great
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

SushiiQueen says:

Fabulous! I wish everyone I worked with had such a great sense of humor! Pranks build unity, believe it or not! My hubbers once taped a seamstress' chair to a shirt rack 35 feet in the air... after she first stuck his drycleaning in an equivalent hard-to-reach spot! :c)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

nQuo says:

"Claustrophobia, here i come!"
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

McClainShewman says:

I don't even have an adjustable height chair like hers.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

lizkdc says:

I've seen new hires with their desks located in the corners of meeting rooms, in hallways, told to work with their laptops in the lunchroom "till we get you set up" . . . this desk, if not the seat, could sooo be real...
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Gatto Arancione says:

Humor is important.

Knowing what I know about the corporate world, if I were her, I would laugh along but maybe be a little 'ok, hiLARious, now get me outta here.. don't these chumps real shit to do?'

More fun would be to include her in a prank.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

|kevin| says:

this made my day =]
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

dev - gone says:

@mitc0185: I bet working with you is a blast..
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Don Whiteside says:

I'm sad to say that I couldn't even finish my smile before I realized how many times I've seen serious setups almost this bad..... reality is such a humor killer.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Jack Hardcastle says:

My first job (at my current employer, no less) consisted of a "desk" made of paper boxes in the corner between the copier and the wall. One to sit on, and two stacked to put a laptop on. The older interns (they, 18, me, 14) threw mouse pads at me when they felt I was getting to uppity.

It is (seriously) one of my most cherished memories. I had a great summer.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

hank:. says:

ha
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

eelharaty says:

Hi, I am the admin of "small workspaces for interns that consist of a chair seat placed on a stack of paper", I'd love to add this image to our group!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric Bono says:

You coldhearted bastards.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

cannpix says:

"Great, should we meet in the conference room in 10 minutes to go over the name matching you would like me to do this summer?" --- Current CEO of Cubeville, Inc. (Former intern June 2009)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

davidjsnow says:

Actually, that isn't much different from my first desk in the corporate world.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

tonypitale says:

At least she gets a cushion.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

RnzWithScizzerz says:

OH! This is frickin' hilarious! You must be a cool bunch to work with! Rock on!

:-) G
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

°John° says:

I'd make it work.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Genn.org says:

sf9000, haha! Perfect idea about the plant ;)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

cuteduckling says:

It seems just a bit too cozy to you
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Dave Palugyay says:

Can I have my click back?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Martin Rogalla says:

Haha nice!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

GeirEllefsen says:

Good prank sir.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

andimia5 says:

We did something similar to our new contractor. We gave him an old iMac with a puck mouse and a bucket to sit on
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ChaRisseTheCute says:

hahaha! so damn hilarious :P
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Tech_Trotter says:

My Flickr-trolling addiction began when I saw this photo :)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt Rowles says:

No numpad....bastards.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

:::HoJinChang::: says:

Please upload intern's reaction... : )
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

HO LVS says:

no wheels or backrest to her seat?
rude!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

tryan4 says:

wow... lucky
thats bigger than my office
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

drndani74 says:

This is mobbing! lurid bastards
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Rawand Dohuky says:

i'd be pissed is someone pulled this prank on me :p
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

stomatoloq says:

LOL
is so awesome
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Theresa Thompson says:

Funny
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

this station is non-operational says:

we need a video of her reaction
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

schnauzernubbins says:

Congrats. Front page of digg!!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ronin_z_e_r_o says:

I think every intern should go through that. :)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

SIN - NIN Tribute says:

At least you gave her a tablet.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Laura Ferreira says:

o gawd, made my day
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

LindaEskin says:

Awesome. Very civilized. Nice plant.

My first desk was a big ol' Mayline drafting table (appropriate, since I was doing drafting), in pieces in the loft over the workshop. First task: Find all the pieces and assemble it. :-)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

zkeletenz says:

The sad thing is - that's actually pretty close to normal for NYC.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

dee aytch says:

@ mitc0185: You suck.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

bignikojamison says:

first!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

David [dot] says:

Genius.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

OllieTwist says:

Priceless!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Apocrypha2012 says:

Oh, nice. Because new employees aren't nervous enough as it is. Why not start them off with an infantile prank?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

cybershaman says:

gotta love monitor in portrait mode >_____<

hehe
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

hesperus503 says:

I don't get it... what's funny? That looks exactly like my workspace at HSBC when I worked at their call center in Oregon. Accept I had to work on my knees (no chairs)...

(wink)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

androo630 says:

that's mean
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

gariphic says:

Is that seat Herman Miller?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

pamusl says:

Stapler!!!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

marko8904 says:

"Can I work in room with light?"
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

GuillermoPdC says:

Are you Michael Scott?
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

joel_korpi says:

Haha. No keyboard for the computer, thats awesome
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

you_and_improved says:

@mitc0185: Being a sour puss is bad business. You should grow up and try to act more human.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

empress80 says:

love it!!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

sita puddin pie says:

wow, it is insane how many times this has been viewed and commented on. i have flickr photo envy.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

hernan.seoane says:

Seen on explore! Good job!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

BlueisCoool says:

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mmpression says:

hilarious. I dont know what I would have done if I were the intern. lol
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

l'insouciant1 says:

Jajaja (I surprise myself laughing in polish :-))
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

jamshidkhan says:

@ mitc0185:: You need to blow the sand out of your !@#$% You wouldn't last a day in the Army. Professional doesn't mean you can't have a good time, and keep things on the light side. The kind of overly PC world you are espousing creates a bunch of thin skinned self-entitled whiners. "he made me sit on a stack of paper. . .I'm going to HR!"
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Arjan Almekinders says:

Great! Good prank!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Angeletti says:

Ese sitio es diminuto!. solo faltaria que el ordenador sea viejo
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

JosiahRitchie says:

The most annoying part of that desk would be the mouse. I think I'd request a laptop for the trackpad so I didn't have to constantly pick up and move the mouse. Other than that, I've done worse to myself. A milk crate is more painful than a stack of paper, and that one's padded.

I'd like a closer look at that keyboard. It looks unfamiliar.
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

kiwi5555 says:

Cool shot!!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

insomniac_amnesiac says:

Is it weird that I love it?!
There's even a plant, aww : ))
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Sweetie Weetie says:

Funny
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

italianjob17 says:

haahhaahhaahahahahha
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ittoku.lee says:

at least height is easily adjustable
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

unfalse says:

super amazing. i would totally sit there too
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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