19 : " declare your engagement when you walk in tomorrow and get down excitedly talking about all the coolheaded and expensive wedding plans your fiancé and you are thinking of . "

Major companies across the US have been laying off staff left and right, which leaves employees in a tough and often bitter position. So, I was tickled in the most petty way when Reddit useru/Timor1raposed: “Getting laid off tomorrow. They don’t know I know. What should I do to make this as uncomfortable as possible for my employer?”

Responses ranged from devious to morally questionable, butthey are notmeant to be taken seriously. Instead, we’re just enjoying the idea of playfully getting back at companies that treat people like numbers. So without further ado, here are the most-liked replies:

Note : Some response have been edited for length / clarity .

1.“Bring in cupcakes and tell everyone that this is the first day you’ve felt happy in months/years.”

– ZackyGood

2.“In my experience, one of the most confusing and uncomfortable things you can do to an employer is be super cheerful and chipper through the whole laying-off shitshow.”

" I had a job where I was burnt out , frustrated , and utterly fed up . I want to get out and start my own business , but I demand a bit of a boost . redundancy were announced , and Iknewmy head word was on the chopping pulley-block .

Me : utterly freaking thrilled .

I make clean out my desk in progression , walk into work the day of the redundancies with a strain in my heart , and … direction just kind of lost the plot . I beamed when a manager render me the bad news , and he got worried … and seemed majorly pissed when I told him I ’d already clean out my desk ? 🤷 ‍ ♂ ️

A woman in a light shirt smirks at the camera during an interview for TLC

It took me a while afterward to untangle why getting a positive answer from me had such eldritch rap - on burden . I honestly expect them to be happy that I was well-chosen and that there was one mortal they had n’t made miserable in the whole mess .

BUT … they gestate tears and anger and a sense of loss from me becausethey were valuable to their employees , veracious ? rather , I was happy to be will , like I did n’t wish about being part of their brass at all . I was n’t give them the sensory faculty of being important and beloved . I threw off their whole sense of ego - value or something . "

– Rowanever

Conan O'Brien wearing a suit, enthusiastically clapping his hands on a television show set

3.“Brag about a baby on the way, and you just closed on a new house, and your sig other lost their job…hell of a week.”

– bkorn08

4.“My wife, when told she was being let go, first asked to hear it from her sup’s sup. Once in the office of the manager, she asked to have it in writing.”

" They were n’t prepared , and she sat in their billet for 45 minute , not looking at her telephone or anything , just sitting there , waiting while someone draught the letter . "

– schlockabsorber

5.“Take a personal day.”

" Get pay to put off their architectural plan , and you could utilize that time polishing your resume , applying for jobs , and generally just check some ' me ' fourth dimension into your day . "

– Fuzzy - Can-8986

6.“The best thing to do is to let them know you already know but DO NOT reveal how you know. That there is a leak in upper management that will tear things apart.”

" I ’m not certain how cock-a-hoop your fellowship is , but I ’ve been a coach … a reorg / layoff get leak , well that near destruct an intact upper direction chain ; I watched the beldam hunt ( was too far down the run to be mistrust ) , watched a manager , a theater director , and two blow - level finally get canned in the aftermath . "

– thesama

7.“Confide in your boss that you have been in a dark place, and coming into work has really saved you.”

" Invite them over for a celebration of you moving frontwards with your life in a healthy way . champion quest them on FB , too . "

– LoserAtLinMilPlaza

8.“Bring a gift for your boss. Maybe a cheesy World’s Best Boss coffee mug à la Michael Scott.”

– ryanderkis

" lento take it back while making eye contact when they then separate you . "

– OkBaconBurger

9.“Don’t go in.”

– MamaTater11

10.“Show up late. They are assuming people show up early or on time. If you show up at 11 a.m., all the awkwardness will be in play.”

" Not being in the office will put the stress back on them . HR will have the expectation of handle everything all at once , which is good for them . Extend their pain by show up 2 hour after . "

– Anonymous

" He was evidence to return to work , his Bos was wreak in and an investigating was started . He used the next two weeks to retrieve a raw line of work , he then go in to HR and dropped everything and quit . But he got a paid two weeks ' notice . "

– Accidentalbellyflop

12.“Go in wearing pajamas. Look them in the eye and say, ‘I know.'”

– DeathOfASuperNovuh

13.“Bring in one of those sacks you carry over your shoulder on the end of a stick, then walk out looking all dejected.”

– Toowe22

14.“Well, a petty revenge is to open up a few random cubicle posts’ caps and insert a few raw shrimp into each before replacing the caps.”

" Within a yoke of day , they ’ll notice a smell ; a few weeks , it ’ll be hapless , and they ’ll contact a cleansing crew who wo n’t find the beginning , so it ’ll continue . For months , they ’ll wonder how and why the smelling became unbearable . The smell will finally wither , but their memory of it will be yours to keep and chuckle at . Stay unattackable , my dude ! "

– robntamra

15.“Randomly go up and give them a performance review and state you’re very disappointed, etc… And fire them.”

– exceptional - Highway-7

16.“Open up the conversation by mentioning you never thought they would find out about it and you are deeply ashamed. Then stop and apologize for hijacking the meeting, it’s their time.”

" They will spend forever wondering what you did . "

– slNC425

17.“Act surprised that the person canning you is still there…”

“ ' Oh my god , Jeff , hey , how ’s it going?‘Shifts eye nervously around . ' You ’re … you ’re here ! think they let you go yesterday ? ' ”

– FutureMrsConanOBrien

18.“Play baby shark all day at max volume ‘til you’re forced off the property.”

– DeadlyAidan

19.“Announce your engagement when you walk in tomorrow and start excitedly talking about all the cool and expensive wedding plans your fiancé and you are thinking of.”

– Hi_Im_Dadbot

20.And finally,

" Walk in with a Happy Birthday cake for yourself to partake in with the squad to lionize . "

– jumpyjumperoo