Google mic drop

Google pulled it’s April Fool’s prank on Friday after it backfired causing workers to lose their jobs.

Google blamed a “bug” after Gmail users complained that they were fired for inserting a GIF into their emails of a minion dropping a microphone. A dropped mic usually signals the end of a skit or a rant. But some employers who received the “mic drop” GIF didn’t think it was funny.

Google apologized to Gmail users in a statement this morning:

“Well, it looks like we pranked ourselves this year. Due to a bug, the Mic Drop feature inadvertently caused more headaches than laughs. We’re truly sorry. The feature has been turned off. If you are still seeing it, please reload your Gmail page.”



Google mic drop