New forms. Not in the book.
Print on any office printer (US Letter, one page each). Fill in calmly. Leave on the relevant desk, keyboard, printer or coffee machine.
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Form AT-665Wall gameThe Accountability Target
Something went wrong and a name is required. Pin it up, throw a paper ball, announce the result calmly. Bullseye: “Me, quietly.”
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Form PR-310PrankThis Printer Is Now Voice-Activated
An equipment notice with the approved commands (“Print.” “Print, please.” “PRINT.”). Tape it to the printer. Stand nearby. Say nothing.
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Form DI-350PrankNotice of Random Desk Inspection
Leave it on a coworker’s desk while they’re at lunch. Findings include “a cable connected to nothing” and “a plant (status: coping).”
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Form OA-380GameWastebasket Basketball: Official Scoresheet
The only sport that can be played during a meeting while appearing to take notes. Five rules, a score table, and a league status.
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Form KR-275Wall signShared Coffee Pot Code of Conduct
Seven rules, one sign, no excuses. Tape it above the coffee machine, at eye level, where the guilty will see it.
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Form CA-1015CertificateCertificate of Completion: Mandatory Online Training
For everyone who clicked “Next” 61 times and passed the quiz on the second attempt, by process of elimination. Frame it anyway.
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Issued by emailForm PT-345By emailVacation Coverage Handoff
For leaving your work in the care of a brave coworker. Issued to anyone who files a Department Request below. Reusable every vacation.
Photocopying permitted for official office nonsense: personal, non-commercial use. Please don’t sell them. We’d have to file something.
Other departments under review
The Fake Form Company is expanding. The following departments are currently circling back.
- Dept. 01
Official Forms for Healthcare Workers
The charting alone…
Status: Charting. Will finish charting at home.
Under review - Dept. 02
Official Forms for Teachers
Includes the Parent Email Decoder.
Status: Still grading.
Under review - Dept. 03
Official Forms for Remote Workers
Camera-off edition.
Status: On mute.
Under review - Dept. 04
Official Forms for Parents
Bedtime negotiation treaties.
Status: Negotiating one more chapter.
Under review - Dept. 05
Official Forms for Retirement
The final out-of-office message.
Status: Practicing the out-of-office message.
Under review - Dept. 06
Official Complaint Forms for Marriage
Thermostat dispute included.
Status: Under review by both parties.
Under review
Request filed. Check your inbox for a confirmation email (it may be hiding in Promotions). Click the button in it to receive Form PT-345.
Paperback · 112 pages · The Fake Form Company, Book 1
I’m Not Mad, I’m Documenting
Official Forms for Everything You Can’t Say Out Loud at Work
More than 90 forms, citations, signs and certificates for the reply-all, the microwave fish, and the meeting that could have been an email. Fill one in. Leave it on a keyboard. Walk away slowly.
- Office-safe: no profanity
- Professional-grade passive aggression
- Photocopying permitted
Contents on file (a selection)
- Notice of Reply-All Violation
- Microwave Incident Report and Refrigerator Eviction Notice
- Meeting Hostage Release Form and Meeting Bingo
- Email Phrases & Their Actual Meanings (“per my last email,” decoded)
- The Coworker Field Guide (you’ll recognize everyone)
- Wall signs, the Decision Dartboard, and a Memo to Management with real citations
Comes with its own Official Gift Assignment Form on page 3 (To, From, Occasion). No card needed.
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