It is a common tradition for old employees to play tricks on new hires.

This guy shares how one guy at the manufacturing company he works for sent him next door to get some parts and accessories.

However, he was fairly familiar with the trick, so he played along and pranked the guy harder in return.

Read below for the full details.

The old “go get some muffler bearings” trick…

Way back in the 90’s, I worked at a small window manufacturer.

It was a good bunch of people, but one guy in the back was a bit of a jerk.

I could take the joking around, but he tended to punch down.

He had a habit of implying younger people (like me) weren’t just inexperienced, but stupid.

A guy in the company he works for was trying to screw him.

One day, he decided to screw with me in a ridiculously obvious way.

And sent me to the garage next door for muffler bearings and a sky hook.

Now, I was young, but I’d heard this joke before.

My own dad once tried to send me for striped paint.

So this guy acted innocent and played along.

So I acted innocent, said okay, and went over to the garage.

When I got to the counter, I told the owner what was going on and asked for a big box with some old, useless parts.

I then asked if he could write out a bill for like $1,800 dollars, and stamp it “Non-refundable, final sale.”

He brought the big box, including the bill, to his boss!

I lugged that 50-pound box back to our shop, plunked it on the table, and handed the bill to our boss who happened to be talking to the guy who sent me.

“Here you go, Larry. Garage owner says he wants payment today.”

Larry did NOT get the last laugh on that one.

Let’s see how others reacted to this story.

This user talks about a similar tradition in the military.

This one knows how to laugh at the prank.

People are loving the funny story.

This user shared a personal experience.

Finally, well played says this one.

It’s always funnier when the one playing jokes on you gets what’s coming to them.

As long as everyone is laughing!

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