This is why you should always read the card being passed around the office before signing it

It's an office rites-of-passage that when it's your birthday, you get publicly mortified with a presentation of a cake and a card.

There's usually one every few weeks, so people can grow accustomed to just mindlessly signing cards without even reading them. You almost write the card on autopilot with the same message to all your colleagues, "Happy Birthday ____, hope you have a great day." But from now on you might want to pay more attention because it won't always be a birthday card that's being passed around. This Imgur user shared an image of an unfortunate lapse of attention from someone in the office who accidentally wrote, "Happy Bday, Mercy" - on a card of condolence. She overlooked the key message of the card which read, "Thinking of you as you remember and holding you in thought as you move through this difficult time". http://imgur.com/InLObMb Laugh all you want, but remember, some day this could be you. What's your most embarrassing office story? We'd love to hear it. Email us: Hello@JOE.co.uk, or message us on Facebook.