{"id":42486,"date":"2023-10-20T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/google-apologises-after-its-april-fools-joke-backfires-with-one-person-claiming-they-may-have-missed-out-on-their-dream-job-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:21:34","slug":"google-apologises-after-its-april-fools-joke-backfires-with-one-person-claiming-they-may-have-missed-out-on-their-dream-job-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/google-apologises-after-its-april-fools-joke-backfires-with-one-person-claiming-they-may-have-missed-out-on-their-dream-job-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Google apologises after its April Fools\u2019 joke backfires, with one person claiming they may have missed out on their dream job – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
Google has taken the rare step of apologising after a Gmail plugin it made for April Fools\u2019 Day \u201ccaused more headaches than laughs\u201d.<\/p>\n
The \u201cMic Drop\u201d gag, which involved creating a button so people could send a Minions<\/em>gif and mute all further responses to an email chain, has resulted in Gmail users venting frustration online.<\/p>\n One person even claimed he may have lost the opportunity to score his dream job after accidentally sending the gif to a potential employer and therefore muted any responses he might receive.<\/p>\n \u201cNot only am I mortified of the mistake, but this could potentially cost me my dream job,\u201d the man wrote on the Gmail Help Forum.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a horrible, horrible idea with potentially irreparable damages for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Another Gmail user said the feature is \u201cscrewing up\u201d important email correspondence.<\/p>\n \u201cI sent out an important email to 30 recipients and I inadvertently clicked the \u2018mic drop\u2019 send,\u201d the person wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried to resend it without that, but it was too late.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement on the Gmail blog, Google apologised for the April Fools\u2019 gag.<\/p>\n\n