Fall Into It
HR's Favorite Horror Stories
Halloween Movie Night
Nightmare on Office Street
100

This seasonal latte flavor arrives every year and suddenly becomes everyone's entire personality.

What is pumpkin spice?

100

This annual benefits event produces the question, “Do I really have to read all of this?”

What is open enrollment?

100

This movie's paranormal cleanup crew is the answer to “Who ya gonna call?”

What is Ghostbusters?

100

You've delivered a passionate two-minute speech on Teams when someone says these three haunting words.

What is “You're on mute”?

200

This fall activity involves paying to get lost in a field when your inbox already provides that experience for free.

What is a corn maze?

200

A candidate accepts an interview, then disappears without a trace. Recruiters call it this spooky behavior.

What is ghosting?

200

This friendly cartoon ghost would probably receive excellent scores for teamwork and approachability.

Who is Casper?

200

This email button can turn one person's “Thanks!” into 25 people's problem.

What is Reply All?

300

This apple treat comes coated in sticky, golden candy—and may require a dental appointment afterward.

What is a caramel apple?

300

This process introduces a new hire to the company, their coworkers, and a truly impressive amount of paperwork.

What is onboarding?

300

Say this title character's name three times, and you've created a situation HR would prefer you hadn't.

Who is Beetlejuice?

300

This innocent-looking spreadsheet feature can hide half the employees and briefly convince you they all quit.

What is a filter?

400

This fall wardrobe term means wearing multiple pieces of clothing so you're prepared for both 45 and 80 degrees on the same day.

What is layering?

400

This hiring step verifies a candidate's history—because “trust me” isn't a screening process.

What is a background check?

400

This movie brings the Sanderson sisters back to Salem for a night of spells and questionable decisions.

What is Hocus Pocus?

400

This meeting invitation setting lets a one-time discussion haunt your calendar every Tuesday forever.

What is a recurring meeting?

500

This term names the official beginning of astronomical fall, when day and night are approximately equal in length.

What is the autumnal equinox?

500

This annual discussion asks everyone to remember twelve months of accomplishments the night before it's due.

What is a performance review?

500

This Pumpkin King from The Nightmare Before Christmas decides to take over a holiday outside his department.

Who is Jack Skellington?

500

You arrive ready to present, but your laptop has decided now is the perfect time to install these.

What are software updates?