Be wary of April fools' office pranks.

• Position: YOU LIFE - Brief article

Employees tempted to fill the boss' office with balloons or plant whoopee cushions on their coworkers' chairs this April Fools' Day may want to think twice: 71% of marketing executives polled by The Creative Group, Menlo Park, Calif.--a specialized staffing service providing marketing, advertising, creative, and web professionals on a project basis--consider such jokes unsuitable for the office. The responses were more evenly split among advertising executives, with 51% finding workplace pranks appropriate versus 45% who gave a thumbs down.

"When it comes to April Fools' jokes or other office pranks, employees should know their audience and use good judgment," advises Megan Slabinski, executive director...