October 24, 2025 • 7 mins
This Halloween, office costumes aren’t just fun—they can make international headlines. On this episode of The Jubal Show, we dive into the story of a CEO who had to step down after showing up as the Grim Reaper on the same day his company announced layoffs. From office costume dos and don’ts to tips on surviving a spooky workplace, we cover it all.
Find out why HR experts say checking the calendar and planning ahead is critical, and hear the wild reactions from employees who experienced the most traumatic Halloween costume in corporate history.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Oh, sorry about that. Didn't mean to scare you. Ohki,
my bad. It's Halloween, you know.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
And if you haven't figured out where your costume is yet,
you need to, especially if you're going to wear a
costume to work, because you need to make sure it's appropriate.
And one CEO is actually having to step down from
his company and making international news this morning because of
something that happened with his Halloween costume. Oh no, we'll
tell you what happened next since you will show.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Hi. Everyone, this is Kat with a message about tomorrow's
office Halloween party. The company wants us to know the following.
No dressing as a Karen, since we have people of
that name working for the company. No dressing is the
opposite sex, as that would be mocking the company's trans policy.
No dressing is anything quote unquote sexy, nothing political, like
(00:51):
dressing is the president's drooel nurse, nothing satanic or religious.
Nothing COVID related, including bats saying doctors or nurse is
Sugarless candy will be provided no nuts, plus soft drinks
and water. I'll be dressed as a giant candy corn again.
See you at the party. It's gonna be a lot
of fun.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
It's the Jubile show and that's the way most office
Halloween parties go. Right, you need to be very careful
with what you wear to your office Halloween party.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
And I bring that.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Up because a CEO is actually making international headlines and
has to step down from his company all because of
something that happened with his Halloween costume at the workplace. No,
and if you're planning to wear a work costume, hr
people have chimed in with five things to keep in mind,
all because of this story. But we'll tell you what
happened and then go over that. But a business owner
(01:42):
has gone viral after what employees are calling the most
traumatic Halloween costume in corporate history, according to staff. As
a financial solutions company, the CEO arrived dressed in the morning,
dressed head to toe as the Grim Reaper comes with
a black hood and a bluetooth speaker playing the sound
(02:03):
of tolling church bells. Yeah, that's polite in the mood,
very creepy, right. It was during the company's Halloween costume day. Unfortunately,
the same morning that he came to work dressed as
the Grim Reaper was also when the company's quarterly layoffs
were scheduled.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
I mean, he distressed for the event.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
But it's also kind of funny, right, even if you're
getting fired that day, I'd rather be fired by the
Grim Reaper.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
He was walking around with a sign that said it's
your time, and one employee said they thought it was
a joke until they got called into an office and.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Let go lail did he didn't know?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
He later said it was an innocent mix up and
he had forgotten that HR was doing all the layoffs
that same day. So the CEO showed up to his
office for the Halloween party day dressed as the Grim
Reaper with signs saying things like it's your time, and
they were doing this huge layoff and you forgot about it.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
I'm sorry, but a CEO forgetting that his company was
going to have layoffs is pretty crazy, right.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
The company has since had to issue a public apology.
It offered effective affected employees one month's severance and a
free pumpkin spicelot.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
That's very nice month.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
One month set not at all. Corporate experts say this
incident serves as a cautionary tale about mixing performance art
and performance management.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
He actually did.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Step down from the company after this horrible decision. So
you need to be careful what you wear to your
Halloween office work party.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
You stepped down for that. Yeah, I do find that dramatic.
That's a little Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Jr.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Manager's also chimed in after the story with things to
keep in mind. If you plan to wear a costume
to work for Halloween.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
But Halloween, should you go to wear whatever? Well, you
have to use common sense, they say, that makes more sense.
You can't come.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
I'm in hearing your little sexy orange costume.
Speaker 5 (04:03):
Hey, Halloween can be whatever you want.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
It's pretty much anything that could potentially be offensive, they say,
should be left out of the office. If you're going
to wear a costume, I want to hear this worth
for Halloween. They say, bring a change of clothes because
even if you don't have any meeting schedules, something could
still come up and you don't want to be stuck
in a costume dealing with a serious issue all day, which.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
I disagree that'd be more fun for are serious.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
I feel like on bad days, when you know you
have a lot of meetings and stuff like that, you
should automatically come to work in a costume, whether it's
Halloween or not.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
I think it's way more fun to be in a costume.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
Yeah, until you're in that costume in a stressful environment
in a meeting and you're like, oh my gosh, and
like you're tripping over your tail or something.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Then I do my report. Sorry, boss, I can't pumpkins
don't do reports. See how that works. We're going over
a list of things you should keep in mind if
you plan to wear a costume to work for Halloween,
because one CEO actually had to step down when he
showed up to work as the Grim Reaper because he
forgot that they were doing up on of layoffs that day.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
So obviously employees very upset about that. It's a funny qui.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
And they say, check your calendar if you're going to
be wearing a costume to work, if you have zoom
meetings or other work commitments that they plan around them,
or just don't dress up you.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
Guys, who cares? It's Halloween. Don't you expect people to
be dressed up?
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:19):
The person checking me out at Safeway is definitely gonna
be dressed like a clown, Like my dentist is always
dressed like a vampire, like who cares?
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Also, it is Halloween. You don't have a zoom meeting.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
They're also still on the same normally time, so it's
no Halloween for them, it's Halloing for you.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Right.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Yeah, they should understand that you're dressed up for Halloween. Yeah,
that just shows how some un fun a lot of
people are in like the offices, weller environments.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
Well, they don't wear costumes at schools anymore either. They
don't know what really they can't dress up. I think
it's a religious man.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Certain they have certain events for it, like the trunk
retreats and stuff, but like to school, no, really.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
They also say to make sure the costume doesn't interfere
with your job. If you can't sit down or walk easily,
or if it's just going to distract you all day,
pick something happens.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
That's what makes it fun.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
Though. If it can distract you and your coworkers, you're
gonna have a great day because all of y'all are
playing with your costume and know what.
Speaker 4 (06:11):
You really need to do is come and like costume
as like a queen or something and really own that role,
like I'm the queen, bow down suka and then see
what happens.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yeah, and It says the number one thing you should
think about if you're gonna wear a costume to the
office for Halloween is make sure you talk to your
HR manager first, even if it's your first Halloween of
the job, because you don't want to be the one
person who didn't get the memo and dresses up as
something offensive or comes to work as the Grim Reaper
where they're doing layoffs, somethings like that.
Speaker 4 (06:39):
Can we please call ours? I'd like to ask permission
to be a fairy at work? What I wonder what
they would say.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
I don't know, would yes, So what are you guys
talking about? They'd be like, dude, I don't care.
Speaker 5 (06:48):
We got way more problems than what you're gonna wear
to Halloween. I'm like, exactly, have you ever asked?
Speaker 4 (06:53):
Do you know? No?
Speaker 1 (06:54):
But I've never got in toutle four.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
I even came once as Easter Money, like I dressed
up like him. I got trold by the bunny, but
it was a really hot suit and it was like, honestly,
I was passed out, So that was probably no.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
That was that other different drops. What were you doing?
Sound was like, I don't remember what they're doing. Yeah,
I was a lifeguard. You've got something of the Easter
Bunny and a lifeguard. That's how are you gonna save anybody?
It's Victoria. Are we having fun? No care? Grab all
in the basket. I can't swim very well, dude.
Speaker 5 (07:23):
That costume was so hot I almost passed down.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
I wish you had to jump into the poor and
try to say somebody in a big bunny costume, no
wonder they had a problem with it.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
I'm like, hey, man, just grabbed the Eastern basket.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I can't jump in in this costume.
Oh, sorry about that. Didn't mean to scare you. Ohki,
my bad. It's Halloween, you know.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
And if you haven't figured out where your costume is yet,
you need to, especially if you're going to wear a
costume to work, because you need to make sure it's appropriate.
And one CEO is actually having to step down from
his company and making international news this morning because of
something that happened with his Halloween costume. Oh no, we'll
tell you what happened next since you will show.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
Hi. Everyone, this is Kat with a message about tomorrow's
office Halloween party. The company wants us to know the following.
No dressing as a Karen, since we have people of
that name working for the company. No dressing is the
opposite sex, as that would be mocking the company's trans policy.
No dressing is anything quote unquote sexy, nothing political, like
(00:51):
dressing is the president's drooel nurse, nothing satanic or religious.
Nothing COVID related, including bats saying doctors or nurse is
Sugarless candy will be provided no nuts, plus soft drinks
and water. I'll be dressed as a giant candy corn again.
See you at the party. It's gonna be a lot
of fun.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
It's the Jubile show and that's the way most office
Halloween parties go. Right, you need to be very careful
with what you wear to your office Halloween party.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
And I bring that.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Up because a CEO is actually making international headlines and
has to step down from his company all because of
something that happened with his Halloween costume at the workplace. No,
and if you're planning to wear a work costume, hr
people have chimed in with five things to keep in mind,
all because of this story. But we'll tell you what
happened and then go over that. But a business owner
(01:42):
has gone viral after what employees are calling the most
traumatic Halloween costume in corporate history, according to staff. As
a financial solutions company, the CEO arrived dressed in the morning,
dressed head to toe as the Grim Reaper comes with
a black hood and a bluetooth speaker playing the sound
(02:03):
of tolling church bells. Yeah, that's polite in the mood,
very creepy, right. It was during the company's Halloween costume day. Unfortunately,
the same morning that he came to work dressed as
the Grim Reaper was also when the company's quarterly layoffs
were scheduled.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
I mean, he distressed for the event.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
But it's also kind of funny, right, even if you're
getting fired that day, I'd rather be fired by the
Grim Reaper.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
He was walking around with a sign that said it's
your time, and one employee said they thought it was
a joke until they got called into an office and.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Let go lail did he didn't know?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
He later said it was an innocent mix up and
he had forgotten that HR was doing all the layoffs
that same day. So the CEO showed up to his
office for the Halloween party day dressed as the Grim
Reaper with signs saying things like it's your time, and
they were doing this huge layoff and you forgot about it.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
I'm sorry, but a CEO forgetting that his company was
going to have layoffs is pretty crazy, right.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
The company has since had to issue a public apology.
It offered effective affected employees one month's severance and a
free pumpkin spicelot.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
That's very nice month.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
One month set not at all. Corporate experts say this
incident serves as a cautionary tale about mixing performance art
and performance management.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
He actually did.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Step down from the company after this horrible decision. So
you need to be careful what you wear to your
Halloween office work party.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
You stepped down for that. Yeah, I do find that dramatic.
That's a little Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Jr.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Manager's also chimed in after the story with things to
keep in mind. If you plan to wear a costume
to work for Halloween.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
But Halloween, should you go to wear whatever? Well, you
have to use common sense, they say, that makes more sense.
You can't come.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
I'm in hearing your little sexy orange costume.
Speaker 5 (04:03):
Hey, Halloween can be whatever you want.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
It's pretty much anything that could potentially be offensive, they say,
should be left out of the office. If you're going
to wear a costume, I want to hear this worth
for Halloween. They say, bring a change of clothes because
even if you don't have any meeting schedules, something could
still come up and you don't want to be stuck
in a costume dealing with a serious issue all day, which.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
I disagree that'd be more fun for are serious.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
I feel like on bad days, when you know you
have a lot of meetings and stuff like that, you
should automatically come to work in a costume, whether it's
Halloween or not.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
I think it's way more fun to be in a costume.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
Yeah, until you're in that costume in a stressful environment
in a meeting and you're like, oh my gosh, and
like you're tripping over your tail or something.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Then I do my report. Sorry, boss, I can't pumpkins
don't do reports. See how that works. We're going over
a list of things you should keep in mind if
you plan to wear a costume to work for Halloween,
because one CEO actually had to step down when he
showed up to work as the Grim Reaper because he
forgot that they were doing up on of layoffs that day.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
So obviously employees very upset about that. It's a funny qui.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
And they say, check your calendar if you're going to
be wearing a costume to work, if you have zoom
meetings or other work commitments that they plan around them,
or just don't dress up you.
Speaker 4 (05:15):
Guys, who cares? It's Halloween. Don't you expect people to
be dressed up?
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:19):
The person checking me out at Safeway is definitely gonna
be dressed like a clown, Like my dentist is always
dressed like a vampire, like who cares?
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Also, it is Halloween. You don't have a zoom meeting.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
They're also still on the same normally time, so it's
no Halloween for them, it's Halloing for you.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Right.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Yeah, they should understand that you're dressed up for Halloween. Yeah,
that just shows how some un fun a lot of
people are in like the offices, weller environments.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
Well, they don't wear costumes at schools anymore either. They
don't know what really they can't dress up. I think
it's a religious man.
Speaker 1 (05:48):
Wow.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Certain they have certain events for it, like the trunk
retreats and stuff, but like to school, no, really.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
They also say to make sure the costume doesn't interfere
with your job. If you can't sit down or walk easily,
or if it's just going to distract you all day,
pick something happens.
Speaker 4 (06:04):
That's what makes it fun.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
Though. If it can distract you and your coworkers, you're
gonna have a great day because all of y'all are
playing with your costume and know what.
Speaker 4 (06:11):
You really need to do is come and like costume
as like a queen or something and really own that role,
like I'm the queen, bow down suka and then see
what happens.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yeah, and It says the number one thing you should
think about if you're gonna wear a costume to the
office for Halloween is make sure you talk to your
HR manager first, even if it's your first Halloween of
the job, because you don't want to be the one
person who didn't get the memo and dresses up as
something offensive or comes to work as the Grim Reaper
where they're doing layoffs, somethings like that.
Speaker 4 (06:39):
Can we please call ours? I'd like to ask permission
to be a fairy at work? What I wonder what
they would say.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
I don't know, would yes, So what are you guys
talking about? They'd be like, dude, I don't care.
Speaker 5 (06:48):
We got way more problems than what you're gonna wear
to Halloween. I'm like, exactly, have you ever asked?
Speaker 4 (06:53):
Do you know? No?
Speaker 1 (06:54):
But I've never got in toutle four.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
I even came once as Easter Money, like I dressed
up like him. I got trold by the bunny, but
it was a really hot suit and it was like, honestly,
I was passed out, So that was probably no.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
That was that other different drops. What were you doing?
Sound was like, I don't remember what they're doing. Yeah,
I was a lifeguard. You've got something of the Easter
Bunny and a lifeguard. That's how are you gonna save anybody?
It's Victoria. Are we having fun? No care? Grab all
in the basket. I can't swim very well, dude.
Speaker 5 (07:23):
That costume was so hot I almost passed down.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
I wish you had to jump into the poor and
try to say somebody in a big bunny costume, no
wonder they had a problem with it.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
I'm like, hey, man, just grabbed the Eastern basket.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
I can't jump in in this costume.
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