Mandatory Happy Hour

Originally posted on December 20, 2022.

It had been a terrible day at work. Nearly everyone in the entire building ended up swapping bodies with someone else in the building due to an experiment gone wrong. Roland found himself in the body of Julie Wong, a woman in the sales department who often gave people like him in creative a hard time. Now that he had her body until the company found a way to fix this, he was sure her nagging would only get worse.

He wanted nothing more than to go home and hide, but HR decided the best way to “boost morale” was to implement a mandatory happy hour after work. Roland was only on his second drink when his vision started to blur and things felt dreamy. He was used to drinking a lot more, but he supposed Julie didn’t drink much at all, if it was affecting him this much. He began to vocally complain aloud to another person from work, who (as it turned out) was actually Julie in the body she had been swapped into. Somehow, after another drink in and several more inhibitions gone, Roland ended up making out with Julie.

Set for Life

Originally posted on October 22, 2023.

It had been around a week since the accident had caused everyone in the office to swap bodies. The lead programmers, Todd and Devin, found themselves working overtime to try an solve the problem.

“It must really suck for you,” Devin mused late one night to Todd, “I’m sure you’re eager to get back to normal.”

“Oh, you think so?” Todd said as he swiveled around in his chair, “The way I see it, I scored the jackpot. I swapped into the body of the CEO’s ex-wife. And I’m about eight months pregnant with his kid in here. The way I see it, if I actually give birth to this thing, I’m set for life. Child support from a guy who owns multiple billion dollar companies seems like a good way to live.”

“So you’re saying...”

“I’m just saying don’t rush yourself. I’m not. When we ‘work late’ on this stuff, I’m mostly just playing Fortnite or something.”

Office Copier

Originally posted on September 2, 2018.

Ronald wondered why no one ever said anything about the office copier. Then again, he never said anything about it either. It seemed that every time anyone used it, they’d turn into a copy of the person who used it before them, and the next person would turn into them. Each day, Ronald would find himself inhabiting the body of a different coworker, and yet everyone would treat him as himself instead of who he appeared to be. The same seemed to be true about everyone else too. It was all so weird, but also a lot of fun. Today he found himself inside the body of Natalie Wong, who worked in the purchasing department. He hoped he wouldn’t have to make another copy for a while, as he sure hoped to keep this body as long as possible.

Sent Home

Originally posted on June 23, 2017.

When Julia arrived home to find a nervous Asian woman pacing in her living room, she demanded answers. The woman quietly responded by pushing a strand of hair behind her ear and taking a deep breath until finally she spoke with a stammer.

“It’s because...I’m your husband.”

Julia’s jaw dropped.

The woman continued, “There was an accident...at work. But all of us...we all are...we’re all someone different now. I swapped into this woman’s body...her name is Lee. She’s entry level in the accounting department. Chuck, my supervisor, he’s in my body. Everyone is all mixed up. They don’t even know what caused it. But they sent us all home early. We didn’t even know what home to go to. Should I have gone to Lee’s home or here, for instance? It’s all just really weird...and awkward.”

Julia stood speechless. She couldn’t believe the woman in front of her was actually her husband. Instead of being the tall, middle aged man with broad shoulders that she married, he was now a petite Asian woman. It didn’t even seem possible, but it was way to outrageous for this woman to make up. So she had to actually be him...right?

Fun

Originally posted on April 13, 2016.

It all still seemed pretty crazy. After an accident at work, Ron swapped bodies with Maddie, one of the accountants at the company. Any time Ron thought he had imagined the whole thing, he just looked in a mirror to remind himself. They weren’t the only ones affected, and the company promised to get everyone back to normal the next morning. Thankfully, that meant he only had one night trapped in her body. She seemed like such a prude with the way she dressed and her attitude. Then again, with him in control of her body for the night, she didn’t have to be. He had to admit that she was quite attractive. He would just have to show off her wild side by hitting up some clubs this evening. He might have to hit up a mall first. He wasn’t sure he could go wild wearing this frilly blouse or lame sweater. He was sure that ‘Maddie’ was going to have more fun tonight than she ever had in her life combined, she just would never know about it...

Holiday Party

Originally posted on December 24, 2018.

It happened right in the middle of the office holiday party. There was a huge flash of light and suddenly it seemed like everyone in the attendance swapped bodies with someone else in the office. Bernard laughed when he realized he was in Heather’s body. Heather worked in Human Resources and got really into the holidays to try to boost office morale. He wasn’t sure if it was more awkward for him to be in the body of a woman or to be wearing Heather’s outfit, which was worn in attempt to win the office’s ugly sweater contest. And while Bernard was laughing, others were panicking. People were checking their phones and finding news reports of what was being called “The Great Shift,” which seemed to be worldwide with an estimated 99% of the population swapped into someone else’s body. Bernard could only figure that everyone would eventually adjust, including himself. He’d just have to get used to being in Heather’s body.

Not a Bad Way to Spend the Day

Originally posted on June 17, 2014.

When the wife of Josh’s boss approached him at the annual company picnic, he was wary. She had always been a little strange and aloof, but she had a few drinks and started to seem downright crazy. She talked about being bored with her life, complaining that her husband made too much money, which didn’t allow her to work. She started begging Josh to switch lives with her. He dismissed it at first, saying his boss would certainly notice. She turned serious for a moment, telling him that he just didn’t understand. She’d prove what she was saying. The next thing Josh knew, the world was spinning around him. He felt tipsy, and he soon discovered he had switched bodies with his boss’s wife! The rest of the picnic was a blur, and sure enough, Josh woke up the next morning still in the body of his boss’s wife. He woke up alone, her husband already off to work nice and early. He suddenly understood her boredom. There didn’t seem to be anything to do, that is until he discovered a membership to a local club. Playing tennis and hitting the pool didn’t seem like a bad way to spend the day, even if he did have to do it in a woman’s body.

The Boss (Part 3)

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Originally posted on January 24, 2017.

The next morning, Matt did his best to keep up appearances. He put on another skirt suit and headed into the office. He arrived early and sat at his boss’s desk, though he often found himself standing up to pace around the room. He tried his best to manage a smile, despite feeling quite miserable inside.

Finally, a tech arrived with some unfortunate news about the status of the device. Matt’s forced smile turned into a frown as he heard the news. The estimated repair time was between six to twelve months. He couldn’t believe he was going to stuck in this body for at least half a year. The next step was going to be meeting once again with his boss to discuss just how they were going to cope for that amount of time.

The Boss (Part 2)

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Originally posted on January 23, 2017.

Matt couldn’t believe that he was going to be stuck in the body of his boss for a little while. He hoped it would only be for a few hours, but the day ended without the device being fixed, so he now hoped they’d be able to swap back tomorrow. He hated that he had to pretend to be her also. It meant he had to act stuffy, stuck up, and feminine. But, on the plus side, it also meant he got to spend the night inside his boss’s huge house in the suburbs.

The first thing he wanted to do was change into something more comfortable than her skirt suit. It took him forever to find a closet. While Matt first considered a t-shirt and sweats, an odd find in the back her closet changed his mind.

He couldn’t believe his boss even owned anything like this! After putting on the leather outfit, he stared at himself in the mirror for a good half hour before sitting down on the floor. There was clearly a side to his boss that he didn’t know. He wasn’t sure he would ever ask her about it; heck, he wasn’t even sure he wanted to think any more about it.

The Boss (Part 1)

Originally posted on January 22, 2017.

Matt sat at his boss’s desk and listened as she explained what had happened. She spoke about a secret government contract, some boring technical stuff, and then the kicker. He had swapped bodies with her thanks to this weird gizmo, and now she was asking him to pretend to be her until they were able to fix it.

He looked at her with skepticism. How was he supposed to pull this off? He didn’t know much about what she did day to day. Further, he had no idea how he was going to cope with being a woman who was about ten years older than he was. Of course, until that device was fixed, he probably didn’t have much of a choice. He reluctantly agreed to let her talk through how he should act in the interim.

The Truth

Originally posted on May 15, 2018.

“This isn’t what it looks like,” Raul tried to explain to his co-worker Max.

“It looks like your photocopying your ass, Lucy” Max replied with a smile.

“Well, for starters, I’m not Lucy! Somehow this machine turned me into a copy of her. We tried to fix it, but then she somehow got stuck inside! I know this sounds insane, but you’ve got to help me here!”

Max just laughed. Everyone knew Lucy was the joker around the office. What he never could’ve guessed was the insane story he had just been told was the truth!

Worker Protection

Originally posted on January 25, 2014.

After the Great Shift, Stan no longer had the physical ability to continue his normal job at the factory, but thanks to some quick worker protection laws passed in the wake of the Shift, the company wasn’t able to just let him go either. As a result, they found odd jobs for him to do in the factory or in the warehouse. Today, he was assigned to clean the floors. He knew this wouldn’t last. The protection laws were only temporary. He’d probably need to find something else to do sooner rather than later. Then again, considering his new body, maybe he’d just be able to find himself a husband?

Mandatory Happy Hour

Originally posted on December 20, 2022.

It had been a terrible day at work. Nearly everyone in the entire building ended up swapping bodies with someone else in the building due to an experiment gone wrong. Roland found himself in the body of Julie Wong, a woman in the sales department who often gave people like him in creative a hard time. Now that he had her body until the company found a way to fix this, he was sure her nagging would only get worse.

He wanted nothing more than to go home and hide, but HR decided the best way to “boost morale” was to implement a mandatory happy hour after work. Roland was only on his second drink when his vision started to blur and things felt dreamy. He was used to drinking a lot more, but he supposed Julie didn’t drink much at all, if it was affecting him this much. He began to vocally complain aloud to another person from work, who (as it turned out) was actually Julie in the body she had been swapped into. Somehow, after another drink in and several more inhibitions gone, Roland ended up making out with Julie.

Worse Than Being Fired

Originally posted on March 31, 2015.

Todd was nervous about being called into his boss’s office. At worst, he thought he may be fired, but this was way worse than being fired! His boss had demanded Todd volunteer to test a new prototype, a weird body swapper that the R&D department had developed. It wouldn’t have been so bad except for the fact that the other volunteer was Sue from marketing. Sue was annoying, so demanding and kind of obnoxious. Now he was her for the next week, and she was him. He could keep a low profile, but she would probably still be making all sorts of demands while she was him. By the time he was back in his own body, he was sure all his co-workers would hate him. He wished he could just spill the truth to all of them, but the prototype was still in the top secret phase. It was going to be an awkward week.

Not a Bad Way to Spend the Day

Originally posted on June 17, 2014.

When the wife of Josh’s boss approached him at the annual company picnic, he was wary. She had always been a little strange and aloof, but she had a few drinks and started to seem downright crazy. She talked about being bored with her life, complaining that her husband made too much money, which didn’t allow her to work. She started begging Josh to switch lives with her. He dismissed it at first, saying his boss would certainly notice. She turned serious for a moment, telling him that he just didn’t understand. She’d prove what she was saying. The next thing Josh knew, the world was spinning around him. He felt tipsy, and he soon discovered he had switched bodies with his boss’s wife! The rest of the picnic was a blur, and sure enough, Josh woke up the next morning still in the body of his boss’s wife. He woke up alone, her husband already off to work nice and early. He suddenly understood her boredom. There didn’t seem to be anything to do, that is until he discovered a membership to a local club. Playing tennis and hitting the pool didn’t seem like a bad way to spend the day, even if he did have to do it in a woman’s body.

The Boss (Part 2)

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Originally posted on January 23, 2017.

Matt couldn’t believe that he was going to be stuck in the body of his boss for a little while. He hoped it would only be for a few hours, but the day ended without the device being fixed, so he now hoped they’d be able to swap back tomorrow. He hated that he had to pretend to be her also. It meant he had to act stuffy, stuck up, and feminine. But, on the plus side, it also meant he got to spend the night inside his boss’s huge house in the suburbs.

The first thing he wanted to do was change into something more comfortable than her skirt suit. It took him forever to find a closet. While Matt first considered a t-shirt and sweats, an odd find in the back her closet changed his mind.

He couldn’t believe his boss even owned anything like this! After putting on the strange outfit and completing the look with some makeup, he stared at himself in the mirror for a good half hour before sitting on the couch. There was clearly a side to his boss that he didn’t know. He wasn’t sure he would ever ask her about it; heck, he wasn’t even sure he wanted to think any more about it.

The Boss (Part 1)

Orginally posted on January 22, 2017.

Matt sat at his boss’s desk and listened as she explained what had happened. She spoke about a secret government contract, some boring technical stuff, and then the kicker. He had swapped bodies with her thanks to this weird gizmo, and now she was asking him to pretend to be her until they were able to fix it.

He looked at her with skepticism. How was he supposed to pull this off? He didn’t know much about what she did day to day. Further, he had no idea how he was going to cope with being a woman. Of course, until that device was fixed, he probably didn’t have much of a choice. He reluctantly agreed to let her talk through how he should act in the interim.

Stuck

Originally posted on January 17, 2017.

When five o’clock hit, the elevators at work were always crowded. It was probably the worst time for the Great Shift. When it hit, the elevator stopped. People were packed in so tight that it was hard for some people to figure out that they were even swapped. Eric knew something was wrong since he went from being the tallest in the elevator to being the shortest. When the elevator finally resumed and opened up on the bottom floor a half hour later, he pushed his way to be first out. He now discovered that he wasn’t just shorter, he was also a woman! Doug also realized he was now a woman as well and let out a scream. It was a bit like a delayed reaction compared to the other people in the lobby, many of whom were already starting to adjust to their new bodies. Still, for everyone who had been trapped in the elevator, this was the first chance to really have some space to see and feel their new bodies.

Constructive

Originally posted on June 21, 2010.

There were plenty who were devistated by the results of the Great Shift. Those who felt that they just couldn't live life in a new body, but there were just as many, if not more, who wouldn't let a small thing like being a new body get them down. Mike Taylor was a construction foreman before the shift, and continued to go to work every day after it. Sure, he got a few hoots and whistles for a few days, but the construction workers soon got used to their now female boss.

Karen

Originally posted on September 6, 2020.

Karen thought she couldn’t have been more horrified when she looked down to see two large, masculine, dark-skinned hands with fingers reacting to her own movements. That is until she looked up from them to see her own face smiling back at her.

“Hope you enjoy my life,” Karen couldn’t believe she was hearing her own voice say those words, “Because I sure as hell am going to love being your entitled ass.”

“How --? Why --?” Karen could only seem to say single words, still quite unused to the deep voice she now had.

“You got me fired! You know most people don’t complain about coffee being too hot. They just say thank you and wait a little longer or add a little more milk. But not stuck up bitches like you. Luckily, my grandma was a witch and taught me a thing or two. Thanks to a little spell she gave me, you’re going to be broke and out of a job, and I’m going to be driving around in a luxury SUV.”

“But I have a husband! And a child!”

“Being a man myself, I’m pretty sure I know what one likes. Your man will be in good hands with me. Plus, I’m sure I’ll raise your kid in a way that doesn’t turn them into the same type of spoiled brat that you grew up to be. Now, if you don’t leave me alone, I will call the police. And I promise you, considering you have my body now, you don’t want that...”