I THINK I’VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE: Google ‘Mic Drop’ April Fool’s Gag Goes Horribly Wrong.

Google ended up with egg on its face this morning after this year’s April Fool’s joke caused some Gmail users to insult contacts and, some claimed, lose employment opportunities.

The “joke” was an actual feature that Google added to Gmail, called “Mic Drop.” An orange button next to the standard blue “send” button allowed people to send their email with an animated image of a Minions character dropping a microphone.

However, it wasn’t just a cute GIF — the feature literally ended the conversation, making it impossible for the sender to even see any subsequent replies.

Outraged Gmail users who use the service for professional purposes flooded Google’s product forums to complain about having accidentally clicked the button on important work mails.

A good April Fool’s gag shouldn’t have any lasting repercussions. Somebody at Google forgot that.