Standard wisdom is that pets are great things for any office, raising employee morale and providing a mascot for team-building purposes.
You have to be careful which animal you choose, though--dogs can be messy, cats can be troublesome, and fish are just boring. This company went an entirely new direction and chose a snapping turtle as their office companion.
What was meant as a treat for the employees quickly turned into something out of a horror movie, a creeping, snapping creature that quite literally scared the pants off of one man: