Dettol's back to work ad sparks a (hilarious) backlash

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(Image credit: Dettol)

A series of new Dettol ads, which promote getting back to work safely, has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. After a picture of the poster ad was shared on Twitter, office workers have weighed in with caustic opinions about the ad's faux-sentimentality. 

The advert (which definitely won't make it into our top print adverts list), essentially lists a bunch of things we're supposed to miss about the office. But the problem is, no one actually misses them. Set in a cringe-inducing style that's clearly supposed to raise a wry smile, if not a sentimental tear, it includes gems such as "proper bants" and "accidentally replying-all" (which, like a lot of the points on the list, we could actually do at home, just FYI). 

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Georgia Coggan

Georgia is lucky enough to be Creative Bloq's Editor. She has been working for Creative Bloq since 2018, starting out as a freelancer writing about all things branding, design, art, tech and creativity – as well as sniffing out genuinely good deals on creative technology. Since becoming Editor, she has been managing the site and its long term strategy, helping to shape the diverse content streams CB is known for and leading the team in their own creativity.