How and when to make humour at work
A good laugh will do wonders for you as smiling and laughing
lowers your stress levels, wins you a friendly reputation, and
helps your usually tense co-workers and bosses to relax.
Humour on the job will do a lot for your career, but there are a
number of things you need to know about laughter and humour in the
place of work.
Feeling good and having humour in our lives can do wonders for our
position and productivity, which means that there is definitely a
place for some humour on the job. Having a smiling face will help
your co-workers and supervisors feel better being around you, and
you may well end up reaping rewards by laughing more in the
workplace. But you need to know how to apply humour in your work
environment.
Laughing has been proven to be a huge stress reliever, letting you
feel better and becoming more productive. To be able to loosen up
and have some fun is great, so why not take that approach to work
each day and lighten up around the work place? Smiling can make
your job easier, more than ever if you work in customer service or
sales. But there’s certainly a right and incorrect way to use
humour in the workplace.
One of the main rules with humour in the workplace is to avoid
controversy when you are joking on the job. Stay well away from
joking about political affairs, race and religion.
Sex is another unsafe topic because of sexual harassment in the
workplace. Make sure that you stay well within the lines of
decency.
Never make fun at other people within your organization, as you are
trying to win friends with the people you work with, and not set
against them. If you can’t help yourself, please be extremely
careful.
Poking fun at the work you do or the industry you work in is a good
way to earn some smiles from your co-workers and supervisors. While
these types of workplace jokes may not be so funny at home or with
friends, as they really don’t appreciate the pressures of your
employment, the people who are around you in your job will
definitely appreciate the humour about their frustrations and will
be able to laugh over the situations instead of complaining.
Making jokes about the ups and downs of your trade is a safe way to
add wit to the place of work. You will have the benefit of knowing
precisely what your co-workers have to face each and every day, and
it’s much better as it helps to let go of tensions and lower stress
levels by getting them to chuckle about the situations they come
across frequently.
The very best time for some humour is when you are not working, but
still in the region of the people you work with, such as a coffee
or lunch break. You can also make an effort to be funny on the job,
but when you are working, it’s a good idea to use jokes much more
thinly than you would normally do.
In general, humour in the workplace is a superb area to flex your
creative muscles and give your job a little boost.
Humour in the workplace helps stress levels to drop, and your
co-workers will feel better about working with you. Start
gradually, and add a few more safe jokes here and there to incite a
few smiles. Everyone will feel better because of your efforts.