I try to be playfully sarcastic. I never say anything rude or curse. Just playful, funny things. Sometimes people laugh with me but, sometimes I think back “I shouldn’t of said that” Although they smile. Is sarcasm annoying or inappropriate in the office? Everyone likes me and we get along but how much is to much. Do bosses appreciate a good sense of humor?
2007-03-06 01:02:17 · 15 answers · asked by Cindy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No!,! Sarcasm isn't welcome in the workplace unless you're the boss. If you want to grow with this company, be hardworking, but pleasant, have a sense of humor with limits, you'll be viewed as a leader not as a goof ball!
2007-03-06 01:06:00 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan's Wife 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sure there are lots of people that will tell you that a good sense of humor is important, and it is. You just have to be mindful that it's not too much.
If you're happy in your job and aren't seeking advancement, then don't worry about it. It's okay to be yourself and be happy with yourself.
OTOH, if you have ambitions and you want to be better appreciated and noticed by your bosses, then be positive. When someone asks, how's it going, give them a big smile and a Tony-the-Tiger Greaaat. "It's going great," or "fabulous" and mean it - even if it's not great. You'll help to change their mind and yours. It takes a witty, sharp person to be sarcastic and funny. Therefore, I know you can use that same sharp mind to flip every down thing into something positive.
If your humor makes people feel good about themselves, the work and the environment, then you will be successful. You can be funny, appropriate and positive.
2007-03-06 01:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by the foolish fox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They appreciate a good sense of humour, but sarcasm sometimes can be grating. It can be a low cut, to ridicule a person. If you are using sarcasm in order ot be funny about something you all pretty much agree on, then it is just entertaining. If you use it to cut down a person, or cut down their argument, it can be cruel, in fact a cheap cut. It is not respectful. People in an argument will appreciate you more, and respect your point of view more, if you show you can take them seriously.
You be the judge.
2007-03-06 01:09:01 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm can be very funny, but it is also risky. It can be taken so many ways. Often, sarcasm has such a negative tone to it. It may be best in the workplace to avoid it and use it only around good friends. Best wishes.
2007-03-06 01:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by Kerry 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on the atmosphere of your office. I'm really sarcastic, too & it often added levity to otherwise stressful situations - especially when we were required to explain the obvious.
One of my bosses enjoyed my sense of humor, but the other guy was all business. You just have to gauge your audience, so to speak - to avoid being funny at inappropriate times.
2007-03-06 01:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by Quarter Midget Mom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People that know you and your sense of humor know you would never hurt feelings intentionally. I think bosses like a good sense of humor, otherwise it would be pretty dull around the office.
2007-03-06 02:06:09 · answer #6 · answered by B"Quotes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess it depends on what you consider funny. It may be to your advantege to review your company's ethics and standards policy to see what is permissible.
i recieved a write-up at work for being openly emotional ( in a good way ) in the presence of people who have no clue about the impact of a spiritual awakening, and how that can affect someone who has had one.i was informed that it was inappropriate for me to let my clients see this type of thing, but was given no solution or alternative to exercise when it happens again... because it will happen again-- it happens every time i talk about my spiritual awakening, whichg reminds me how deeply impactive it was, and how it changed me and my perception of life, and many other things.
Please pardon my tangent. Again, check your company's ethics policy.
2007-03-06 01:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Master Ang Gi Guong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded.
-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes From the Underground
2007-03-06 01:43:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well only if the timing is right, but remember that you can always offend somebody (not everyone has the same degree of humor or sensitivity).
2007-03-06 01:10:28 · answer #9 · answered by remy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good sarcasm is a sing of intelligence
2007-03-06 01:05:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋