Office Humour

[Champagne]

I find myself hesitating in sharing my humour with my work colleagues.

Just yesterday my boss was having problems with her e-mail, so sent me a 'test' em-mail asking, "Did you receive this?". I wanted to e-mail back saying, "No", but thought better of it.

And just now I went to send a global e-mail and realised there was a typo. I had written 'c*ck' instead of 'coke'. A genuine mistake. Again, I considered leaving it in as it might raise a few giggles.

So what's your opinion? Should I leave the typo as is? Or should I be more professional in the workplace by trying to act my age? (I'm 22. Honest mister!)

[redcrx]

Id remove the typo in the email but i dont see why you couldnt have answered no to the other one as it wasnt an official company email that you were replying to.

[mccfluff]

depends what the md's like if he/she can take a joke i'd leave it, if not probably better not to

[Champagne]

That's a good point Mcfluff, all the Directors would see the typo. Mind you, quite a few of them are c*cks so at least it's apt...

[PinkFizz]

22 - ahem!! I have a terrible wicked sense of humour - I would have definitely emailed back saying that I hadn;t got the email and could they try again,then I would have emailed back a second time saying that I didnt get that one either and there must be a problem !!

[Champagne]

Hahahaha! Like it FizzyPop!! Or e-mailed back saying, "No. Are you sure you sent it?" :oD

[Mei_Li]

I think its best if you wait until people get used to your humour. A joke needs to be found funny by all parties involved. As for the typo, definitely change it. People can funny about the tiniest little things. In a job I had once, there was a client called Mr Cuck, and I missed read my colleagues hand writing and entered him on the system as Mr c*ck, everyone thought I'd done it on purpose to be funny, but I was really embarrassed.

[Octavius]

I am not a stuffy person or a hard nosed boss, but if a member of my team sent that in a vague attempt at humour, I may smile, but really I would just be embarassed for them.

[PinkFizz]

Life's too short so unless it was my MD or immediate boss who had the humour of a constipated rhino,I woudl always make a joke(as long as my work always got done!!)

[whiskeysheri]

It sounds like our humour is so similar, Champers! :o)

Definitely would've sent that email, LOL! Thankfully, I work with my dad who knows how to take me (actually, I got it from him). ☺

[kirstyvw]

The older I've got the more professional I've got but i admit in one of my first jobs i had to send an email on behalf of my boss who couldn't log onto her email to her boss who was quite senior in the company. I type the message and in the subject line i put "I have a massage to give you on behalf of Sue" (obviously meaning message)... I noticed it just before i sent it but thought everyone could do with a cheering up. Fortunately they found it funny.

[Champagne]

Sometimes in this place I feel like a caged animal in a zoo!! Aside from the Directors, I find that most people in this office lack a sense of humour, so a part of me feels like rebelling just to see how much I can shock everyone! hahahaha!

On the phone earlier one of the Managers ended the call with me by saying, "Are you coming now?"

I seriously had to bite my tongue.

[Mr Tall]

My boss just baught a new convertable BMW and loves it. I thought it was pretty homo so I went on the internet and printed off a gay pride flag, laminated it and stuck it on his number plate. He has been driving round now with it for a week now and still not noticed. Makes me smile anyway.

[PinkFizz]

I email my b/f during the day and sometimes they get a bit steamy if you know what I mean.One day I was trying to do 3 things at once whilst writing him an email about what I would like to do to him in bed that night,but instead of sending it to him,I sent it to a sales rep that I had met the day before at a work thing!!!!

[Mr Tall]

hate it when I send messages with out spell checking 1st

[Champagne]

And did you keep to your word, PinkyWinky? Eh? Eh? Hmm? ;o)

[PinkFizz]

Champers - the funniest thing was that the guy who got the email has quite a good sense of humour so he replied and said that he was sure it wasnt meant for him but could he take me up on the offer anyway!

[B00]

Oh you got to let them know as soon as possible what you're really like Ham- it's only fair.

I mean lets face it, the poor ******* work with you, it's only right they know exactly what you're like so they can prepare themselves.

And i've still got the giggles over the 22 bit- which is very unfair of you as I've got a cold and I sound scaringly like Vera Duckworth with it- still, you always were a selfish cow ;-)

[B00]

word starred out ^^^ was bu88ers- honest!

[Champagne]

You lying f***er BOO!! :oD

[Supernick]

I thin kI'd take out the typo and would have definitely sent the first. My old boss was just as childish as I can be sometimes, and used to take great delight in ringing me, only to say "Sorry I'm too busy to chat", and then hang up again.
I once sent a horrific e-mail to the wrong place. We had been asked to come up with a few sentences about ourselves for a staff intranet sort of thing, so everyone's writing down how they have 2 dogs and like skiing etc. One of my mates said that she didn't want to do it, so I offered to write hers instead, and naturally made it just about the crudest thing I could think. Under hobbies I announced that she like to go out in short skirts and no knickers to flash people on public transport, and a variety of other things. Sufficiently proud of my work, I intended to send it to her, but instead forwarded it to the director of another part if the company. I was SO lucky that he sent one back saying "I think you should be careful what you do with your e-mail in future", rather than discipline me.