What's not funny at work

If you've learned anything from watching The Office, you know workplace humor sometimes backfires. for a like reason what topics are super-safe? tribe are least offended by quirks about their favorite sports teams or their taste in works movies or music, according to a of recent origin study from Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. Poking clement fun at a trait that's typically seen as positive, of that kind as competitiveness, also is generally more accepted than, say, laughing at your co-worker's poor attendance, says lead author Christopher LeGrow PhD "No individual minds when you call attention to a useful thing," he says.--G.G.

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