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“A company that has fun, where employees put cartoons on the wall and celebrate, is spirited, creative, and usually profitable” (David Baum).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sound of a belly laugh is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle or sneeze. Shared laughter binds people together and increases happiness and intimacy. Laughter also strengthens your immune system, boosts your energy, diminishes pain and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free and easy to use.<\/p>\n

Make your job fun<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the constant pressures in the workplace to work faster, assimilate more information, learn new skills and adopt new responsibilities, try taking yourself less seriously (while taking your work more seriously) and you’ll probably achieve all these goals. By finding the light side of deadlines, conflicts and other aspects of your job (especially on days that are tough), you’ll not only let go of the frustrations and upsets of the moment, but also deal more effectively with the immediate problem. Bringing your sense of humour to your job (when appropriate) also goes a long way to helping make your work fun.<\/p>\n

How others perceive you<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research shows that fun people are viewed by their colleagues as being intelligent, energetic, hardworking, outgoing, friendly, competent and able to laugh at themselves. It is precisely because of these qualities that so many companies now seek employees with a good sense of humour.<\/p>\n

Negative side to humour<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you tell jokes on the job that poke fun at other racial or ethnic groups, the opposite sex, etc, it’s just a matter of time until you seriously offend someone, even if the person laughs at your joke. With increasing levels of cultural diversity emerging in most workplaces, it’s best to not tell any “put-down” jokes on the job.<\/p>\n

Our Employee Wellbeing Programme (EAP) is available 24 hours a day. If you want to know more about humour at work, call us on the EAP number or email us at help@lifeassist.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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