Why Office Humour Is The Key To Employee Engagement
Especially in a post-pandemic world when the rules have changed
“In workplaces that encourage people to be themselves — that are less hierarchical & more innovative — people tend to be more open with their humor,” he says. “Even people who aren’t always comfortable sharing their humor tend to do so in more relaxed environments where the use of humor becomes second nature with everyone’s style.”
Humor increases the joy of working
People enjoy working with people they like. The easiest way for someone to like someone else is to break the ice with a joke. We spend a large chunk of our waking hour at the office, & deftly employed humor is a great way to gain friends & influence people.
Humor is humanizing
When rightly placed humor in the office is humanizing & makes the employees feel connected to the team & the company. This is especially helpful when the pandemic eases out & people resume going to the office. Feeling connected to the company is a key point of employee engagement, & humor is key to that experience.
Humour helps increases productivity
Humor in the office creates an upbeat atmosphere that encourages interaction between employees & teams leading to higher brainstorming. The employees also feel that there are fewer risks with thinking out of the box which increases the productivity of the company.
Humor acts as a potent stress buster & boosts morale
Deadlines at the office are a big mood killer for everyone and there’s nothing like destressing binge-watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine & laugh over Jake & Captain Holt’s shenanigans i.e. humor helps in easing stress & incorporating it in the office can help avoid stress in employees which will also aid in higher productivity. Also, humor in the office boosts morale especially under high-stress situations.
As we end this blog, I want to reiterate that humor at the workplace can act like the key that opens up the employees to feel more welcome at work, especially during these difficult times. Humour is a magic charm that opens people’s hearts & it is the very thing that is required by employees in a post-pandemic office.
