More Workplace Jokes
- I asked to be added to the leadership training program. They said I'd need to first demonstrate leadership, which felt circular.
- I asked for a corner office. They gave me a corner of the break room instead, and honestly the coffee access makes up for it.
- The team building exercise involved an escape room. We failed to escape, which felt like an accurate metaphor for the department.
- I asked for a window seat in the office. They said the only window seat left faces the parking lot, which felt symbolic.
- The IT department asked if I'd tried turning it off and on again. I had not, and it worked immediately, which is deeply humbling.
- My manager said the deadline is 'soft.' I've since learned 'soft deadline' means 'still a deadline, but with extra guilt.'