So, do you think Letterman was off base when he made the joke about Palin’s teenage daughter? See what Attorney Deborah King’s reaction is and her thoughts on jokes in the workplace.
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2009/06/jokes_on_the_job_not_a_laughin.html
Do you agree wt Deborah? Do you have stories of jokes in the workplace gone awry? Share confidentially on this web site.
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The question for the workplace is: when is the line crossed? Laughter can be very good for teambuilding, but you have to ask yourself whether the subject of the joke is enjoying it? Would you enjoy the joke if were played on you?
Posted on June 19th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Here are links ot a couple of good articles about the do’s and don’ts of telling jokes in the workplace:
http://stress.about.com/od/workplacestress/a/officehumor.htm
http://www.laughterremedy.com/articles/negative_humor.html
Posted on June 19th, 2009 at 8:12 am
So here is what I don’t get. Yes, jokes in the workplace are inappropriate, and the potential of harassment extends to customers of the workplace… But Letterman IS the workplace for his staff, and anyone who watches is his customer. So he apologies. But what about shock talk shows on the radio. How exactly is it okay for them to continually cross the line of what is appropriate in any other workplace? Sure sure, first amendment rights, freedom of speech — all that plays into it. But in every other workplace there is this line that apparently does not exist in late night television or shock talk radio. Seems like you people have a lot of double standards.
Posted on June 19th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
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