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Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work

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By Peter McGraw, Adam Barsky, Caleb Warren
| KPC Media Group Verified
How can you get ahead in your career and still enjoy the ride? One solution offered in business books, LinkedIn posts and team-building manuals is to use humor. Sharing jokes, sarcastic quips, ironic memes and witty anecdotes, the advice goes, will make you more likable, ease stress, strengthen teams, spark creativity and even signal leadership potential. We are professors of marketing and management who study humor and workplace dynamics.
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Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work

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By Peter McGraw, Adam Barsky, Caleb Warren
| The Walton Tribune Verified
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Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work

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By Peter McGraw, Adam Barsky, Caleb Warren
| CoMo BUZ
Cracking jokes at the office is more likely to backfire than boost your career.
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