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It is more or less universally recognized that jokes are only funny if they are punching upwards. Someone in a position of power making jokes about using that p
by normalnorm 6y ago
It is more or less universally recognized that jokes are only funny if they are punching upwards. Someone in a position of power making jokes about using that power against someone with less power is more akin to bullying.
- bzb3 6y agoYour manager is not your enemy. Your manager making a joke is not kicking you down, he's trying to breed camaraderie.
- RankingMember 6y agoYep, nothing like joking about using the power you and no one under you has to end employment to really punch up the ol' team spirit.
- toyg 6y agoThis is the mindset that gave Gervais and Merchant plenty of material for The Office. Are you David Brent, by any chance?
- tareqak 6y agoThe road to hell is paved with good intentions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_road_to_hell_is_paved_with_good_intentions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_road_to_hell_is_paved_with... Most of the Evil in This World Is Done by People with Good Intentions - https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/12/19/intentions/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/12/19/intentions/ I would argue that breeding camaraderie requires empathy and understanding with other person as opposed to blindly projecting one’s sense of humor upon another.
- normalnorm 6y ago> Your manager is not your enemy. Your manager making a joke is not kicking you down, he's trying to breed camaraderie. This is getting strangely personal. If you are joking, well done on the subtlety!
- klyrs 6y agoThe manager who thinks that firing you would be funny is your enemy.