Why do we laugh at movies like Office Space or shows like The Office? What’s so funny about work? For one student in the GGSC’s online Foundations of Happiness at Work course, humor is found in ...

In every social group, people fit into a status hierarchy. The workplace is no exception. Many try to climb the status ladder by logging long hours, volunteering for additional assignments and ...

"A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Tasteful humor is a key to success at work, but there’s a good chance ...

I like telling jokes and making people laugh. I want to be able to use this skill in my career to network and get along better with my coworkers, but I don't want to get labeled unprofessional—I still ...

Looking for a punny time? That's where these work-from-home jokes come in! Working from home sure had its rocky start, but now it’s become our new normal, and we admit, it does have its perks! No one ...

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. When I was in my first job after college, about 30 years ago, my boss was a woman also named Michele. To distinguish between us, co-workers ...

Over Jayna Fey’s 15 years in the workforce, she’s been called too assertive, too comfortable, too “frowny,” too familiar. Accurate or not, she used to make self-deprecating jokes about these traits.

Janet M. Gibson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Professor Peter McGraw and writer Joel Warner talk to Co.Create about the academic and scientific research they conducted while writing their book, The Humor Code, all in service of determining why ...

Sexist jokes, when targeting individuals, insult, stereotype, victimize, and/or objectify a person on the basis of their gender. The disposition theory of humor surprisingly reveals that not just men ...