Haven't looked into this myself, but curious about how the humor style correlates with organizational fit at various stages of company growth.
Anecdotally (sample size of me) I best fit in the Series A to C range, and that was when my jokes were appreciated by at least half the colleagues I interacted with regularly.
Perhaps whether or not humor is generally encouraged at work correlates with organizational fit? And whether the humor style aligns indicates a personal fit?
Sharon - it's a good question and agree with your anecdotal results (now we're at an N of 2!).
My take is that the humor appreciated by an organization is likely the median of its employees. Since more risk-tolerant folks seek out start-ups at the Seed - C level I'd imagine that their humor is, well, more socially risky. Tracking humor style in different organizations sounds like a solid Ph.D. Anthropology dissertation.
Dr. Temperance Brennan may have a Ph.D. in (Forensics) Anthropology, but the skulls get the last laugh because only they know what they really did. (...)
Haven't looked into this myself, but curious about how the humor style correlates with organizational fit at various stages of company growth.
Anecdotally (sample size of me) I best fit in the Series A to C range, and that was when my jokes were appreciated by at least half the colleagues I interacted with regularly.
Perhaps whether or not humor is generally encouraged at work correlates with organizational fit? And whether the humor style aligns indicates a personal fit?
Sharon - it's a good question and agree with your anecdotal results (now we're at an N of 2!).
My take is that the humor appreciated by an organization is likely the median of its employees. Since more risk-tolerant folks seek out start-ups at the Seed - C level I'd imagine that their humor is, well, more socially risky. Tracking humor style in different organizations sounds like a solid Ph.D. Anthropology dissertation.
Dr. Temperance Brennan may have a Ph.D. in (Forensics) Anthropology, but the skulls get the last laugh because only they know what they really did. (...)
I need a LTO hiring/interview rubric!