I remember when we used to have fun at work. We got a lot done, but we also laughed and had fun.
Friends and family of mine all around the country remember that too, so it just me.
Somewhere along the way, fun and humor went out the window. I feel sorry for the millennials and the Zzz’s.
“so it just me” should be *so it’s not just me.
I learned earlier in life that working in offices or companies, that it’s the PEOPLE you work with that makes it enjoyable. Not the work itself. There was one company I worked for that I actually loved going to work that after my inner “clique” left for other jobs, it was not enjoyable so I left.
I tend towards introversion, but I'm the only person in the small tech company I work for who still comes into the office (besides the owner). Work has gotten pretty lonely and dull.
“I remember when we used to have fun at work. We got a lot done, but we also laughed and had fun.”
That’s true. Going to work in the ‘70s was a blast. Political Correctness wormed its way in in the early ‘80s, and was a full-on disease by 1990.
Unfortunately you can no longer have fun at work. Someone might be offended by a joke, prank, or lighthearted comment and go to HR.