To ask if my joke to new work colleague would have offended you?

[Abbeymum]

We are quite a small team and had a new staff member join this week. It’s a very friendly and jokey culture so we are always light heartedly ribbing each other.

Anyway - new colleague was eating a salad with two boiled eggs. We were chatting and she says that’s a usual weekday lunch for her. I replied that I bet she has stocked up on the air freshener for when she’s home.

Blank face…sense of humour failure on her part?

I'm baffled as to why you think she was offended though? Like others on the thread I would have been v confused, eggs don't equal passing gas in my mind which I assume is what you were trying to say? Maybe they make you fart but I don't think that's a general thing tbh, if it were beans I'd have gotten what you are trying to say but it isn't actually funny. Maybe direct these silly lines to the people in the office that will humour you and just have normal conversation with those that dont

Extremely unprofessional to make fart jokes. You are not an 8 year old. You are a work colleague.
Honestly, if I was your new colleague I’d start to second guess whether I should stay at that job, because that is NOT a work culture I want to be in.

I would even find that remark gross from friends or family.

And the joke’s on you, because you basically announced that you have digestion problems.

Cut the crap, stop ridiculing your colleagues. I think you might find others don’t enjoy the stupid remarks as much as you think everyone is enjoying them. And apologise for your gross remark.

I'm baffled as to why you think she was offended though?

Well yes, not finding something funny doesn't equal finding it offensive does it?

Me too.

I wouldn’t be offended- I would just be cringing horribly because it’s a terrible joke!

Toilet humour with a new colleague is inappropriate. I would steer clear of you if I were her. But I also think bringing eggs into the office is anti-social.

I would’ve been confused, its only two eggs, it’s not like she had half a dozen in there. The joke was cringe, not offensive, just cringe. She got it, she just didn’t find it funny enough to laugh.

The fact you said it to a new member of staff is even worse, I bet she felt great going home after you took the piss and embarrassed her in front of strangers in her new job, I’d have thought you a right nasty fucking bully.

If jokes like that offends them. I wouldn't want to see what makes them angry.

I'd have given you the same blank look tbf.

Insinuating a new colleague will suffer with smelly flatulence isn't really going to make them feel at home on their first day in post. Grim 'joke' and I usually love a bit of banter. You just got this one wrong!

Well I wouldn’t think it was either funny or correct. Dunno maybe eggs make you need air freshener but I’ve never had a problem with them. I’d just think you were a bit odd. 🤷‍♀️

Friendly and joking culture with light hearted ribbing shorthand for able to get away with bullying. Grow up and behave like an adult

It's called taking the pee out of people who think the OPs comment was a serious issue, and the HR manager who said it would be a disciplinary offence - it wasn't complicated.

I dont recall reading that anyone would be offended, just that they wouldn't find it funny. I must have missed the offended posts.

Like many people, toilet "humour" simply does not amuse me.

I agree. When did ‘offended’ enter the discussion?

OP, are you one of those people that say “I’m funny, me”.

Depends who you ask but I believe so. Massive cholesterol for one.

Probably just that she really likes eggs, but I'd also expect it to mean she's constantly constipated.

Dietary cholesterol has little to no effect on blood cholesterol, that was debunked ages ago.

@Toydrum

I agree. When did ‘offended’ enter the discussion?

People with poor senses of humour and poor social skills and an inability to gauge social appropriateness always claim people "love to be offended" or are "professionally offended" when they've dropped a clanger.

Most of the time its nothing to do with "offence" its just that their jokes just aren't funny and people cringe on their behalf.

Eggs don't mean constipation and eating an average of less than 2 a day is hardly worth all that punctuation

Are you a Victorian Ladeeeeee?

Colin in the office. “I’m an alien ”.

No, you weren’t funny.

People with poor senses of humour and poor social skills and an inability to gauge social appropriateness always claim people "love to be offended" or are "professionally offended" when they've dropped a clanger.

This is so true. They are unable to admit that they cannot read the room and want to blame someone else.

I agree with this too, I just hadn’t noticed the word ‘offended’ had been used on this thread.

I love a bit of banter and a mick take, but it's supposed to be witty/clever.

Yours was just 'eggs make you fart, ha ha' so I'm embarrassed for you really.