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?

Its not funny but plain offensive. I hope you have apologies. She is new and she is welcomed into the team work such 'jokes'. Pretty arsy.

Not offensive, just really lame.

Ahh it is one of those typical adult jokes that aren’t funny - I normally do a quick fake laugh to them but I might be brave next time and try a blank face !

Air freshener? What is that? Something sold to the "lower orders"?
Not surprised your colleague looked blank, ery poor taste, vulgar and not remotely funny.

Really not a funny joke, but it’s not offensive.

😂

Agree. I wouldn’t be offended but I’d be very aware the office twat had released themselves early for future reference

I wouldn’t be offended and I’d probably laugh along thinking it was a bit immature.

Not funny at all because it's not even accurate. Also if I didn't know you very well & you said that in front of others I'd have probably given you a blank stare too. I would have assumed you were trying to embarrass me. Just because you think it's funny it's not always appropriate to say it out loud

lame joke! I felt "blank" reading it.

It definitely wouldn’t have offended me. It just wasn’t very funny.

1970s jokes arent the way to make a new colleague feel welcome in 2025

Really? This must be the reason why our HR department can’t and haven’t dealt with the outright bullying from a certain team leader. They’re too busy dealing with people being offended. Jees!

Same. I hate people commenting on food. It's rude.

I wouldn’t be offended but I probably wouldn’t have laughed because it’s not that funny.

Yes it's 😁 😂 😀 🤣 😁 😂 😀 🤣

I find it so interesting which comment, on threads like this, that the OP responds to.

It’s just not funny.

Not funny. Seems mean to try and embarrass a new starter like that.

I absolutely hate toilet humour and find it gross and unfunny, so I would have thought you were a dick and that your comment was inappropriate in a work environment. It's not really about being offended though- that's the wrong word. Like PP I would also have found your remark a bit confusing- eggs are just a normal food for me.

I think if someone’s new, it’s probably best to let them settle in for a while before inflicting workplace banter on them. I wouldn’t find that quip funny at all, but would probably manage a sympathetic smile at your effort - just so you didn’t feel too embarrassed. Also, I really hate people commenting on my food. Don’t do that. It’s rude.

Be very careful, you are now gloating that you enjoy humiliating people for laughs

At some point someone is going to pop you back firmly in your place, and it may cost you a lot more than you think!

That wasn't a joke. You know it as well as everyone else does. You were being snide, aiming to discomfort her

Well done you!

So eggs make your farts smell different? And normal farts don't warrant air freshener?

I wouldn’t have been offended but wouldn’t have thought it was funny either , and I’m the biggest piss taker

Do you work in 1975 @Abbeymum?

Not funny. Inappropriate. She was probably embarrassed for you.