Day: June 15, 2017

Having FUN Doesn’t Make You an Unprofessional Schmuck

Fun is underrated. We spend so much of our lives trying to get taken seriously, that fun becomes something we think of as shameful, dirty; something to be minimized in a professional setting. Giggles are juvenile; jokes are adolescent; anything more than a poker face threatens your status as “a respectable professional.” But that’s only because we mistake seriousness for professionalism. That grouchy fucking face doesn’t make anyone look legitimate; it makes you look unenthusiastic. The truth is, you either