The jester’s privilege

You know when you say something and then just immediately regret it? Yeah.

I’ll do you one better:

You know when you say something you thought was peak (dry) humor on a full company all-hands with like 100 people… but then the vibes feel slightly off? So you start second-guessing the delivery of every joke you’ve ever made and silently spiral over whether the entire company now thinks you’re rude?

Maybe slightly more niche. Ha.

As you may have guessed, that exact thing happened to me.

I like to think I’m a pretty funny girl. But over Google Meet idk if my joke vibes are always clearly articulated.

And this time I could NOT read the room

Cue the inner monologue: oh my god what if everyone thinks I’m the village bitch.

Then came the crash-out.

What if I actually can’t read the room?
What if I’ve never been able to read the room??

So I did the only thing I could do: Slack the homies

After frantically asking if I was rude or funny (or both), they replied with this:

So why am I sharing all this?

1) As your weekly reminder that you shouldn’t be afraid to have fun at work — and if you’re lucky enough to have the social license that comes with being the jester, you should embrace it and not second guess yourself.

2) Because even baddies flop or misread things sometimes but that doesn’t mean you’ve lost the plot!! It’s all about showing up with just enough play to remind everyone else they can play too.

See ya next time!

Xoxo,

Bella Rose