Office Humor Archives

Office Humor

In all the years that Fast Company has been around we have come across some pretty funny things. Here you will find an archive of the hilarious amongst the innovative and creative ideas we cover.

Archives

  • Magazine Articles

  • Great Moments in Self-Promotion
    If you think being ad savvy is a modern phenomenon, think again.
  • End of Days
    A novel office novel for Office aficionados.
  • When Brand Extensions Go Bad
    Cologne made by Everlast? Something smells funny to us.
  • The Agonies of Lewis Black
    Our customer-service curmudgeon suffers for all of us--but not in silence.
  • Quiz: Am I a Total Jerk?
    Questions to help first-class bullshitters self-identify.
  • Outside the Square
    Lucy Kellaway, author of the new novel Who Moved My BlackBerry? epistolizes on the dangers of midlevel managers and career coaches.
  • 60 Seconds with Greg Daniels
    Greg Daniels, who's in charge of the U.S. version of The Office, (sadly) finds inspiration for his sitcom in office parks everywhere.
  • Soul Assassins
    Employees are probably the worst thing that's ever happened to a company, say the misanthropes at Despair.com, who have built a business on some very nasty ideas.
  • Full of Mullarkey
    We went looking for a guru with a fresh take, but got taken ourselves. It's about respect, yo!
  • Swimming Against The Tide
    These are some screwy squirrels: Cartoon Network's Adult Swim operation stays edgy and creative -- despite its lumbering corporate parent.
  • The Fable
    Once upon a time, a business magazine wanted to understand the popularity of business fables.
  • Send in the Clowns
    When it comes to the health of your company, it's time to stop clowning around.
  • Drawing a Life
    Executive recruiter and frustrated stand-up comic Tom Stern has found a new outlet for his humor--and a way to exorcise his demons. He's determined to make CEO Dad, a cartoon based on his memories of his own father, the next Dilbert.
  • 60 Seconds With Second City
    Does your company need a sense of humor? You could always hire one.
  • Who Ever Said Comedy Had To Be Fun?
    For Rob Burnett, president and CEO of David Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, comedy is serious business. Here's an all-access look at the creative process.
  • Boooorrriinng!!!
    That's exactly what Philippe Gaulier teaches leaders not to be. He uses theatrical techniques in order to help would-be leaders find their inner clowns.
  • Laughter is the Best Method
    A meeting you shouldn't miss.
  • Minister of Comedy
    One of our "Job Titles of the Future".
  • Your Life as a Dog
    This hilarious novel shows how work can be absorbing and exciting -- and turn you into something less than human.
  • Casting a Sitcom Is No Joke
    Assembling a cast for a TV sitcom is like staffing a fast-growing company.

For more humor go to the Office Humor page.