We already have the results! Scientific research links a pessimistic attitude towards life with a specific blood type: negative B.

Get it? If you didn’t get it, then you have low HQ, your blood type is B negative, or you just found out you’re getting audited.

If life at work gets challenging, what do YOU ​​do?

Thomas Wright, a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Nevada, thinks it helps: laugh. He did extensive surveys showing that people who maintain their sense of humor when unwanted changes occur perform better at work. They also get along better with customers and associates, find more creative solutions to problems, and are more productive than their more serious counterparts.

However, humor and enjoyment can only grow with the right attitudinal soil. To see how you do, check the answer that most closely resembles you:

1. When I make a mistake

a) I laugh and see what I can learn from the experience.

b) I punished myself

c) I blame the government

2. When my schedule is very busy

a) I keep my nose on the whetstone

b) From time to time I take a break to renew myself

c) I hire an actor who looks like me to appear at family dinners.

3. When I tell a joke at work, people:

a laugh

b) moan

c) report me to the bullying board

4. I forget to laugh

a) when I am very busy

b) when I’m in a comedy club

c) when my bagel falls to the floor, butter side down

5. I plan to reward myself with fun and relaxation:

a) each day in the form of short breaks of joy

b) only weekends and holidays

c) when cloning becomes affordable

6. People see me:

a) as a serious person

b) like a happy person at times

c) as so funny, I should be forbidden to visit the hernia unit of the hospital

7. The key people in my life

a) they are fun loving

b) they are happy only during happy hour

c) now everyone has unlisted phone numbers

8. If something bad happens, like the computer shuts down when I try to send an email

a) I make a joke about it and start looking for a solution

b) I tell the computer scientist “I have a gun and I’m not afraid to use it.”

c) I try that old time method of walking down the hall and talking to the person

9. When I warn management about accepting credit from a certain customer, and they heed my warning …

a) I am concerned that it could cost the company good income

b) I throw my hands in the air and do the Success Dance

c) I send an email to sales and marketing with the subject “I told you I was right.”

10. Make people laugh

a) it comes easily to me

b) I find it easy only if I steal other people’s jokes

c) comes easily to me, but unfortunately not on purpose

11. When I was a child, my family:

a) valued fun, laughter, humor and play

b) often suffered from AADS (acquired diversion deficiency syndrome)

c) made Spock look like a one-man carnival

12. I study the art of comedy:

a) regularly: books, tapes, workshops, mentors, coaching, etc.

b) occasionally when, for example, I read a great article (like this one)

c) never – comedy is for stupid people who don’t realize that life is serious – very, very serious.

Scoring

1.  a.3  b.2    c.1   

2.  a.2  b.3    c.1   

3.  a.3  b.2    c.1   

4.  a.2  b.1    c.3   

5.  a.3  b.2    c.1   

6.  a.1  b.2    c.3   

7.  a.3  b.2    c.1   

8.  a.3  b.1    c.2   

9.  a.1  b.2    c.3   

10. a.3  b.2    c.1   

11. a.3  b.2    c.1   

12. a.3  b.2    c.1

Total Score = ______________

Results

If your score was 30 or higher, put down the whoopee cushion! You live so much on the fun side of your brain that we may need to occasionally stimulate your “tax refund” brain.

If your score was 25-29, you are moving. You have a well-developed fun brain and a good balance between fun and work ethic. It is normal to have some negativity, and it is actually necessary as a human being with a card.

If your score was 20-24, go to a fair! His overly grave behavior will lead him, yes, you guessed it, to a premature grave. Install the latest version of Mirth Manager 4.1 immediately and remove Wet Blanket 3.2 immediately. Start by creating an area of ​​your office just for fun things: a humor bulletin board, comedy CDs, games, etc.

If your score was less than 19, you may want to get a t-shirt that says “I am the beacon of doom” and look in the mirror. You need serious and fun help. But don’t worry (which I know is difficult for you), there is a lot of help available; call us for more ideas or visit our website for more articles.