Rant: I used to fake laugh at my desk every time my boss made a dumb joke, now I just go quiet

Wesley Gibson · 2026-09-16T16:10:03.920497+00:00

For 2 years at my office in Cincinnati I would force a big fake laugh at every dumb joke my boss made, because I was scared of looking like the grumpy one on the team. Last month I started just staring at my screen and saying nothing, and honestly the silence feels way better than the fake smile ever did. Does anyone else here ditch the fake laugh and just let the awkward quiet sit there?

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