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Much has been written about the advantages of humor at the office. It has been found to increase morale, retention, and productivity. We found the following on several internet sources and found it presents an excellent view of humor in the workplace.

It is reported to be real log entries from the pilots and maintenance workers at Qantas Airlines. You will recall that Qantas is the only airline Rain Man, the autistic older brother of Tom Cruise as portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the movie would fly because they were the only airline never to have had an accident. Perhaps their use of humor is the reason for this success.

Pilot: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
Mechanic: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

Pilot: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
Mechanic: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

Pilot: Something loose in cockpit.
Mechanic: Something tightened in cockpit.

Pilot: Dead bugs on windshield.
Mechanic: Live bugs on back-order.

Pilot: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
Mechanic: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

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Life Lesson: Keep a sense of humor.

Labels: Anecdote, Motivation