The police use of irony to criticize the leadership

on average, the laughs we have five times a day on the job, but a sense of humor, can be used for more purposes than getting people to laugh. A recent study found that police use of irony in order to critique the work.

" the Irony is, a key valve, including the police. It is also a very good tool for criticizing the principal without being penalized, " says Malin Wieslander, polisforskare at Linköping university, sweden.

In the course of last year, interviewed, and observed, she is the police and the polisstudenter. Have talked to their manager when they are unhappy about something. The fear of reprisals get in the way. Instead, his colleagues with his sense of humour in order to highlight the problems with each other.

with the re-organization of the police. Also, the värdegrundsarbetet employees to see red. Among other things, he testified that polispraktikanter that the police didn't care in the policy documents. This report sets out a conversation between two students.

The one saying that every company has a set of core values that everyone should adhere to. For example, the private keyword. In fact, they are just there because it sounds and looks great, the notes of the student.

a Classmate respond with a sarcastic comment, which reinforces this.

”We're putting a pretty frame around the kärnorden and hang them on the wall. - Malin Wieslander, have studied the sense of humor, and sarcasm among the officers. Photo by: Georgis Touma
Also, in previous studies it has been shown that irony is useful in a number of areas. One study found that women in Nicaragua can be challenging könsnormerna with the help of a physician. In another study, it has been shown that the teacher is using irony in order to regain the power in the classroom.

in Addition, it can sense of humour help you cope with difficult feelings and emotions. 42% of the surveyed police officers indicated that they had been subjected to threats, violence or harassment at work, according to a survey of the police federation in 2019.

" In the blåljusyrken, the staff have to deal with a traumatic or threatening situation. Then, sense of humor and irony as a way to vent it out, " says Malin Wieslander.

this will lead to a stronger community of colleagues. However, is not the banter of all the staff. In the report, while the two male officers on women's right to vote. They claim that it was a mistake to give women the right to.

the Jokes work exclusively, and as a result colleagues were hushed up. It was a very, very rare that anyone questioned the sense of humour. They would have pointed out that the humorlösa, or over-sensitive, " says Malin Wieslander.

Lars Göran Wallgren Tengberg, associate professor in the department of psychology, university of Göteborg, sweden. He has studied leadership, stress management and communication skills.

" In some occupations is a sense of humor as a way to survive the day at work. It can act as a sort of outlet for painful feelings or events, " he said.

However, it is important to be very careful. The irony is, of a certain kind of sense of humor that can bring a lot of emotion, " adds Lars Göran Wallgren Tengberg. For example, the joke being at the expense of someone else.

" All do not appreciate his sense of humor. It is important to keep an eye on where the boundaries of your peers, " he said.

" in the united states do not guarantee any specific changes, but to strengthen the staff's sense of freedom. Employees will challenge management is a bit cautious, which allows them to feel a greater say in their own working environment, " says Malin Wieslander.

She adds:

" the Police rarely feedback or a critique on the work because they feel that it could lead to retaliation. Therefore the united states is so important in these jobs.