Jenny McCartney poses an interesting question in today’s Sunday Telegraph. When it comes to office banter, are we losing our sense of humour? Much has been made of Andy Gray and Richard Keys’ comments and her article considers the line between banter and causing offence in the work place.

I can tell all the women out there burning their bras over the comments made by the presenters, that they’ll hear a lot worse in the average office. And thank the lord for that. I don’t want to work in an office where people watch what they say. As a group of people we regularly make fun of each other. I’m the worst driver in the world and refuse to go backwards (reversing is overrated). @browbare constantly points out the irony of this statement being made by a ‘woman diver.’ Am I offended? Erm, no.

When @wearebranded were looking for a temporary PA to cover two weeks holiday, without fail all of the applicants specifically said they didn’t want to work in a PC gone mad environment.  You’re at work for a minimum of 37.5 hours a week, who wants to take themselves too seriously?! When something goes wrong, I want someone to take the p**s and remind me that in the grand scheme of things, it really doesn’t matter.

So, Andy Gray and Richard Keys talked about women, sex and the offside rule. Who cares! Banter over a Speed lunch on Friday was far more offensive to population at large. As people person, is my inbox crammed with complaints? No. Did we all cry with laughter? Yes.

The quote my mother ‘the world’s gone mad.’ And when my mother’s right, well it really has gone loopy….