Some colleagues teach you new skills.

Some help you grow professionally.

And some… just roast everything in sight and mysteriously never leave the office.

I hired him thinking I was bringing in a smart, capable professional. Which he absolutely is.

What I didn’t expect was someone who’d help me laugh on even the worst Mondays, had the timing of a stand-up comic, and could find something funny in literally any situation — meetings, deadlines, policies, snacks… nothing was safe.

He doesn’t speak. He performs.

Every chat has a few jokes and punchlines. He has a rare ability to turn even the driest discussions into sitcom material — all while getting the job done better than most.

His joke bank? Endless.

Witty one-liners, random impressions, and completely unnecessary but brilliant analysis of the most ordinary things. He had jokes about everything: people, coffee machines, colleagues, promotions, life, managers — nothing was off-limits. Being around him was like living in a low-budget comedy show with unexpectedly high ratings.

And let’s not forget — the man is always there. Early mornings? There. Late evenings? Still there. Odd hours when you thought no one else was online? Yep, there too. At some point, we stopped checking  and just assumed he had a sleeping bag under his desk.

We didn’t get to work together for long, but his energy shifted the space.

Work felt lighter. Mornings were less painful. And people smiled more — mostly because he gave them no choice.

He has a quiet strength, the kind you don’t always see at first.

Funny without forcing it.

Resilient in ways he don’t talk about.

Kind-hearted, even if he doesn’t show it openly.

Some people bring structure to the workplace.

He brings chaos. The good kind. The kind that keeps you sane.

Thanks for being the unexpected therapy session I didn’t know I needed — disguised as a colleague who makes everything into a punchline.

You’ll always be the funniest part of this chapter — the kind that will make me smile before I even finish the thought. 😁💕