• HowShouldIKnow@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Got a guy at work who gets frustrated when he has to repeat himself because someone was listening to something. Well guess what - even if I wasn’t listening to something I’d be so far in my own head you’d have to repeat yourself anyway.

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    “Can I ask you a question?”

    “Can I call you?”

    “I have a question about this jira ticket”

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    This happened to me, but it was “have you heard of our lord and savior” rather than just a hi, so I was very pissed.

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    Or you could just… socialize 🤔

    EDIT: Assuming it’s two people who know each other already. Why would a stranger go up to you, to ask how’s it going, when they don’t know you at all?

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      Or the other guy could just…leave him the fuck alone.

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        If I recognize someone, then I’ll ask them how’s it going, either to be polite, or because I genuinely care about them

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          “Fuck whatever you are doing, I want to talk to you right now for not reason at all” is not a very polite message to pass.

          If people make themselves uncomfortable just so they can clearly tell you that they do not want to talk to you… it may be because they don’t want to talk to you.

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            If someone has headphones on, you can wave, and if they take them off then greet them. If they have no headphones in, you can just greet them

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              If you are waving at people that clearly aren’t in the mood for empty chatting, it’s certainly because you have something important to say.

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                Someone with headphones on does not necessarily mean they wouldn’t want to chat. And a wave doesn’t necessarily mean the waver wants to chat either (I don’t mean waving right next to someone to get their attention)

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      As soon as my job description is updated to professional chitchatter

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        Don’t do it. It’s not worth it!

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      Nobody wants me to do that. You think you do, but you really don’t. One way or another someone’s getting their feelings hurt