• @stebo02
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    147 months ago

    maybe they’re introverted and want to avoid small talk? can’t blame them

    • @li10@feddit.uk
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      -77 months ago

      Sure, but it’s still kinda rude and makes people think they’re unfriendly, even if they don’t mean it that way.

      • @stebo02
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        177 months ago

        is it really rude to just exist

        • @rifugee@lemmy.world
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          I guess fuck me for being shy, right? How rude and selfish of me to just keep my head down and do my job.

          • @jigsaw250@lemmy.world
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            Same. Outside from a quick hello (and I mean quick) to people I’ve deemed friendly, I’ll only talk if the job I’m doing demands it. I won’t be rude if someone asks me something, but the answer will also be quick and to the point.

          • @MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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            Why is being bad at smalltalk being selfish? You mistake skill for intent, and that’s pathetic social skill. You shouldn’t be giving anyone advice.

              • @force@lemmy.world
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                On the contrary, being so entitled that you think you deserve other peoples’ initiation is selfish. You might have the impulse to spout to other people, but a lot of people don’t, and they just do their job. Why isn’t the other coworker rude for not making small talk for 2 weeks? Why isn’t it that the other coworker is only making “small talk” to (insulting) someone else to make themselves feel better?