So I don’t know about you but small talk really gets to me really aggravating if you ask me. Every time I get a new manager, they all of a sudden wanna talk to me ask me how my weekend was. What do I have plans for this weekend and be all nice and nice when previous to their role they had no interest in asking me any of those questions so honestly, I don’t feel like answering! Do you deal with this too ?

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I guess I never really thought about it. Small talk and polite chitchat just seems like a normal part of life to me. There is no real point to it. But I don’t typically get annoyed by it.

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Idk why I let it get to me …. I think all the changes and low morale are getting to me it’s all building up it’s not good.

Maybe I'm the problem, because I love a little bit of small talk. It's nice to have some polite chitchat and not have everything be so serious all the time.

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I don’t mind it either with genuine people

Agreed. 100 💯 perfect. They think people are stupid.

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Yes they do ! It’s so crazy

The older I get the less interest I have in chit chat, especially with people at work who are not my friends

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