Vent: This whole “the team needs to be friends!” Company Culture really rubs me the wrong way. No offense to “debby” or whoever on my team handles paid-advertising, but I don't care about what you're doing with the family over the holidays! I don't even work with you on a daily basis! Why am I being penalized by management for not knowing trivia about my teammates or for not wasting time with them in slack? I'm here for the paycheck. Why can't I just be assigned a project and left alone?

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And I DO have “friends” on my team. It’s just like 2 members. Just like in school, I don’t like everyone I meet! Stop trying to force it!

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I’m with you. The worst part is leadership/ management doesn’t care and if allowed to be real, would be f**k-all about this stuff.

However, the current zeitgeist is ALL about corporate caring, so they have to slap on a smile and go overboard pretending to really champion it.

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I’m with you. I’m not the bubbliest person on the planet and pretty jntroverted with people I don’t know. I manage a team of 11 people and they are an eclectic group of personalities. All amazing employees, but VERY different personalities. It’s awkward as all hell to try and joke around with everyone in the team, especially virtually. I’ve tried to break up into smaller meetings throughout the week to get more one on one, but some people are just difficult to converse with no matter how hard you try. I feel you. I want everyone to like working together but forcing “fun” never works.

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Wait, management criticized you for not knowing people’s personal lives? Like in your review?

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