I have an established system with my office peers/subordinates. If I knock on your door/pod wall and you give me a thumbs down. I won’t bother you but they also know to follow up with me when they are done with whatever they were working on. It’s a good system of mutual respect.
62Thank you for sharing. I'm borrowing this.
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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.
26On the plane, I put on headphones without playing anything, just so people will not talk to me
21Added bonus if they are active noise cancelling. Really creates a nice quiet zone.
13My autism creates an aura that people dare not enter. That and wearing a winter coat in summer
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"Can I ask you a question?"
"Can I call you?"
"I have a question about this jira ticket"
19« Hey »
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Yay, good to see Zach cartoons have made it to Lemmy.
18This happened to me, but it was "have you heard of our lord and savior" rather than just a hi, so I was very pissed.
10"Yes, wanna meet him?"
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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?
-76You're the guy in the orange shirt, aren't you?
59The guy asking about his day? Yes.
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You are not owed interpersonal interaction because you want it.
43Or the other guy could just...leave him the fuck alone.
25As soon as my job description is updated to professional chitchatter
15I don't get paid for that
15why
1YOU just got my very first down arrow!
1Don'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
0They hated Him because he spoke the Truth.
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