a definite seinfeld moment
There is this Seinfeld episode where Jerry talks about how he used to work in an office and how he hated always having to make small talk. Well I have this Seinfeld moment several times a day. There seems, in the working environment, to be a need to continually greet one another while in the office. "Hey, how are you?" "What's going on?" "Hi." "Don't work too hard!" Does this seem strange to anyone else? I see you. I know you're there. Yes, I would like to know your restroom patterns and schedules. Please tell me.
what are you favorite small talk lines?
posted by Sara @ 2:56 PM
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"how's it goin? yeah, need some coffee too! haha!"
that's my favorite.
Good to have you as a part of our little community. I'll add your blog to the links on mine. You're Kerezy.
If I just say "hi" to each person that I see, it is night and day in the way that they treat me. If I don't acknowledge every person that walks within a 20 foot radius of me I will silently be blacklisted from office functions.
I just like it when people are getting coffee on monday morning and they look at each other and just say "ahhh monday"... yes a bunch of math nerds had a wild weekend... definitely go with that logic.
Anton. Excellent point. I did a little test here in the office where i didn't really respond to some of the small talk one day. It made a different in how the people interacted with me. Over all when I respond positively and show interest in their presence, it really helps office comradeary(is that a word?).
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