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Water-cooler talk is a way to bond with others. Some of my greatest friends were made at work, and this talk happens when we want a break. Usually getting food,
by weatherstorme 10y ago
Water-cooler talk is a way to bond with others. Some of my greatest friends were made at work, and this talk happens when we want a break. Usually getting food, coffee, or going to work out. Water-cooler talk isn't only there to bad mouth management, but to make connections/friends.
- k__ 10y agoHm, okay. Maybe I'm special, in a bad way? I don't know. I never really got along with people that I was "forced" to be together with. School, University, Work. I mean, people liked to work with me and I'm mostly really polite and inclusive and all. But I didn't find many people I considered interesting at these places. I got all my friends from meetups, online communities, parties, etc.
- weatherstorme 10y agoThat's perfectly fine. Some people prefer to keep work at work. It is good to do though if you want to climb up and understand the politics at your office (which sucks). I'm also just a super social person, and kind of an outlier.
- k__ 10y agohaha, yes. Every time I noticed such things going on at a company, I jumped ship.