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Which is why it should all be avoided in the workplace. This is not a debate about the merits of gay or straight sexual orientation. My coworkers have no need

Which is why it should all be avoided in the workplace. This is not a debate about the merits of gay or straight sexual orientation. My coworkers have no need to know if I am in a relationship, have children, etc. If they ask I will (and do) tell them I am not interested in having that conversation and I will never ask them or engage further if they bring their partner/spouse/children up. I'm there to do a job and leave as quickly as possible upon completing the days work. Everything else, in my opinion, is a distraction hampering that goal.

drewbug01 5y ago
That's a principled and consistent stand, which I applaud you for maintaining. But I don't think that majority of the working world would take such a hard-line stance against sharing any details of their personal lives. So - we have to deal with the world we have, which is "many, if not most, workers share some degree of personal information about their lives in the workplace." That's the reality we have to deal with.