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> I've heard stories that at Google, the non-engineering workers at campus may not socialize with engineers at all. I worked at HQ as an engineer, and didn't n
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
> I've heard stories that at Google, the non-engineering workers at campus may not socialize with engineers at all.
I worked at HQ as an engineer, and didn't notice any such thing.
Most of the time I probably didn't say hi to cleaning staff, for the same reason I wouldn't say hi to most of the people I pass by in the office: because they weren't someone I knew. Of course this might vary depending on context, but I was treating them the same way I treated everyone else, or at least trying to.
Do other people say hi to every single person you see in the building every day?
- grayclhn 5y ago> Do other people say hi to every single person you see in the building every day? Yeah, pretty much.
- jpseawell 5y agoLol, idk if that’s true? I’ve been poor working with poor people and we did not all say hello on a regular basis
- avh02 5y agoone thing that stood out to me when i was in Southampton in the UK was that every passenger on the bus would say some form of "thank you" on their way off the bus. So, sometimes, yeah.
- Haruiko 5y agoI'm doing it, always have. A lot of other colleuges never do it. I would argue that this has just nothing to do with poor/rich or where you work. Perhaps its just random how your work environment or your collegues are.
- fatnoah 5y ago>Yeah, pretty much. I generally say hi to everyone as well, especially if I've made eye contact. At the very least, some kind of acknowledgement.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoTo me this sounds bizarre, like trying to greet every person you pass by in a city. I see dozens, if not hundreds of people in the office every day, if I said hi to everyone it would be really strange.