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I actually like the workplace for the 97% of people with who I won't naturally talk to. They may not share all your hobbies and opinions but they are usually s
by GuB-42 5y ago
I actually like the workplace for the 97% of people with who I won't naturally talk to.
They may not share all your hobbies and opinions but they are usually smart people. Like you, they landed the job and they are still there after all. They all have their own, rich world that you may not realize exist because they are not invited at your parties (and you aren't invited at theirs). If you keep an open mind 97% of people are interesting not 3%.
The good thing about workplace "families" is that there is still some distance. You can have a look into their world but you don't have to be part of it if you don't want to. And you don't sleep under the same roof, don't share the chores, etc...
- ThePadawan 5y agoI do try and keep an open mind :). And 3% was perhaps the low end of the scale I could have estimated. On the other hand, I do think you overestimate the skill of employees in general. Just ask around how many of your colleagues think they could pass the job interview for their current position right now - that percentage is generally pretty low (especially at places like Google, where interview training is basically a full-time job). Quite often, people that "are still there" are simply still there because they have made themselves indispensable, e.g. they write working software, but no other person can understand their code. Firing someone like that is a business risk - not firing someone like that isn't (immediately).