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In the States saying hello to one’s coworkers is regarded as a common courtesy.
by tomcam 2y ago
In the States saying hello to one’s coworkers is regarded as a common courtesy.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoAt some point you can't say hi to everyone, which is very normal. I walk by a hundred coworkers a day, and don't greet all of them, it isn't anything personal if I don't. That said, you better believe I Do take the extra 5 seconds to say hi to my bosses when I pass them.
- lukan 2y agoYes, but if you had a close interaction with one of those hundreds 2 days ago and were very thankful back then - then it is willfully ignoring the lowly peasant, to show them and everyone else, they are now higher in the hierachy.
- gregoryl 2y agoNot really, you're going to meet a whole heap of people in your first few days. It's pretty overwhelming! They person who ran you through some software but otherwise isn't a day-to-day contact isn't going to stick in your head for long!
- lukan 2y agoIf you use that software daily, I would disagree. I remember all my (good) instructors. More so if the lesson was 2 days ago.
- taeric 2y agoThis doesn't strike me as wrong, but does surprise me. I have had friendly relations with the front desk at most of my positions. And we literally didn't know each other's names. Still nice when they notice a dropped thing of mine. And I didn't get too many chances to help them. Did where I could. And a smile and general conversation is not exactly easy, but you don't get good at things without practice. Heck, janitorial staff should get more than ignored. So yeah, odd to drop into such a divide.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoThere is a big difference between seeing someone 1:1 vs in a crowd, as well as the corporate culture of an environment. If everyone is rushed and miserable, they aren't going to be throwing out pleasantries as they rush through the halls.
- taeric 2y agoBut throwing out pleasantries is a good way to avoid rush and misery?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI think people are projecting a lot of class stuff onto this which is besides the point. I still think it is completely normal to figure out who your close coworkers are and settle into a group after a few days. I think it is more about organizational structure and immediacy than anything else, unless someone is actively rejecting a greeting. I work in a department of 100, and have met just about everyone. It would be extremely weird, not to mention distracting to say high to everyone when I walk to my desk. I don't think I am an outlier in that I prioritize greeting in this setting. Yes, that means I'm probably not going to single out some intern that I worked with for a couple days. I don't think that makes me a psychopath, and it doesn't mean I wouldn't chat with them in an elevator or some similar 1:1 circumstance.
- lukan 2y agoMeeting someone is something different from receiving a personal training on the first day, which was 2 days ago at the point of the story.
- throwup238 2y ago> It would be extremely weird, not to mention distracting to say high to everyone when I walk to my desk. All you have to do is attempt to make eye contact and smile.
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoThat’s not easy for everyone
- lukan 2y agoTrue, but we are not talking about developers on the spectrum, but traders, who are usually more social by nature.
- bluefirebrand 2y agoIf developers are on the spectrum then traders are sociopaths, no?
- bowsamic 2y agoI doubt the global head of support for a major bank is seen as a lowly peasant
- lukan 2y agoMaybe you are right. Head mechanic or Butler might have been the better metapher.
- tomcam 2y agoWho suggested one should say hi to “everyone”? Was something edited out of a parent post or TFA?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI thought that was the point of your post (e.g. that it is a breach of common curtesy to skip greeting someone.)
- Zild 2y agoIs it? In the US the majority of my coworkers just drop in (virtually or not) to ask questions without saying hi (even at the start of a sentence containing the question). That's not true for other countries.