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I think you answered your own question. If you're saving babies or firing a moonshot, yes work is number one. Otherwise work is a priority, but not the only pr

I think you answered your own question. If you're saving babies or firing a moonshot, yes work is number one. Otherwise work is a priority, but not the only priority and maybe not the top priority. I love building things my customers love, but that's not the only thing I love. I expect to share some of who I am and learn some about my coworkers during the 9 to 5. The ability for my coworkers and I to click, on multiple levels, is important. It helps both for building rapport among teammates to solve business issues and as compensation in the form of a positive work environment. And while I expect many intense work environments are much more focused, I also know some of the most intense environments still have small talk, sometimes intentionally thrown in to diffuse that intensity. It helps people view each other holistically as actual people, not just tools to solve problems or obstacles to overcome.

debt 13y ago
I agree. The problem occurs when the chatter occupies nearly 30% of my working day. I'm okay if it's 10-15% I guess. But not really. Ideally it'd be like 0-5%. I don't like feeling like an unproductive schlub at work. Y'all are paying me all this money to work, not to socialize. Sorry it took so long to get to that point, but ultimately that's it. I'm getting paid a lot of money to work. Not to socialize. And I will gladly work my ass off so don't think I need to socialize a whole bunch throughout the day to get shit done or to enjoy myself.
- dingaling 13y ago
  > I don't like feeling like an unproductive schlub at work. I am very jealous. Some of us have very boring, unchallenging, crap corporate-drone jobs in which the 30% social distraction is the only way to make it through the day without going mad. Feeling 'unproductive' doesn't factor into it when one's work seems meaningless. Quick riposte: 'just leave' doesn't pay the mortgage.

debt 13y ago

I agree. The problem occurs when the chatter occupies nearly 30% of my working day. I'm okay if it's 10-15% I guess. But not really. Ideally it'd be like 0-5%. I don't like feeling like an unproductive schlub at work. Y'all are paying me all this money to work, not to socialize. Sorry it took so long to get to that point, but ultimately that's it. I'm getting paid a lot of money to work. Not to socialize. And I will gladly work my ass off so don't think I need to socialize a whole bunch throughout the day to get shit done or to enjoy myself.

dingaling 13y ago
> I don't like feeling like an unproductive schlub at work. I am very jealous. Some of us have very boring, unchallenging, crap corporate-drone jobs in which the 30% social distraction is the only way to make it through the day without going mad. Feeling 'unproductive' doesn't factor into it when one's work seems meaningless. Quick riposte: 'just leave' doesn't pay the mortgage.