[flock] Work guy

[vvalkyri]

That was really cool. A coworker came by my desk and asked how I had the energy to be out all the time and do so many things; I basically told him that I don’t do much with weekend days and if I’ve agreed to be somewhere before 1 on a weekend I probably really like you. Conversation went in a bunch of places, and it turns out he and his wife

Comments

[mhaithaca]

Insufficiently flocked, FYI.

[emeraldliz]

Are most people simply not interested in other people’s adventures?

Most people suck at conversation on any level. Add in the fact that for me I have to censor and screen a lot- well when it comes to work, I just keep it at work.

If people have GENUINE interest, that's awesome. If people ASKED questions, that would be amazing.

But that's pretty rare, in any arena.

[mhaithaca]

I think most people are gunshy about acting interested and inadvertently getting pinned down to a three-hour slideshow.

[emeraldliz]

As I said "Most people suck at conversation on any level." Overtalking is just as bad as underengaging.

[mhaithaca]

Amen.

[_blackjack_]

When I had a workplace, I went out of my way not to talk to co-workers beyond what was necessary for the job. But you might have guessed that.

[_blackjack_]

Come to think of it, I tend to think of co-workers the way the fellow in question seems to think about possessions.

[andrian6]

Bruce Sterling's lecture on stuff helped me a lot while moving. Even now, look around and think "What does this mean to me? Is it necessary? Does it have a personal or legal value?" He helped me de-clutter quite a bit.

[arashinomoui]

Sports, video games, work stuff, books, movies, marathons (well half), teasing about various faux pas, kids, raising kids, some bits about vacations.

Plus, as I've discovered for myself, lots of people are horrible story tellers as well as many being not great listeners. Talking about what you enjoy which allows for more back and forthing versus "let me tell you a story" is harder to maintain.

Not saying any of it applies, but just a thought after dealing with my FiL a couple weeks ago.