I work in a small government office of about 14 people. Most people are nice but only in a cordial way. I do not like to gossip and therefore to not join in, in most of the office conversations. This has of course excluded me from everything. No one talks to me, they don't ask me if I want to go in for lunch, they never ask how I am, rarely say hi to me, and on occasion someone may acknowledge my existence. There is one guy who does talk to me, but thats only because everyone thinks he is incompentent and therefore he is an outcast too. I want to be on at least speaking terms with my co-workers but I do not want to talk about things like dating, boys, children, so and so's boyfriends or girlfriends, sex, sex & the city, etc. Its like they don't have lives outside of their friends pathetic lives. How can I get them to at least talk to me without joining in these miserable conversations or am I doomed to be the outcaste?
2006-12-04 08:48:33 · 4 answers · asked by Venus M 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Listen, be friendly with the other outcast. You might be surprised that he's interesting and nice, and he could turn out to be a friend.
The other ones sound too boring to bother with, so don't. This isn't 7th grade - you don't have to try to be in with a group.
And why would you want hang with that toxic boss, anyway?
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2016-10-14 00:18:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be yourself and do not get sucked into their lives, it will only bring you down and depress you. If your an outcast, so be it, better that than a gossip.
2006-12-04 08:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by loser 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Try talking to them. You can say hi to them, you know. If they start to talk about all that crap, just let them know you'd prefer to keep that kind of discussion out of the workplace.
2006-12-04 08:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋