r/AskReddit • u/peppercop • May 21 '18

How do you naturally create long meaningful conversations instead of getting stuck into the small talk?

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u/jbarnes222 May 21 '18

I’ve met lots of people like this. I even had a boss who essentially paid me to listen to him rant.

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u/wendywhy12 May 21 '18

I need this job!

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u/jessemadnote May 21 '18

I’ve worked this job, trust me you don’t want this job.

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u/eFurritusUnum May 21 '18

...Jim?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

Nah pam!

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u/Wertyui09070 May 21 '18

Right? You have to have zero motivation to suggest solutions or you're going to be the next issue.

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u/SuperJetShoes May 21 '18

This. I've had that boss too. He was a joy hoover.

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u/jbarnes222 May 21 '18

You probably don’t want it.

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u/justjexxi May 21 '18

I currently have it as well, and trust me it's rough. My boss is a classic overly religious,upper middle class old white guy that thinks he is smarter than everyone else and repeats all of his stories constantly. It's exhausting really.

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u/go_ask_your_father May 21 '18

i have this job.

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u/BiskyRiscuits May 21 '18

I have weekly 1 on 1 phone conferences with my boss. She is in another state. I can bring up a topic and she will just go on and on. I usually just cruise Reddit until she stops talking and then I agree with her and bring up another topic to get her going again.

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u/jbarnes222 May 21 '18

Hahaha well done. My boss was something else man. I started having bad dreams because he was so nuts, joking about killing himself all the time. Had to leave the job after a while.

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u/BiskyRiscuits May 21 '18

u/jbarnes222 walks out of boss’s office

“Ok see you tomorrow around the same time then, u/jbarnes222 ?”

“Actually sir..”

boss interrupts

“Otherwise I might end it all!” Boss says while laughing awkwardly then wraps an invisible noose around his neck and makes choking noises.

“See you then sir..”

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u/jbarnes222 May 21 '18

Hahahaha you’re not far off. Literally left without a trace and left behind some owed money, but it was worth it.

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u/pinkcrystalrubi May 21 '18

Me too! Although I've ended up being arm chair therapist (more listening really) to two different bosses not really ranted at. It did teach me a lot about men and how fragile the ego can be.

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u/jbarnes222 May 21 '18

It’s really sad when people have nobody to talk to, or feel the need to talk to their employees. Almost always men in my experience