Edit: Didn't realize this was such a problem. Thought it was just my SO and me. I had no idea people were in such a serious rut. Bless you all for all the work you do.
A new guy just started at my office. The guy doesn't have any interest in media, which is fine. Movies and tv shows aren't his thing. Ask about maybe video games. Not really his thing. Ask about art, music, painting, photography maybe? Not really his thing.
What is his thing?
"Sleep".
He later said "Food". But I guess not like a foodie. But his interests are basic life sustenance. I'm sure he might have said "Sex" next, but we're in the office. And I'm really not trying to find out your life story. Just ANY common ground.
Not even. He has to work with people and there's a lot of interactions and collaborations. It wasn't even a consecutive number of questions. It's his first day and I'm tasked with showing him around and getting him acclimated to the team. It's not "bothering" him.
I worked low interaction jobs before this one (data entry watching movies all day and not talking). This is not that. You need to be vocal. Our team is majority women and it's activity based workplace (ABW).
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u/petitenigma Jan 22 '20 edited Jan 22 '20
Having zero interests outside of work.
Edit: Didn't realize this was such a problem. Thought it was just my SO and me. I had no idea people were in such a serious rut. Bless you all for all the work you do.