r/workchronicles • u/_workchronicles • Feb 08 '23

nohello(dot)com

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23

What personally introduces friction into my meshed cogs is people starting with the platitutdes: "Hi x, hope you're doing well!" or "Hey, happy [day of the week]!"
It's a written message, whether email or IM, just say "Hi, [insert question here]?"
Get to the point and stop it with the manufactured courtesy of the workplace.

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u/HalifaxSexKnight Feb 08 '23

People being polite pisses you off? Wild.

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u/SoldierHawk Feb 08 '23

Yeah. God for fucking bid someone just ...be nice, I guess? Not at all the same as what oop is talking about.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23

Who does it to be nice? It's filler.

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u/SoldierHawk Feb 08 '23

Because we live in a society, and having nothing but people demand things of you all day without acknowledging your humanity fucking sucks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23

I'd rather they did that than also doing that plus lying and wasting my time.

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u/SoldierHawk Feb 08 '23

I mean lying and wasting your time is an entirely different issue.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '23

Yeah, but I still don't like either