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Rude is the coworker who thinks their shirts meant to antagonize anyone left of the US version of "center" are hilarious, rude are the coworkers who talk shit about trans people on break, rude are those who spend every conversation saying "mentally ill people should be locked up and oh by the way trans people are mentally ill", rude are the ones who make the LGBTQ employees scared that one day they'll just come to work and find a parking lot full of people waiting to jump them because the government said it's legal.

I consider myself quite polite when these things happen in my workplace and I'm not slashing tires or torching cars, and instead all I do is say "hey that's not okay and here's why..."

Doesn't stop HR from coming and telling me I need to be respectful of my coworkers opinions. (HR guy is a democrat, but like... One of those "if you're being oppressed please resist quietly and peacefully within the confines of the oppressive laws made specifically to target you" kind of liberals)

Remember kids: the standard you walk past is the standard you accept.

Has a "we're coworkers, not friends" mentality

And if you don't, you're a child looking for friends in the wrong places.

if someone thinks that's rude, they were lucky to have no actually rude coworkers.

i had some who would change other peoples chair adjustments every day, steal food, poison other peoples plants or boop passing by coworkers in the sides/ribs forcefully when passing by.

"Vague answers about weekend plans"

I'm having a lesbian three-way this weekend boss HBU

it's not rude but you will be an outcast because of it

we're social animals, if you don't show yourself as part of the pack you'll be treated as an other - with suspicion and distance. it's much better to first show that you want to be part of the pack, and then establish yourself as someone who keeps to themselves. this way you'll get even more peace and quiet, because people you're on friendly terms are more likely to respect your personal space

this is the difference between "that lonely guy over there (he likes peace, but is nice)" and "that lonely guy over there (he creeps me out)"

ASSIMILATE

A job would feel a lot longer if I wasn't on friendly terms with my coworkers

There are really touchy-feely workplaces where most of all that just isn't an option. I've worked at such places and I'm still traumatized.

Im all of that and everyone in the office like me, not kidding. You can be all of that without being rude, you can give people distance and speak to them, you can spend your lunch breaks at the car or go home and still say "see u soon"... Manners matter people, a lot

I'll never understand why it offends people that my job is just a job. It is not a social space for me. It's a place of employment where I exchange my time and skills for a paycheck and healthcare.

I guess other people lack imagination to realize other people are different than them and have different values/priorities in life. I have family whose entire social/romantic life was co-mingled with their work life to the point they had zero friends outside of their company and would stop being friends with people who quit. Creepy and weird AF if you ask me.

I just want to get through he day so I can go live in my life. The fewer interactions I have means the faster the day goes. I also each lunch at my desk because it means I get to go home earlier. But often in my city I meet people who boast about working 60 hour weeks for no overtime pay. It's wild. They let their pride/identity be used to exploit them.

And frankly WFH boosted my productivity like 500% and has meant I've gotten three promotions in 5 years and more than doubled my salary. None of that would have happened working in the office where people constantly kept coming up to me to ask for 'favors' that were never recorded and got pissed off when I told them to go back to their desk and write it up in an email.

I am this guy.

I don't see the point in pretending we give a shit about each other's lives. It's nothing personal, I'm just not one for pretense.

I kind of get the meme, sometimes doing small talk and little things for each other makes work less tedious and keeps the vibe up.

My people

Finally a greentext that isn't fake!

That’s not amusing, that’s depressing.