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comment by tacocat
tacocat  ·  2447 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: How do you guys work to avoid engaging in gossip at work?

Act surly and antisocial





b_b  ·  2446 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The only person who gossips with me at work is the administrator who is 20 years older than me, but fantasizes about me fucking her. It's gross and annoying, but she controls the budget. Nobody else finds me approachable enough to talk to, so it's basically a win-win.

humanodon  ·  2445 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Somehow, I don’t think this would make it as a #meToo . . .

b_b  ·  2445 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Haha. Yeah, I think you have to give a fuck before you count.

user-inactivated  ·  2444 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've been in trouble in the past because I treat my coworkers as the gatekeepers of my mortgage, not as best buds. I don't hang out with coworkers off the clock, not because I don't like them (I love the people I work with) but because work is work. This makes me the old fart at work but I'm there to make money to pay the bills.

Dala  ·  2446 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's my role in this relationship. If he took on the mantle of surliness, I would probably never leave the house except for work and groceries.

_refugee_  ·  2447 days ago  ·  link  ·  

this works too, but doesn't help lift anyone else up if that's part of your goal

tacocat  ·  2447 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Pfft. Fuck other people. I'm a libertarian.

tacocat  ·  2447 days ago  ·  link  ·  

(Not really.)