• BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    >spend 8 hours a day, minimum, sitting next to some guy

    >try to make small talk to break up the monotony of wage slavery

    >guy doesn’t even respond, or gives short answers at best

    >damn, he must either not like me or isn’t a very sociable person

    • Flames5123@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      Exactly. I’ve made friends with a few of my coworkers and at least one of us shave done fun things on the weekend. Making friends as an adult is hard, especially in a new city. I wanted my coworker to feel welcome.