I'm a very introverted person, I keep work and personal life separately and I constantly have to deal with people at work asking invasive personal questions or bothering me all day because they just want my attention. How to deal with this?
What kind of small talk do you make at work to keep these people quiet? 🤔 It's super uncomfortable especially with coworkers who you know are chronic backstabbers fishing for information.
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Say a lot without saying a lot, then redirect.
“Oh my weekend was good thanks, busy but productive in the tiring way that makes you feel like you accomplished a lot. How about you, what did you get up to?”
Rinse and repeat
I’m not sure why you got downvoted for this question, its a good question. i would probably ask in a sub related to the workplace or about jobs though.
but to answer your question, maybe to avoid conversation, just dont make unecessary eye contact, hello and goodbye and questions related to work only.
Keep it surface level and bland. If you don’t want the conservation to go on, don’t ask questions that will make it drag on, also in my experience if they think you’re a good listener because you’re quiet they will keep yapping 😑😪
You act like an adult and meet them halfway, politely. More interaction would be healthy for you, if it reduces your hostility. Has it occurred to you that some are being kind to you, or that there have been complaints about you and they are trying to integrate you?
If this really is too much for you, I’d switch to remote work. Not everything is about you, you know. “Coworkers who you know are chronic backstabbers fishing for information” is a statement that never comes from someone desirable as a teammate.