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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of these people may be closed off because they don't really want to talk about their personal lives. Complex, afraid of judgment, etc. I think people with very straightforward/ approved lives (eg married with kids living in a nice suburb) have an easier time bringing their "whole selves" to work and seeming more open.[/quote]

+1. Even just something like "what did you do over the weekend?" is not a question everyone is going to want to answer.[/quote]

Yes, and it doesn't have to be for negative reasons. People use information about your vacation choices, sports interest, marital status, health issues, church involvement, etc. to build a simplistic story about you, and their assumptions can hurt you professionally. [/quote]

For this reason I never talked about my kids or family life.
I have learned that most of the women in my profession (architecture) are unmarried and have no kids or they are the main breadwinner. The female bosses I have had were childless and too old to try. So I clam up.[/quote]

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