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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What did you do last weekend? Tell me about your vacation. What did you do on your day off? What's your kids/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend's name? Where do you live? etc.

Any prying questions about family or how you spent your personal time are manipulative imo because they're meant to create a fake sense of camaraderie. That goes double if it's coming from a higher up.[/quote]
This is a weird, unhealthy way to think.[/quote]

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It’s getting to the point where you can’t even ask someone how they are without someone assigning some ulterior motive or negativity to the comment. Ridiculous. [/quote]
Right, it says more about the person who’s neurotic over it than anything else. Like, if you insist that anyone making small talk is trying to sabotage you, it makes me think you’re the one willing to use other people’s personal details against them if given the opportunity. Most people do not think that way.

Also, let’s be honest, people who are super distant at work are less likely to be thought of positively and less likely to be given opportunities. You don’t need to overshare, but being standoffish and cagey won’t win you any favors.[/quote]

I’m a manager, and I would love to not know or ask anyone anything about themselves. But then you are cold and uncaring.  I try to touch lightly on things, but honestly, as a manager you realize at a certain point it doesn’t matter what you do—someone will be pissed off.  [/quote]

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