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To say hello to colleagues in the morning

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Stickystitch · 28/10/2022 08:58

If you work in an office, do you greet your colleagues who are sitting at the same desk area as you, and do they say hello to you when you arrive in the morning?

I've been in my job nearly a year. It's hybrid, most people do 1-2 days a week in the office and the vibe is very low energy. Recently I've stopped trying to say hi to people and now just ignore people in the kitchen - some days I can come in, sit down, and genuinely not speak a word to anyone all day. Aibu to think that's odd? I'm not looking to make BFFs at work at all, or hang out chatting all day. Like everyone else, I just want to get in, get my work done and leave. But I don't think it's unreasonable to think it would be nicer, and less awkward, for colleagues to acknowledge your existence? It's kind of soul sucking!

Also it's not personal. There's only one little office clique who really talk to each other, and they're not very friendly to outsiders.

OP posts:
MissPiggysPinkDress · 28/10/2022 17:50

I say a generic hello to who ever seems to be around when I get in, although I tend to be the first one in, and then a morning or whatever when someone else rocks up. I work in a big building, and have to walk through loads of departments to get to mine, and different teams don’t tend to chat much, but might say the odd hello if you happen to catch someone’s eye

RampantIvy · 28/10/2022 18:00

We always say good morning to each other, and we also say it when we log into Teams because not everyone is office based.
We have a strong Team ethic and get on well with each other. If someone always refused to engage the manager would be looking into why not.

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