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Is it normal to not say hello or good morning to your colleagues when you come into the office? (self.london)

submitted 1 year ago by a_hungry_rat to c/[email protected]

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I've been living here for a few years now and it strikes me as so bizarre not to acknowledge someone's presence as they come into the office. Is it the norm here? I am a Northerner so this could be a reason it is so jarring to me.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Morning!

Was about to guess that you were talking about London, until I worked out which community you'd posted to.

I think it strongly depends on the industry you're in, as well as the general culture within it. Some industries (I've worked in live events, for example) have a "work hard, play hard" culture, in which you might form strong friendships at work, whereas some places may just be "a job" for most people, and they do their time every day and leave.

Obviously jobs don't fall only into one of these two categories, but London in particular can be a bit of a meat-grinder (rat race?) when it comes to staff turnover and impersonal workplaces.

I don't really know what I'm talking about, but it's a phenomenon I've definitely encountered, having worked in London, and worked in not-London. Hopefully with the move toward remote working, the London fixation in the UK will begin to dissipate, and we won't need to suffer it in order to do well paid, gratifying and meaningful work.