Weekend talk at work

Question

How much do ya’all share about your weekend plans with co-workers? Sometimes I get annoyed when asked even though I know I’m being unreasonable. It’s just small talk but I don’t like sharing that much personal stuff....how do you politely change the subject or just avoid chit chat that gets personal?

Anonymous · Answer

I am guilty of asking, but I'd never expect people to share every detail. I just mean it as a chance to share something you may want to talk about. If you don't want to share, just be vague. 'Oh, nothing much', 'just seeing a few friends', 'looking forward to getting some rest', 'if I told you, I'd have to kill you'.  If they push for more details, that's definitely rude!

Lisa Tunison · Answer

Personally, I enjoy sharing that stuff.  If you keep everything about business and professional all the time, it's stressful.  It encourages employee engagement to have a casual conversation about weekends, family, etc.  The managers & coworkers that don't open up at all are the ones I don't like.  If you spend that much time with someone, it's nice to have a friendly conversation!

Anonymous · Answer

I always keep my personal stuff to myself and do not share almost anything with my coworkers. I just do not see any reasons to share it... Work and private life should be separate. And if you not social enough it doesn't mean that you are bad in what you are doing at work.  And especially I hate the situation when employer check all you social media accounts before to hire you (I think we all  have the rights for the privacy).

Anonymous · Answer

I am always the person that asks. I ask because you/the person are my colleague and realistically, I probably spend more time around you than I do my spouse or family so I feel like it is important to understand you better .  Also, at the end of the day it's small talk because working non stop for 8 + hours without any talk about anything but work, especially on a Friday is something we all probably want a 2 minute break from. You don't have to go into details. Say , I am spending it with family, friends, going to a movie, etc.

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