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Re:Loneliness on the Job: Why No Employee Is an Island by LarryDarrell on Friday March 16, 2018 @04:52PM (#16603941)
The worst are the ones that constantly say, "We're like a family here." Family of psychopaths maybe.

YMMV, I find companies in the Midwest would rather you check your empathy at the door.

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Re:Loneliness on the Job: Why No Employee Is an Island by twoquestions on Friday March 16, 2018 @04:58PM (#16603968)
You detailed my thoughts much better than I did.

Maybe it's my Midwestern upbringing, but I'd rather just get my job done than be an emotional sop for my coworkers, or worse have other people be an emotional sop for me.

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Re:Loneliness on the Job: Why No Employee Is an Island by bomb199 on Friday March 16, 2018 @06:48PM (#16604516)
> but I'd rather just get my job done than be an emotional sop for my coworkers, or worse have other people be an emotional sop for me

I don't think you have to be in THAT kind of relationship with coworkers.

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Re:Loneliness on the Job: Why No Employee Is an Island by leggomylibro on Friday March 16, 2018 @07:06PM (#16604617)
>We're just one big family and, when you've been to a few domestic disputes, Littlebottom, I can assure you that you'll see the resemblance.

- Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

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Re:Loneliness on the Job: Why No Employee Is an Island by quickthrower2 on Friday March 16, 2018 @05:50PM (#16604269)
Ironically not many people can bear to work with their relatives!
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