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Re:Poor in Tech by TulliusCicero on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @08:21AM (#27207571)
> I've heard stories that at Google, the non-engineering workers at campus may not socialize with engineers at all.

I worked at HQ as an engineer, and didn't notice any such thing.

Most of the time I probably didn't say hi to cleaning staff, for the same reason I wouldn't say hi to most of the people I pass by in the office: because they weren't someone I knew. Of course this might vary depending on context, but I was treating them the same way I treated everyone else, or at least trying to.

Do other people say hi to every single person you see in the building every day?

Re:Poor in Tech by grayclhn on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @08:58AM (#27207931)
> Do other people say hi to every single person you see in the building every day?

Yeah, pretty much.

Re:Poor in Tech by jpseawell on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @09:15AM (#27208109)
Lol, idk if that’s true? I’ve been poor working with poor people and we did not all say hello on a regular basis
Re:Poor in Tech by Haruiko on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @10:43AM (#27209339)
I'm doing it, always have. A lot of other colleuges never do it.

I would argue that this has just nothing to do with poor/rich or where you work.

Perhaps its just random how your work environment or your collegues are.

Re:Poor in Tech by avh02 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @10:08AM (#27208840)
one thing that stood out to me when i was in Southampton in the UK was that every passenger on the bus would say some form of "thank you" on their way off the bus.

So, sometimes, yeah.

Re:Poor in Tech by TulliusCicero on Thursday May 20, 2021 @06:45AM (#27219530)
To me this sounds bizarre, like trying to greet every person you pass by in a city. I see dozens, if not hundreds of people in the office every day, if I said hi to everyone it would be really strange.
Re:Poor in Tech by fatnoah on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:45PM (#27213502)
>Yeah, pretty much.

I generally say hi to everyone as well, especially if I've made eye contact. At the very least, some kind of acknowledgement.