Re:Tell HN: I'm an Imposter
by burntoutfire on Friday April 22, 2022 @03:51AM
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Interesting that there's still smalltalk in such a job. I always imagined that fitting into a specific image of an ideal person/worker is a burden that you have to carry in white-collar corporate jobs, while in low-end menial jobs you can just be your own grumpy self if you want to be, as nobody gives a damn as long as you get the job done. It was even portrayed in one episode of Black Mirror, where a truck driver was the only person free to express herself (because there was nothing she could lose, her job was not desirable).
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I'm guessing it's all very context dependent. And Black Mirror was probably one end of the spectrum.
I think I'd much rather smalltalk with my colleagues than with people in the corporate world, or back in the suburds where I grew up.
And I think with my workplace, either because most of them are here for the job stability, or maybe because I live in Canada, a lot of our conversations aren't really conversations at all, but people talking to the air in a positive way so to make a harmonious environment. So often I start saying something and then realize the other person didn't hear me, and yet continue as if we totally get each other. That's what I meant by smalltalk.