I (M27) do not need to be at work. I can do everything from home on my laptop. Instead, I’m required to be here from 7am-7pm 4 days a week. I rather be at home, obviously, but I honestly don’t mind being here. The commute is my much needed alone time.
What bothers me is the constant “conversation rut” I feel like I’m in. I hear the same thing from the same people every single day and I cannot take it anymore.
Yes I’m drinking coffee. Yes I’m aware of the weather. Yes I saw that email. I don’t care about your lawn, I don’t care what you had for dinner. The same jokes over and over again; these 40-60 year olds think they’re hilarious repeating the same things they said yesterday.
Somebody stood over my desk for 20 mins while I was eating a salad telling me about a bar he used to go to 30 years ago that sold pickled eggs. Why? I’m clearly not interested. You are not interesting.
I try to be respectful but it’s exhausting.