What ensued was deeply uncomfortable. One coworker sobbed while sharing that her father molested her when she was a toddler. Another shared that her mother died of cancer. It's one thing to gradually learn more about someone over time. It's another thing to force trauma bonding. I don't need to know the depths of someone's past experiences to work well with them. It's a workplace. Not a “family”. Worst. Icebreaker. Ever.
What ensued was deeply uncomfortable. One coworker sobbed while sharing that her father molested her when she was a toddler. Another shared that her mother died of cancer.
It's one thing to gradually learn more about someone over time. It's another thing to force trauma bonding. I don't need to know the depths of someone's past experiences to work well with them. It's a workplace. Not a “family”.
Worst. Icebreaker. Ever.