Etiquette. What Is A Polite Way To Tell Someone You'd Prefer Not To Discuss Your Personal Life With Them?
Etiquette. I Am Working In An Office And Would Prefer To Maintain A Work Relationship With My Co-workers. I Want To Be Friendly But, Not Make Friends
Etiquette : What Is A Polite Way To Tell Someone Youd Prefer Not To Discuss Your Personal Life With Them
I am working in an office and would prefer to maintain a work relationship with my co-workers. I want to be friendly but, not make friends with them. I have seen bad things happen when co-workers become friends. I need to figure out a nice way to let people know where I stand... I am used to being very forward of my intensions and that usually makes people think that I am "not very friendly" so I need to try to keep the balance and harmony at work. ~~~ ♪♫Metal_Angel♫♪ ~~~
Best Answer To Etiquette Question
One way of maintaining your privacy ( good for you, by the way) and still showing a warmer side would be to flip that question around....: Coworker: So, how was your weekend? Whatcha do? You: Not much, just played catch-up around the house. ( You'll note this is vague and noncommittal and fairly generalized.)What about you? From my experience, most of the time the question the person is asking you is one they'd love to answer themselves. From that point you could likely smoothly segue into something work-related. Always having somebody's memo or various paperwork in hand helps this along....
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Answer 1Just tell them you wish to keep your working life seperate from your personal life.
Answer 2Just say, "you know, I'm sorry, but I'd rather keep my personal life personal. Thank you for understanding". Also, you can try and avoid these situations by not putting yourself in a situation where you'd be asked personal questions.
Answer 3If you don't want to participate in the normal office banter which usually includes revealing things about your personal life, you will be seen as stand-offish, unfriendly and possibly snobbish.
Answer 4One way of maintaining your privacy ( good for you, by the way) and still showing a warmer side would be to flip that question around....: Coworker: So, how was your weekend? Whatcha do? You: Not much, just played catch-up around the house. ( You'll note this is vague and noncommittal and fairly generalized.)What about you? From my experience, most of the time the question the person is asking you is one they'd love to answer themselves. From that point you could likely smoothly segue into something work-related. Always having somebody's memo or various paperwork in hand helps this along....
Answer 5Like Zarf's answer....yes...make it seem as if you're more interested in hearing about others. People love to talk about themselves, and they won't really notice so much, that you're not talking about yourself lol.
Answer 6Agreed, cordial and civil are the way to go. Just don't tell them anything about your personal life. I find it odd that people at work would be rude enough to ask personal questions. If the conversation should steer in that direction (about you or them) excuse yourself and return to your work.
Answer 7tell them to "F--k off". and then kick them in the nuts. that should clue them in.
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