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People say hi at work but they never want to have a conversation. I know saying hi is a polite thing to do but they will say hi almost everyday and I say hi back and then that's it. It feels so meaningless, so robotic. It even makes me feel lonely. Sometimes I think that perhaps they just say hi for attention not out of kindness and I'm just another person they seek attention from to validate their existence.

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Well they would talk to other people a lot.

∅ · Answer

most people cling to these social niceties like rats to a sinking ship.
personally, i prefer the dirty truth to a pretty lie, but i am in the minority.
just remember, they are PAYING you to be nice...

RWPossum · Answer

I wonder if it might help if you got some good conversation advice. Book - a best-seller for generations -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgAIJw45hLw

bluebonnetgranny · Answer

Are you being a bit too sensitive?  Making a mountain out of a mole hole?  If they didn't say hi, you would feel more lonely.  Get a grip of self & don't let the little things upset you.

If you stopped for a conversation with everyone you said 'hi' to, the whole day would be wasted & no one would get any work done.  It is a simple courtesy in a workplace

THE BANNIBAL ONE · Answer

I wouldn't worry about it.
it's supposed to be work.

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