what do you talk about at work?

[nola1202]

Reading a recent threads re: problem co-workers who share way tooooooooo much personal info. What do you talk about at work. (we seem to talk about what take-out place we should order from-starting from eary in the shift) and then there are the many who talk about their latest food plan/diets.

so spill it...what are the hot topics at your place of work and what do you think about it, positive negative an/or neutral. What topics that come up daily make you want to go hide out somewhere/anywhere else?

[nola1202]

It's really a bad idea to assume that the people that you work with are your friends. They aren't. They are your business partners or business contacts and that's all. There will always be someone who enjoys stirring the pot. I have learned the hard way to never confide in anyone about anything in my personal life. Even the manager loves to gossip.

Gossip creates distrust and hard feelings that last for years.

So talk about the weather, children, books, movies, current events but never ever talk about your coworkers. Focus on your job. Set a good example of professional behavior.

You have no friends in nursing.

I've worked some units that make me want to run for the hills. Those are the places I do what you do. Once even the books I read, or a stray comment about loving halloween got me in a world of trouble. (I was the unit Satanist)

My deepest sympathies..hope you find some people who are kind, gentle and caring. I was so lucky. I came out of a bad experience that gave me flashbacks to my miserable,lonely, isolative highschool years. Then it got better. I don't think it's just you as others have suggested. Thinking kind thoughts and sending them to you :)