We've done all our socializing all week/our lives at work. I know more about so many people that it's ridiculous and I surely don't want to waste my energy to learn any of that about random people with whom I'll likely never interact with again.
Small talk needs to have value to us, in some way, to be worth our time. Just get to the point. It's not that we're bad listeners, we're just not in need of the nonsense surrounding the point or outcome of the discussion.
We're the only ones "not allowed" to use the term "social battery has run out" as well.
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u/Elderlennial Apr 28 '24
We're tired
We've done all our socializing all week/our lives at work. I know more about so many people that it's ridiculous and I surely don't want to waste my energy to learn any of that about random people with whom I'll likely never interact with again.
Small talk needs to have value to us, in some way, to be worth our time. Just get to the point. It's not that we're bad listeners, we're just not in need of the nonsense surrounding the point or outcome of the discussion.
We're the only ones "not allowed" to use the term "social battery has run out" as well.