The Awkward Silence

lila

03:12

Good night sleepy sleepy going to bed see you soon.

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Tinkeringbell

06:50

@lila morning!

A J

07:08

Afternoon!

Tinkeringbell

Ugh, I'm jealous :P That means your weekend has almost started! :P

A J

I haven't had any weekend since last Tuesday so no need to be jealous. :P

Also, we will get Monday sooner than you will.

Tinkeringbell

that's true ;) I'm just really done with work for the week, and have no motivation left for today. Luckily there's a bunch of meetings and then I can go pretend I'm listening ;)

A J

lol

Noone usually has any motivation to work on Friday and Monday

Tinkeringbell

Actually, mine is best on Mondays! That's because that's the day of the week where I have the least meetings, and usually also the least amount of interruptions from end users :D

A J

07:21

Same here.

Extroverted Main Man

13:30

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Q: How to turn down gift request with minimal damage to relationship

There is a guy I like and we've been going out for 3 or 4 months now. Within the first two weeks, I decided to give him a (kind of expensive) gift spontaneously. I love giving gifts to people I like, and I knew he would really love this gift, and he did. At first, he was reluctant to accept the g...

Ael

14:12

How to avoid a meeting: 20 minutes before the start of the meeting, find a critical issue in prod. Now everyone is busy trying to resolve that and nobody has time for your meeting. That's it. (I'm joking but I wanted this meeting to happen :'( )

Tinkeringbell

@Ael Oof :( It's indeed a good way to get out of one if you don't want to go though!

I've gotten out the french knitting dolly for mine lately XD

Ael

@Tinkeringbell Well, that's a good way to keep busy during a boring one. I personally tend to play "candy crush like" game in those situations ^^

Tinkeringbell

Those are also great :)

Will the meeting now be rescheduled? Are you out of work without it?

@Tinkeringbell honestly, you gave me a lot to think about, when you asked why I think it would be damaging. I made a decision. Thank you so much for your quick response but I won't need further help. — Pedro Lima 2 mins ago

That's nice, but it was a request to edit the post XD I think if that's the case though (that they're not going to) it can be closed for needing details?

Ael

14:28

@Tinkeringbell It was postponed to next week but one (kind of important?) participant won't be able to attend since they will be out of the office

Tinkeringbell

Ahh... :(

Ael

@Tinkeringbell Maybe we could edit and turn the question "how could I have handled the first interaction better?". But that's up to OP indeed

Tinkeringbell

Ah. I see you left a comment to that extent too. Okay, then I'll wait with deleting it until Roomba would normally have come by to do that, so OP has a chance to do so if they want to.

lila

hi

Tinkeringbell

hey :)

lila

14:50

"English language is crème de la crème of all languages." :D

Arthur Hv

lol

Extroverted Main Man

15:13

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Q: How to get people to respond (in workplace Zoom meetings) when asking questions to the group?

How do you ask questions to a group such that they respond, and don’t stay silent? The context of my question is a workplace Zoom meeting with my team. I have recently taken on a more active role in the meeting where I end up trying to engage the team to answer productive, relevant-to-work questi...

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Extroverted Main Man

15:39

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Q: My GF (25F) wants to see me (26M) only once every two weeks

A little background first. I'm from an Indian background but I live and grew up in The Netherlands, the same is true for my girlfriend. I have been dating with my GF since the end of June 2020, but I know her since 2.5 years. We are in sort of an arranged relationship, but always have the option ...

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lila

20:58

In the market I am doing shopping there are voice statements being played, you know usual stuff, but their last innovation was in my opinion a bit overdone and too forced - it goes in the lines of "during shopping these days, maintaining distance is not enough - let's maintain HYPERdistance, so that the shopping is HYPERsafe. Hyperdistance for hypersafe shopping in our hypermarket. Thank you." :D

Tinkeringbell

Hahaha okay funny wordplay, bad advertising :P

IPS Comment Bot

21:54

How do you know your "friends" would do what you do, if they could? It can be awkward as a family person speaking to someone who is apparently single by choice, but not for the reasons you think. It's awkward because they know that the things that matter most to them, mean nothing to you, and likewise what matters most to you, would mean nothing to them. — user1751825 2 mins ago

IPS Comment Bot

23:23

The tone of your question suggests that you believe your life is superior to theirs. With this attitude you will likely sound like you're boasting. Perhaps try finding new friends who are more up to your perceived social standing. — user1751825 50 secs ago

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