Timeline for Avoiding personal questions
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| Sep 23, 2022 at 21:30 | comment | added | gnasher729 | Kirie, this kind of situation is one where I will instantly lose every bit of humor. Except perhaps to take the **** out of the person who is asking, especially if I can embarrass them in front of witnesses. | |
| Sep 23, 2022 at 21:19 | answer | added | gnasher729 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 14, 2020 at 3:29 | comment | added | buckminst | There is one sly way of getting away from this without upsetting anyone or making it awkward, and that's to go on the offensive- ask them all the questions and make sure the question revolves around them. They get the satisfaction of the non-work related conversation, and you don't have to divulge personal details. But I'm guessing if you don't like to talk about your personal life, you probably feel the same about asking about theirs. | |
| Aug 13, 2020 at 17:16 | review | Close votes | |||
| Aug 18, 2020 at 3:04 | |||||
| Jan 6, 2016 at 16:42 | review | Close votes | |||
| Jan 7, 2016 at 17:20 | |||||
| Jan 6, 2016 at 16:25 | comment | added | Nav | @Thompson: Same question. More answers: workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/59719/… | |
| Jan 6, 2016 at 16:24 | comment | added | Nav | Possible duplicate of Is it acceptable to politely decline to speak about one's personal life? | |
| Jan 6, 2016 at 11:30 | answer | added | Lilienthal♦ | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jan 6, 2016 at 11:02 | answer | added | user8365 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 18:41 | answer | added | user45269 | timeline score: 14 | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 17:14 | comment | added | Magisch | @piggy She sounds like a bigot with a bigoted opinion on relationships and a shockingly high level of self importance presuming to give "advice" to people like that. | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 16:07 | comment | added | Dan Shaffer | No one said you have to tell the truth. If want them to think you single, then you are single, and change subject. Tell them you not into humans and prefer cars because they remind of your home planet. Hate nosey people. But when new, I get it, feel obligated just to keep polite. My wife is the opposite, she rambles to coworkers about private stuff and gets upset when they don't care. That kind of crap is like listening to someone talk about a dream they had, no one cares. | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 12:32 | answer | added | Kate Gregory | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 9:45 | answer | added | Magisch | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 9:24 | comment | added | piggy | wow, your colleague seems ignorant. I wonder where the cut off point is for 'dating', where marriage or separation are the only two options moving forward.... | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 8:47 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/684295220666720256 | ||
| Jan 5, 2016 at 6:56 | comment | added | keshlam | I've been dating the same lady for 30 years now. She needs to remember that not everyone has the same goals or schedules. Feel free to quote me on that if necessary. On the other hand "Thanks for your concern; I really don't want advice now but it's good to know I can ask you if I ever do" might be more politic. Repeat dosage as necessary. | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 5:41 | comment | added | kirie | Just laugh and maybe put some joke, don't take thing to seriously maybe she/he doesn't have any more topic to say or just don't know if she crossing some dangerous territory. | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 3:35 | answer | added | Jane S | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 3:21 | answer | added | Lan | timeline score: 13 | |
| Jan 5, 2016 at 2:22 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jan 5, 2016 at 2:18 | history | asked | E. Thompson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |