The worst are the ones that constantly say, "We're like a family here." Family of psychopaths maybe.
YMMV, I find companies in the Midwest would rather you check your empathy at the door.
YMMV, I find companies in the Midwest would rather you check your empathy at the door.
Maybe it's my Midwestern upbringing, but I'd rather just get my job done than be an emotional sop for my coworkers, or worse have other people be an emotional sop for me.
I don't think you have to be in THAT kind of relationship with coworkers.
- Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay