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Anon needs help responding to his coworker (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Shrug is the only correct response at work. Or maybe "that's nice" to be more polite.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Is that polite though? I get that it isn't explicitly rude but I pretty much only use that phrase as short hand for "why are you talking about this you fucking weirdo?" I think it's subtly rude at best.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Most politeness is about rephrasing rudeness in a subtle way. What OP's fictional coworker did in this fictional story is explicitly rude as it assumes the worst from meeting a new person, the most appropriate response would be something that is subtly, but noticeably, rude.

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