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A Boring Dystopia

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so when having professional phone calls at work, its gotten to the point that asking 'how are you?' seems tone deaf. is it just me?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

To skip small talk politely I will usually use "Hey (person's name) what's going on?" Which I use for my daily post as well. I try to sound positive. This way I sound interested in them and not put upon.