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Input: Personally, I can't stand small talk, but my workplace thrives on it. I work in a small office in a larger shared space, and there are only 7 of us total. Most of us work in different fields, so conversations about our work are generally off the table, which is understandable. 

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When I started working here about 2.5 months ago,  I entertained the small talk mostly because I hadn't gotten to know any of them well enough yet to talk about anything else. But I've started to notice that even though we've had more significant topics about shared common interests (sports, television/movies, etc.), whenever a conversation begins they opt for vapid, generic topics like the weather or what we're going to eat for lunch.

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It's also not just small talk: it's meaningless remarks that I honestly have no idea how to reply to anymore. For example, whenever I use the copier (which is every day) the person who works closest to the copier asks me, "having fun?". The first few times I used to joke around and say I was having so much fun I was worried I'd wake up the next day with a hangover, but I've been asked if I'm "having fun" every single day for nearly three months. 

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They also regularly come into my office and interrupt my work for the sake of small talk, and if I don't immediately give them my attention they will linger in my doorway staring at me until I ask them what's up and if they need anything, but given the fact that we all work different jobs (just share the office), there is very little reason for them to demand my attention like that and every single time they do, it's only to engage it more meaningless banter.

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Over the past couple of weeks I've begun to reply with single-syllable words, "mhmm", or just flat-out ignore it. I've even mentioned in the past to them that small talk really doesn't cut it for me. The types of conversation they insist upon have become insufferable to the point where I've started "working through lunch" most days (aka hiding in my office browsing reddit while I eat) instead of eating with them. 

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Am I the asshole for no longer entertaining their small talk? I'm actively avoiding their small talk right now,  I'm typing this post with fervor to make it seem like I'm working really really hard on something.

refusing to engage with my co-workers' small talk