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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Honestly, I always hated this when managers did that, it just rankled me and felt insincere if a manager starts engaging in coffee talk and then jumps into work stuff, it smacked as insincere and a bit like either office psychology tactics, or even a bit micromanagy.
Especially in an open office space.
its ok to have water cooler talk, or a personal synch, but don't mix the two. But I'm not the guy that likes talking about personal stuff at work with a manager.
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I think the situation and environment can definitely dictate acceptable and proficient management styles. Certainly the open office environment you describe is significantly different than the one I work in. I work for a smaller outfit in which many of my coworkers have been together for a decade or longer.
We are all very close and try to be extremely in tune with the state of our company culture.