11-09-2025, 09:23 PM
(11-09-2025, 09:21 PM)kathisterima Wrote: people at work make banter with each other all the time
when I tried to crack a joke which felt appropriate, they ignored me completely
I felt like oops they didn't get it or thought I was being cringe, shut up from now on
then they are like why are you so distant, speak more!
they seem to penetrate into these dynamics with little to no struggle, theyre not calculating how it will be perceived and trying to weigh what the best outcome will be or whether its the right time by analyzing micro-facial expressions.
theyre just going with the flow
