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I say good morning over Slack, and my coworker responds, Good morning? Sorry, do you need something?

 try to keep an eye out for things someone did well, along the lines of: this comment was super funny! great job on figuring out this tricky thing thanks for chiming in on my question/this thread, your perspective was super valuable and also, looking out for people who are maybe struggling, i.e. i grabbed this ticket and saw this customer was rude to you, i’m so sorry about that! 

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In my case, I use vulnerability offensively.  When I’m trying to establish a conversation, I usually share something about what I’m going through or something that humanizes the convo a bit before asking outright. For example: Hey X! How are things? We haven’t talked in a while and I wanted to see how you are or Oof, I’m feeling a bit anxious about all this pandemic stuff. How are you holding up? or I feel like we haven’t chatted in a while - how are you?

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Saying good morning, in person, to a coworker you don't know is perfectly normal. Sending a private message to a coworker you don't know to say good morning is...weird. If not downright creepy. Look, that's just how it is. I don't make the rules.

How to small talk while working remotely (without being weird)

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