Having to make small talk – On Monday morning when I walk into work and I know the shit storm is coming, I have 68 unread emails, my boss wants something, my secretary forgot something, my wife is pissed (I don’t know why yet b/c I haven’t received all the clues yet), my kid broke my power drill somehow AGAIN, and I’m slugging my way to my cubicle/workspace, and I have to walk by that guy with no life to get to my computer,  I get hit with the bullshit conversation invite.  “Hey man, did you watch the season finale of Lost” or “do you think we’ll get Friday afternoon off” or “I just leased the new VW bug”.  Now I gotta do what, stop and carry on a meaningless conversation with a guy I have nothing in common with.  I have to listen to him and pretend that I care. I have to say phrases like “wow that’s cool” or “no way really” or “yeah me too”.  Even if he hit me with “did you see that fumble on 4th and 1” or “I completed that report you were waiting for”, I still need you out of my face until I can get into my seat and see how bad my day will be.

Nobody wants to be be a jerk in general, but come on man, life is too short for conversations that mean nothing with people that have nothing for me other than stories only relevant to them.  Give me a minute to get into the day, hit me up with interesting topics (can’t go wrong with sports, guns, food,) and otherwise stay out of my way.  You’re not family and you’re barely a friend.