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Does anyone work in a job where people come in and automatically assume you think just like them?! It doesn't bother me, but I just find it so strange that I go threw the day trying to carry on conversations that people start when I agree with absolutely nothing they say and yet I have to find a way to address their concerns and yet not imply my own position. Even when I do agree, I don't tell them I do. Lots of 'yes that is hard' and 'I know, hopefully that gets better' and just talk about facts that I have heard. I guess they assume I agree with them or they wouldn't keep going on and on, but I feel it would be inappropriate to discuss how I feel at work, especially since the boss feels differently. What are some good techniques you use for this?
You seem to be doing great with it.. If they are taking up too much of your time and using you as a sounding board, cut them off with, "could you please come back later, I think my boss is watching my personal discussions". This will have them avoiding you like Swine Flu.
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