Seeking advice. My jr teams are HUGE into small talk on Slack and it’s become a colossal pain point in my day-to-day. 20 mins of “hi good morning” “how are you?” messages before getting to what they need from me. I desperately need them to get to the point. I like my teams but do not always have time for what is turning into hours of empty chit-chat. I’m on the AuDHD spectrum and am worried the way I would naturally want to address this would come off as rude. How would you approach this?

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Something that gets under my skin is when a Hiring Manager, or anyone, messages me via email or Teams without a greeting first, especially if we haven’t spoken that day. It’s rude not to say “Hello” or “Hi” before making a request or asking a question. How self-centered, disrespectful, and unpleasant. You are chatting with a person, not an answering service or request box. Greet whoever you’re speaking with before asking anything. Does this bother anyone else?

I recently joined a new firm and while everyone’s technically nice, there’s a clear “in group” on every project. Jokes I don’t get, Slack threads I’m not tagged in, impromptu coffee chats I only hear about after the fact. It’s not toxic, but it’s definitely isolating. I’m trying not to force connections or be that person who pushes too hard to fit in, but I also don’t want to stay on the outside. How do you actually build real relationships across teams like this?

We all have experienced what it’s like to work with the “corporate pick me” !! Here’s how to identify them. 1. They exchange pleasantries with literally everyone 2. They replyALL to every congrats/welcome/goodbye company wide email. 3. They never miss a team outing/building event 4. They have had maybe one job before this one 5. They led the group assignments in college 6. They tow the corporate line no matter the narrative or impact … what else can you add ?!

I just wrapped up an interview today that involved meeting with eight people across several different groups. I'm planning to send a thank you email and am wondering about the best way to address everyone without making the greeting sound awkward. Since I met with each group separately, should I send one combined email to all eight people, or would it be better to send separate thank-you emails to each group or individual?

How do you meet and from a group of people to hang out with in NYC? Moved last year, I have different friends that I meet once a quarter for dinner, and that’s about it. They are all married so they don’t really go out or have the need to. I have no regular friend groups here and would love to form one as it gets pretty lonely sometimes. My job is fully remote which makes it harder to meet new people.

What are your thoughts about group interviews? I'm not a fan at all but for the last quarter, management has been pushing group interviews and I'm not sure what they think the benefit is. I just think that no candidate is feeling seen or heard, and also that it reduces our chances at really gauging their potential.... How do other's feel about them?

Everybody’s saying to give notice in person, but I barely talk to the equity partners in my office, including my practice group leader. Would it be weird to knock on their doors (if they’re even in) or call randomly just to give notice, when I normally do neither of those things and only engage in small chat with them at the annual summer event?