How do I become more callous at work and not feel guilt?

[Poppy98]

Oh no no no no no. Insults are met with like kind - but - I grew up with Poms and quick witted banter and there's a real art to insulting someone. The idea is to get all the rest of the crowd laughing at them and it was a game I was quite good at. In fact my mouth is often far faster than my brain.

Oooh tbh that makes more sense.

About a week later Geoff was in the darkroom making plates when this person came down to empty bins, there was no one else around, I held my hand out to shake and said "Hi, I'm Andrew, by the way." She said "Hi, I'm Jane." and shook my hand.

grew up with Poms

Trees?
Pieces Of Meat Sandwiches?
Plenty of Male Siblings?

 

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Trees?
Pieces Of Meat Sandwiches?
Plenty of Male Siblings?

Aussie slang for English people. No derogatory overtones, just a short and easy to use word.

 

[paloftoon]

Only make friends outside of work to keep things as easy as possible, and you can state this to others around you.
Be open to helping others with work a little, and if you need to, ask them to help you with something to. If they can help you with something then choose not to, then only help that person if you must do so for work.

Establish your boundaries. Be open to being a team player when you have to be, or when it could be good for getting help for your own work.

It's not easy to sense these things, but possible and these are aims you can have.