What do I do if my senior colleagues to ask why you quiet?

Dilemma from Ken: What should you do if a senior colleague asks you why you are so quiet?

A colleague asks you within a team meeting “Why are you only working, not laughing or saying a single joke? Why do you keep to yourself and only working? It doesn’t hurt to laugh once in a while..”

What should you say?

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Answer by ?

STFU you talk too much. Or just say, i’m good,just listening.

Answer by Tom

Let me know because I’m quiet and have been asked that too!

Answer by Antst

I would say:

“I’m enjoying myself and I’m listening, but my personality is to be less vocal unless I have something concrete to contribute. I would not want people to misunderstand though, so I’ll make an effort to be more demonstrative.”

It sounds like this guy was giving you a warning. Now, it is totally OK to have a quiet personality, but obviously your bosses want workers who are not quiet. Being quiet is often perceived as a problem in some workplaces. So you should start making an effort to participate more so you keep your job.

For example, laugh and smile in meetings, ask people how they are. Say good morning and goodbye. Suggest ideas. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, but do try to participate more. The more you do it, the easier it will get. Good luck.

Answer by Fluffy bunny

Depends.

Did you think the joke was funny?

If you didn’t tell them it wasn’t funny or tell them you have a lot on your mind or you don’t care for stupid jokes and maybe you could just tell them you had to stay focus in order to do your work.

Answer by Pearl L

tell them youre too busy to laugh and joke around, its really none of their business anyways

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The World in 100 Years / Die Welt in 100 Jahren (2010): Mariculture

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Inspiring approaches, unusual ways of seeing things, new developments. Since 2004, voestalpine and Ars Electronica have annually awarded a grant designed to nurture artistic as well as technological and scientific innovation. The aim is to take conceptualization, R&D and enhancement/upgrading to the next level. These exciting ideas that have been developed by pioneers of our time and singled out for recognition by [the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant are now being showcased by “The World in 100 Years.”

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