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An HR employee with a clipboard speaks to a male employee at her desk.
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"Coworker reported me to HR for ‘being too quiet.’"
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Workplaces don't understand that employees don't need to be friends. The worst part about joining a company that claims they're “like a family" is that you will be penalized for not wanting to share your newborn's name or personal Gmail with them. When did we stop keeping personal life private? At the end of the day, friendships in the workplace make daily work proceedings easier, but they also open the door to hurt feelings and slacking off.
Even though this employee gets all of their work done, they are penalized because they aren't as social as HR wants them to be. When we're hired for a new position, are we asked about our social batteries? No. So, why does it matter now, especially if work is being done?
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An employee in work attire stands, isolated from his other colleagues.
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“Not chatting enough” being the cause for an HR one-on-one chat is abhorrent and likely an HR violation in and of itself. An introverted person who clocks in to bring home the bacon and get the job done is not a bad employee. HR couldn't even elaborate on why they're having the chat in the first place, likely because they know that the subject of the meeting is uncalled for. As the employee states, why should they talk to others as much as others talk to one another? What happened to professionalism? None of these people will be attending their funeral in the future, surely!
The bottom line? HR is saying the quiet part out loud, but is being careful about the semantics. This employee is stellar, and they know that one wrong move can get the entire company in trouble. Culture fit does not supersede output so long as the work is being done in a peaceful manner. Period.
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