Posted by fi on March 25, 2002, at 7:17:26
In reply to Depressed or Realistic?, posted by bonnie_ann on March 24, 2002, at 0:15:27
Personally, I find this sort of thing is a greeting rather than someone really wanting to know. So if they say'hi, how are you?', I usually say 'fine; how are you?' Unless feeling really awful, and they were a friend, in which case it would be 'a bit grim' or something, but not going into details unless they asked.
I think its important to acknowledge them, not just grunt or say nothing, as that can come across as aggressive/dismissive and quickly loose you the basic goodwill of colleagues.
Fi
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