> I've heard stories that at Google, the non-engineering workers at campus may not socialize with engineers at all.
I worked at HQ as an engineer, and didn't notice any such thing.
Most of the time I probably didn't say hi to cleaning staff, for the same reason I wouldn't say hi to most of the people I pass by in the office: because they weren't someone I knew. Of course this might vary depending on context, but I was treating them the same way I treated everyone else, or at least trying to.
Do other people say hi to every single person you see in the building every day?
one thing that stood out to me when i was in Southampton in the UK was that every passenger on the bus would say some form of "thank you" on their way off the bus.
To me this sounds bizarre, like trying to greet every person you pass by in a city. I see dozens, if not hundreds of people in the office every day, if I said hi to everyone it would be really strange.
I worked at HQ as an engineer, and didn't notice any such thing.
Most of the time I probably didn't say hi to cleaning staff, for the same reason I wouldn't say hi to most of the people I pass by in the office: because they weren't someone I knew. Of course this might vary depending on context, but I was treating them the same way I treated everyone else, or at least trying to.
Do other people say hi to every single person you see in the building every day?