Most adults understand that light banter and totally forgettable discussion is the appropriate level of casual interaction at work. There's an enterprise that should be occupying your higher order thinking and that one is paid to do, is the conventional wisdom. Other than stopping working and becoming an unproductive drop out that causes massive disruption to people's lives, I'm never sure what people expect to see happening.
Most adults understand that light banter and totally forgettable discussion is the appropriate level of casual interaction at work. There's an enterprise that should be occupying your higher order thinking and that one is paid to do, is the conventional wisdom. Other than stopping working and becoming an unproductive drop out that causes massive disruption to people's lives, I'm never sure what people expect to see happening.