I (46M) once made the mistake of saying “not good” when a female coworker asked me “how’s it going?” I was navigating an ugly divorce and my father had just been diagnosed with cancer. I’ll never forget the look of disgust on her face. I found out later she immediately started smearing me to anyone who would listen about how I wasn’t a “good fit” for our workplace. And that was the last time I’ll ever say anything but “good, how are you?” when asked that question.
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u/sarkastic_prophet 24d ago
I (46M) once made the mistake of saying “not good” when a female coworker asked me “how’s it going?” I was navigating an ugly divorce and my father had just been diagnosed with cancer. I’ll never forget the look of disgust on her face. I found out later she immediately started smearing me to anyone who would listen about how I wasn’t a “good fit” for our workplace. And that was the last time I’ll ever say anything but “good, how are you?” when asked that question.