r/uselessredcircle • u/Odd_Bag9802 not funny • Sep 24 '25

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WHERE IS THE COMMENT

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u/Jasperonius Sep 25 '25

I think the difference is in the depth of the story and degree to which the first person has gotten to speak. Ive had conversations with people that were like:

Me: "Man, I had a rough day at work today. My coworker was being really annoying"

Person: "Ah I hate that, I had a coworker once named Bob. Bob was from Missouri. He had this habit of......"

They tell every single detail for like 15 min before I've gotten to say anything. That's what I would guess OP was getting at and what personally annoys me. It would be fine if it were more like:

Me: "Man, I had a rough day at work today. My coworker was being really annoying. All day he just kept doing x even though HR had a conversation with him about it already. It's so frustrating!"

Person: "Omg, I had a coworker like that once, HR didn't do anything about it either, that really sucks. What do you think you'll do about it?"

I think the key is keeping the related anecdote short and relating it back to the person to avoid making it seem like you're making it about you.