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Chloe Berger

To avoid embarrassing yourself by oversharing with coworkers, stick to FORD conversations, experts suggest

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  • As employees are subjected to rounds of RTO, they might be a bit nervous to make small talk. Experts suggest following the FORD method.

We’ve all been there, scraping together pleasantries around the watercooler. While sometimes conversation flows with ease, other times you might find yourself playing proverbial wall ball by asking a helpless co-worker “what did you get up to this weekend” back and forth for eternity. 

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