Episode 207: The Bachelor or Football?! Water Cooler Conversation Topics to Break the Ice at Work

Published: Feb. 17, 2023, 1 a.m.

b'Working in an office setting means that there are often situations where small talk is required. Before meetings, in elevators, and what\\u2019s commonly referred to as \\u201cwater cooler conversations\\u201d in the break room. But maybe you\\u2019re someone who hates small talk, or maybe you just don\\u2019t have any idea what conversation topics to bring up with your colleagues, managers, and bosses. Do you play it safe and stick to topics of sports, TV shows, and pop culture? Or do you show some vulnerability with coworkers to try and form deeper relationships with your coworkers?\\xa0\\nIn this episode, we share some of our personal stories and the different topics we had to study up on to navigate these water cooler conversations. Between all our backgrounds in different industries, from finance, to UX design, to fashion and media, we found that our experiences and interactions with colleagues also differed from one another.\\xa0\\n__________________________________________\\nHosts: Melody Cheng, Janet Wang, Helen Wu\\nContributing Editor: Haemee Kang\\nEditor: Michelle Hsieh\\n__________________________________________\\nP A R T N E R S\\n\\u2022 Love & Pies by Trailmix Games: Free to download in the Apple Store or Google Play\\n__________________________________________\\nC O N N E C T W I T H U S\\n\\u2022 Subscribe and Follow us @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Amazon Music/YouTube/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook\\n\\u2022 Listener Survey: Let us know your thoughts on the podcast here\\n\\u2022 Shoutouts: Give a shoutout on the podcast here\\n\\u2022 Email: hello@asianbossgirl.com\\n__________________________________________\\nS U P P O R T U S\\n\\u2022 Merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com\\n\\u2022 Donate: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support\\n\\u2022 More about us at asianbossgirl.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'