and how do I react next time they don’t greet me?

I started working at this department 3 weeks ago. I went into the office I now work at, greeted 2 coworkers I’ve already worked with, they looked at me, said nothing, kept talking to themselves.

How am I supposed to interpret that?

To me this is disrespectful, maybe you disagree?

Then, as I was working, I saw both of them staring at me. What am I supposed to do when that happens? To me this signals hostility and passive aggressiveness.

I separate private life from personal one but even I know that the least you can do is to greet your coworkers, unless you want them to quit.

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    4 months ago

    Why are they talking to themselves? Are they busy and don’t want to be distracted?

    Or do you mean two people were talking amongst themselves?

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      4 months ago

      You’re the kind of person I would just stare at if you greeted me at work. Why you gotta be like that?

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        4 months ago

        I actually don’t understand. I’m trying to clarify what the situation was.

        If a person was for example trying to count something (hence talking to themself), I could understand why they didn’t respond.

        If two people were just chilling and ignored you, the yeah, that could be rude.

        I always say hi to people I know. They always say hi back. It’s a basic right for people who like each other.