Office environments can be full of distractions and drama.

In this story, a man chose to distance himself from his coworkers to avoid gossip and unnecessary interactions.

He kept everything strictly work-related and even spent breaks away from everyone.

Over time, his extreme detachment began to make him feel almost invisible in his own workplace.

Read the full story below to find out more.

I have become so far removed from our office.

Not to be confused with my actual work. I do that well and diligently.

But it is all completely task-oriented and nothing else.

I have dissociated from the social and emotional dynamics of the office, essentially.

This man treats everything in the office as transactional.

Two of my coworkers are nothing but gossipers.

So I do not associate with them in the slightest, aside from basic polite professionalism.

The new person we hired last year is an exception. We actually get along.

Everything work-related is fully transactional.

I do not attach any emotion to conversations with clients.

He does his work and doesn’t care about anything or anyone else.

Were they nice? Were they mean? Were they upset? Were they happy?

I do not know. I do not care. I just get it done and resolved.

My break time is spent away from everyone, except the new coworker occasionally.

Otherwise, I am at a park or in my car. I am not talking to anyone.

If we have a group lunch for whatever reason, I excuse myself. This happens mainly during holidays.

He’s only there to work and get paid.

People start talking about work. I excuse myself.

I do not get involved at all with office politics.

We are just here to do what we are paid to do. Let us not make it more than it is.

I refuse to acknowledge pecking order, aside from acknowledging the person who signs my paychecks being in charge.

The two who have “seniority” do not behave in a way that has earned any of my respect.

He distanced himself so far that it felt like he wasn’t really there.

Anyway, I have distanced myself so far away from any dynamics of this office.

It almost feels like I am here, but I am not. I feel almost ghostlike.

Like I am here physically, but that is it. My presence is beginning to feel like a whisper.

I am in. I am out. Was I here? I must have been because things got done somehow.

Some people do not treat work as an extension of their personal life.

They are there to do the work they are paid to do, and that’s it. No socializing, no engagement, nothing.

We can’t really blame them or force them to connect with others. If that’s the way they want it, then let them be.

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Do you agree? Let’s read the responses of other people to this story.

This person did the same.

This one can relate, too.

Apparently, it’s pretty common.

Finally, short and simple.

Not all individuals are “social” beings.