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My employer is not my mother or father. They have no business prescribing me extra-curricular socialization, nor are they afforded any privilege to dictate anything else about my personal life.



They're not prescribing extra-curricular socialization for your personal life, though. They're prescribing on-the-clock socialization for your professional life.


> on-the-clock socialization for your professional life

Can't wait to see this line in a company e-mail about forcing people into the office.


I mean, it's pretty commonly called "networking"...


> Especially while driving, at the red traffic lights, or while overtaking cars/or while they overtake you :)

If this wasn't a joke, then my comment was addressing that.


It was a joke! Sorry for the confusion. I hoped that the exaggeration would be considered as a joke.


You never know on the internet :D I've seen wilder things suggested in seriousness.


Unfortunately it was meant as a sarcastic comment.

And of course I totally agree with you.




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