BBC - Capital - How to avoid awkward conversations at work
BBC World Service contributor Alison Green has been giving workplace advice for over a decade. She is still surprised at how many people avoid difficult interactions with colleagues.
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The only thing that a person could do is do not divulge personal related info... Make the topic discussion in general... and if colleagues are too nosy, excuse yourself and find ways to get out of conversation and say you forgot something that you have to go somewhere...