I used to live in a big condo apartment where concierges/doormen sat far away from the door and nobody would greet them. A couple months ago, I moved to a smaller building where the hall is small and concierges sit much closer to the door. I still don’t greet any of them and I don’t think everybody greets them either.
However, there’s one concierge who made small talks with me once and I didn’t feel comfortable because of both my social anxietly and the fact that he asked me too much of my personal information. I don’t really dislike him; I just don’t feel good talking with strangers.
Since then, every time I enter the building when it’s his shift, I feel he keeps staring at me and sometimes even makes some mouth noises behind me. As a result, I began to feel afraid of leaving/entering the building or getting my packages when it’s his shift. What should I do in this case? Should I just ignore him or try to greet him every time I pass him?
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Maybe greet him and be friendly next time as a sort of olive branch just in case they are being weird behind your back it might chill them out, but you shouldn’t care what they think. Then the next time make yourself busy reading or responding to an email or listening to music or something and this person should eventually pick up on who wants to socialize and who doesn’t in the building. Maybe they are working on their social skills as well, no one knows what to do perfectly in every situation so I always try to give people a break.