'Office Life Is Seldom As It's Portrayed On TV Sitcoms'

The complaint of an anonymous seeker of help to Media Life’s advice column is that her officemates are “boring” and “extremely clicky” (neologism of the MONTH, by the way).

“I have gradually turned from a happy-go-lucky, uber-social employee to a hermit who literally comes to work to do my job and then leaves,” writes the girl, who is pretty upset. We would be too. Good coworkers are a crucial part of enjoying any job.

The advice columnist, Rachel (no relation!), has some suggestions:

I’m guessing you are just recently out of school, and while it’s possible that you have landed at an agency that’s truly a grind to work for, my sense is that you may be expecting too much social interaction at work.