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I feel some of your pain. My department is 16 people, 14 of whom have worked for the company in the same office for 15+ years or more. 14 of us are female.
Stellaluna's office description could possibly mirror mine - birthdays are week long food celebrations, everyone is gabby together, and call us "a big family".
I've been there about 3.5 months, and just finished a personality assessment training at work yesterday. It turns out I am the only one in our entire office who fits into one personality style, while everyone else fit into mainly 2 other categories.
It can be extremely frustrating when you have done everything you can to be supportive of them, inquisitive, friendly, and then to not slowly earn their respect in return. I know it is a slow process, looks like I definitely have a mountain in front of me though.
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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna
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