In the workplace, regardless of the level of position or academic background, everyone deserves to be respected and treated equally. Cleaners are important members of maintaining a comfortable office environment, and their work is also worthy of recognition. If you want to reduce interaction out of reasonable needs such as improving efficiency or staying focused, you can try the following **Polite and respectful** ways： --- ### 1. **Set boundaries with a friendly but clear attitude** -**Simple greetings, avoid long conversations**: Smile and nod or say "Good morning" when you meet, but you don't have to take the initiative to start the topic. If the other party starts chatting, you can end the conversation politely with "Sorry, I'm a little busy now, let's talk next time". -**Non-verbal signals**: Wearing headphones (even if no music is playing) or focusing on work can naturally reduce the possibility of being disturbed. ### 2. **Adjust the timing and method of interaction** -**Avoid peak cleaning hours**: If the cleaners have fixed working hours (such as cleaning in the morning), they can temporarily leave their seats to receive water and rest to reduce the chance of meeting. -**Replace oral communication with written communication**: For example, post a "Thank you for your organization" next to the trash can! "The note not only expresses gratitude but also avoids direct interaction. ### 3. **Reflect on your own motivations** -If the reduction in interaction is due to prejudice against occupation or education, it is recommended to try to adjust your mentality. The essence of workplace collaboration is to perform each other's duties, and the efficiency of cleaners may directly affect your working environment. -You can observe how other colleagues get along with cleaners and learn how to balance politeness and efficiency. ### 4. **Alternative: turn interaction into a positive relationship** -Occasionally saying "Thank you for your hard work" or "The office is very clean today, thank you" can establish an atmosphere of mutual respect, but may make daily interactions more natural and brief. --- ### Key principles： -**Avoid indifference or discrimination**: Behaviors such as not responding to greetings or deliberately avoiding may hurt the feelings of others and even affect the team atmosphere. -**Respect the time of others**: Cleaners usually have busy work arrangements and may not want to interact frequently. True workplace etiquette lies not in how much interaction, but in whether to treat others with empathy. It is completely reasonable to maintain a polite sense of boundary, but please make sure that this boundary is two-way and based on respect rather than superiority.