banter vacuum

The e-quiet that remains when contemporaries, formerly heavily involved in friendly email exchanges whilst one should have been working, quit or are laid off.

bored_corporate_drone@workplace.com: hey guys. good weekend?

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bored_corporate_drone@workplace.com: hahahahaha! check this out: (inserts web link of random youtube video or mildly interesting news article)

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bored_corporate_drone@workplace.com: hellooooooo? anyone out there?

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bored_corporate_drone@workplace.com: pah. stupid banter vacuum.