this is a coworker.
to me a clear no, this person jokes about it and smiles. I can share her frustration with stupid job tasks, demanding clients, or having to get up too early, commute… I find her genuine and full of energy, I like working with her, she’s sincere. I like that in people, she likes to help.
However, other 2 female colleagues have the opposite point of view: there is something that troubles her because she constantly jokes about death, killing herself due to some clients, waking up early…
We all agree she is so full of energy, my colleagues say she jokes about it constantly. I hear her joking about once or twice a day.
Am I being naive?
I used to joke about killing myself all the time.
For a lot of my life I really did want to kill myself.
Now, I still joke all the time about killing myself.
… I have no sincere intention of ever killing myself, and haven’t for almost 10 years now.
Point here is, there’s all kinds of people. If you’re worried enough to ask strangers on the internet, just talk to the motherfucker and find out.
Whether it’s all dark humor or a legit cry for help, most people respond positively to genuine sentiments of care, even from coworkers.