What do people mean when they say “interesting”?

Oct 3, 2018 19 Comments

During conversations I’ve noticed execs or people listen to something and respond with “interesting”. What is implied with this word?

Please share your thoughts to help me understand.

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  • Google
    qsqt04

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    qsqt04
    It’s impossible to answer this out of context. It could mean many things:
    1. What you said is thought provoking or novel They need to think about it further before they come to a conclusion
    2. They think the idea is bad but are trying to be nice/not be mean
    3. They think you had a good point but it’s not super relevant to the topic at hand so they don’t want to belabor it
    Oct 3, 2018 2
  • HPE / Eng
    brotein

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     brotein
    I’m guilty of saying “interesting” a lot, and ironically it’s because what the other person said is not interesting at all and I have nothing else to say. Usually this forces the conversation to end which is intentional because the silence afterwards would be awkward and I don’t want to talk anymore.

    For example:
    Me: How was your weekend?
    Coworker: I spent all weekend leetcoding and calculating my TC! It was great!
    Me: ...interesting. Well that’s nice, I gotta go, see ya.
    Oct 3, 2018 1
  • “Borrring... ((but I want you to think I’m invested))”
    Oct 3, 2018 0
  • It's a polite way to ask you to listen instead of talk.
    Oct 3, 2018 3
  • New / Eng
    blind6691

    New Eng

    BIO
    Tc= imbroke
     blind6691
    Interesting = something I didn't know but I don't give a shit about so all I have for it is one kind word
    Oct 3, 2018 0