In the workplace, every position and every colleague is essential to the smooth operation of the team, including office cleaners. Their work ensures that the work environment is clean and comfortable, which helps to improve overall work efficiency and employee satisfaction. Here are some tips to help you stay polite and professional at coworker gatherings while managing the frequency of interaction with different colleagues: 1. **Be respectful and polite**: It is a basic principle to respect every colleague, regardless of their position. Treating everyone with a polite attitude not only helps to create a harmonious working environment, but also enhances one's professional image. 2. **Set personal time**: At gatherings, you can set the time and frequency of your desired participation in the interaction. For example, choose to communicate with specific colleagues during a specific time period, and you can move freely at other times. 3. **Participate in group activities**: Join group discussions or team games, so that you can interact with different colleagues naturally without focusing too much on a certain group of people. 4. **Prepare topics**: Prepare some general topics in advance, such as work-related achievements, new projects or common interests and hobbies, so that you can be more comfortable when communicating and reduce awkward or unnecessary interactions. 5. **Focus on common interests**: Find common ground with different colleagues, such as hobbies, family or other aspects. Common topics can promote more natural and pleasant communication. 6. **Flexible arrangements**: If you feel the need for some personal space, you can arrange to leave the party appropriately, but remain polite and friendly so that your colleagues understand your needs. 7. **Reflect on your own attitude**: Sometimes, reducing interaction with certain colleagues may come from personal bias or misunderstanding. Try to look at them from a different perspective, and you may find that they have a lot to respect and learn. Most importantly, the workplace is a diverse environment, and everyone has their own value and contribution. Through respect and understanding, you can not only build good interpersonal relationships, but also improve the cohesion and work efficiency of the overall team.