Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited.Desperately Seeking Ice BreakersI landed a new remote job selling software to H.R. professionals. I’ve been assigned a “buddy” to meet with weekly, on Zoom. I’m a curmudgeonly 51-year-old woman and fan of your books. He’s a young guy and all I have been able to discern about him is he went to college on a football scholarship. While I think this is a really nice idea … any suggestions as to what I could possibly have to talk to him about?— AnonymousYour young colleague isn’t an alien from another planet. Talk to him. Ask him questions! What position did he play in college? Does he miss playing? Did he learn anything on the field that has been useful to him in sales? How does he like his job? What’s his d …
