Candy Sale

Understanding Subcultures

I have been selling candy bars at work for a few weeks now to help raise money for my kids religious education classes.  A bar or two a day was all I sold to my fellow IT co workers.  I consider my cubicle hi traffic compared to most as people stop by to ask various questions about our complex environment.  It would seem what I consider allot of traffic is nothing to the other cultures in my building.

A friend in customer care was willing to sell some candy for me this afternoon.  In a matter of 4 hours the person had sold 8 bars.  Is it gender of the group or social inclination?  There is allot more conversations going on in that area and in general people talk to each other more in person.  Down on my floor which is mostly IT, my fellow geeks have there heads down working.  If they need to talk they prefer emails and instant messaging.

Which is better?

I have always wondered which culture accomplishes more.  Those that talk allot with each other and discuss things or those who work with their heads down focused and leave the communication to their leaders.

****Update on 3/7****
I guess it is the person not the culture??  Yesterday the person was in training but the bars were at the desk.  0 bars sold.