Yeah, Lexi i guess I see your point, but, well, Just like real life, If the first or second thing someone I have just met tells me is that they are having a shit time at work, it does not bode well for a potential friendship.
Or in your soap analogies
if the first time I walk into ye olde soap shoppe the proprietor, in answer to my generic question of "how's it going?" tells me that they are having a bad week, have just received a tax bill and have an ache all down their left side, then I am maybe going to think twice about visiting their shop again unless their soap is *extra* good.
However, (I love howevers
) If I have been patronising said soap shop for some time and have built a rapport with the proprietor then I would be quite sympathetic to their woes.
I guess, rather than nuance, perhaps it is more akin to oversharing too soon in a relationship.