Looooong car trip with boss - what to talk about?

[czarcasm]

I like my boss so it won't be awkward, but I'm talking about 8 hours in one day RT. I'm guessing napping/reading is out? What to talk about all day?

[Deleted]

Oh geez. I would bring a book on tape. Unless you have 8 hours of brilliant new ideas?

[AAM2012]

a phone charger so I can be on here all day...that sucks!

[Laura Palmer]

How well do you know boss?

I've been on trips (3+ hours in the car each way PLUS a flight and waiting in airport time). I thought they'd be excruciating, but we found ways to entertain ourselves. Car games, texting cha cha about arguments (e.g., what's the most popular song by barenaked ladies), etc. Hopefully it'll be good facetime and less awkward than you think.

[mbcdefg]

If you know him/her well enough, you could suggest a book on tape or a comedy CD.

[SusanBAnthony]

I have done it with my boss and we talked some about work, but mostly just chit chat. But we were fairly close in age and stage of life so there was a lot we could chat about.

In our relationship working in the car or reading a book would have been weird, but I would do that if I could get away with it.

[glitterngold1014]

My boss and I would talk about school (I'm in my last semester) or work or major world events (usually weather related) or useless fun facts or trips. 8 hours is a long time though....