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To have a whinge about a colleague
lastqueenofscotland · 08/07/2017 16:43
I work with a lady who is really a nice person but Jesus she never stops talking.
I technically finished at 4 but locked myself away in a room to do a task that requires a bit of concentration, like involves long numbers and making sure things are right with codes etc or our systems won't work.
She keeps coming in, asking questions she knows the answer to, telling me the Wimbledon scores, offering me cocktail sausages (I'm vegetarian and she knows this) etc etc etc.
Earlier in the day she was also giving me a running commentary about EVERYTHING she was doing, literally "I'm eating a sandwhich" "I have a cup of tea" "I'm putting this down here " "I'm cleaning my glasses."
Usually in a team of ten it gets deflected but it's just me and her today and I'm about to scream.
FluffyEwok · 09/07/2017 09:39
God I feel your pain I have one like this. Eventually I had a pregnancy hormonal breakdown in work which was not my proudest moment and told my manager I can't cope with the constant questions they were driving me over the edge. Shes never asked me a question again 
dudsville · 09/07/2017 09:49
I have a colleague who says everything out loud and a brief question can lead her to then going on to related theories and further examples. On and on. I give her some time, since its her way, and then I tell her I have to get back to work. She's able to accommodate that but if I sense she's about to bubble over again I say out loud some brief update and how if I keep my focus I should finish. These "updates" seem to fit with how she negociates the world and keeps her in check while I work.
lljkk · 09/07/2017 10:45
ha! I am sat between the 2 chattiest people in the office. I put on headphones to concentrate. I started with very quiet classical music but now have learnt to work with fairly loud rock music. They know I am not responsive. Bless the officemate who bought us all such great headphones.
OfficerVanHalen · 09/07/2017 11:59
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