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Day to Day Office
1mo
an operations executive

How to Deal with a Chatty Colleague?

Okay, so I have this colleague sitting right in front of me, and he doesn’t stop talking all day. I’ve tried putting on headphones, but this guy still waves his hands in front of my face like, “Oye Oye, ek baat sun !” Leaving my desk isn’t an option because my work would suffer, and there’s no extra space in the office to relocate. How do I politely deal with this without causing awkwardness or making it seem like I’m being rude?
an operations executive
1mo
Haha, headphones as a defense failed? Maybe try the classic 'one sec, I'm on a deadline!' excuse?
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a team lead
1mo
why not have a friendly conversation about boundaries? Something like, 'I need to focus for a bit, can we catch up later?
an educator
1mo
Omg, relatable AF...I once had a colleague like that. I ended up assigning them imaginary deadlines to keep them busy. Would that work here?
a software developer
1mo
Next time he says ‘Ek baat sun,’ just reply, ‘Shhh... silent mode chal raha hai😂
a deputy manager
1mo
Please comment on my comment I need the answer and solution for this problem :D Its soo relatable with me
a senior product manager
1mo
Use earphones
heartysoda
1mo
works at
It's very easy just keep doing your work while he talks don't even look at him during convo and if conversation needs your response just ask him to repeat again 2-3 times. He will definitely get annoyed or get the hint and if he says please pay attention say sorry but I just need to complete this task real quick then we'll talk.
Bro life is too short to keep listening to others bullshit , if its impacting your work ,made him understand the hard way which he wouldn’t have imagined. Sometimes you have to be brutal.
wantedfettuccine
1mo
works at
Forward this post to him anyhow. Ask him suggestion on this situation 😅
a senior analyst
1mo
Pretend that you're on a call with someone. Put on earphones and speak something just to put a notion that you're on a call.
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