My coworkers talk so much. SO. MUCH.

[Anonymous]

Two hours in to my work day and my ears ache from listening to them drone on and on and on. So much wasted time.
5 pm please hurry up and arrive!

[Anonymous]

Noise canceling headphones are your friend.

[Anonymous]

There is one person on my team that every time I’m in a meeting when the, the person leading the meeting says we are done they always say “I have one quick thing” and they talk for 45 minutes. About nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is one person on my team that every time I’m in a meeting when the, the person leading the meeting says we are done they always say “I have one quick thing” and they talk for 45 minutes. About nothing.

Yeah, we've got several of these folks at my work. I think it is proof that we might be in one of the circles of hell, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Noise canceling headphones are your friend.

No help. They come to my office and won’t leave.

-dp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Noise canceling headphones are your friend.

No help. They come to my office and won’t leave.

-dp

If you put on your noise cancelling headphones they might. Might not come back either.

[Anonymous]

Government?

[Anonymous]

These are the people who WANTED to go back to the office. The morons who use work as their social hour. It's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are the people who WANTED to go back to the office. The morons who use work as their social hour. It's ridiculous.

Yep! Social hour / easier to get some badly needed attention. I usually manage to hide from these types whenever I go in. I have a job to do.

[Anonymous]

Is it rude to wear headphones in the office? I have this issue sometimes too with people who just pop into my office and won't leave. If I wear headphones, maybe they will leave me alone!

[Anonymous]

You need a bunch of appointment reminders that pop up. "Sorry gotta go--meeting." Of course this approach only works if your work is different enough that you could conceivably have different meetings.

In that case, "gotta go--that reminder is for me to <call my proctologist>, <call my kid's teacher>, <take my antipsychotic meds>.

And yeah I think headphones are fine esp if you have open offices.

[Anonymous]

When they start a conversation, say "I only have 5 minutes" Then leave at the 5 minute mark- saying I gotta meeting, or my boss needs something, or I have a call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When they start a conversation, say "I only have 5 minutes" Then leave at the 5 minute mark- saying I gotta meeting, or my boss needs something, or I have a call.

What if they set up camp in your office?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These are the people who WANTED to go back to the office. The morons who use work as their social hour. It's ridiculous.

This. I just keep noise cancelling headphones on all the time. It's still hard to get work done when I have to go into the office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When they start a conversation, say "I only have 5 minutes" Then leave at the 5 minute mark- saying I gotta meeting, or my boss needs something, or I have a call.

What if they set up camp in your office?

Leave and don't come back for an hour or two. Take your laptop and hide.