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How long at the job did it take you to realize that it caused a constant low level stress? How long did you end up staying there before leaving? Did you reveal
by learning___ 10y ago
How long at the job did it take you to realize that it caused a constant low level stress? How long did you end up staying there before leaving? Did you reveal the real reason for leaving? I believe I am going through something similar right now, I have an especially chatty coworker who I sit beside that never shuts up and seems to crave solving problems as a pair much to my productivities detriment. I feel like my time is always being wasted and have the added bonus of them being above me so telling them to buzz off feels very uncomfortable.
- brokenmachine 10y agoThat sounds horrible, I feel your pain. I am in the exact same situation however my chatty coworker is not doing the same job, although they always want to be involved/meddle in whatever I'm doing nevertheless. It's down to the level of reading out loud everything that happens on their computer screen. "Oh, I thought if you clicked there, something else would happen". "Oh, what's that?". blah blah blah. Total verbal diarrhea. To top it off, they have a very, very loud voice. If I make any comments to try and stop the incessant nattering, it's met with a snarky comment and only very minimal and temporary change. My productivity has gone way down, it's almost impossible to get useful work done lots of the time, so I hardly try.
- sturgill 10y agoNoise canceling headphones combined with low key music have greatly increased my happiness and productivity. I've got the big Bose ones that are very obviously anti-social.
- brokenmachine 10y agoGood suggestion but I think headphones would be frowned upon in my workplace unfortunately. Constant interruption and complaining, perfectly fine. Antisocial headphones, verboten!