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stalked by the "talker"

yesterday i was cornered in my cube by the "talker", who was stalking the corridors of the floor. he does this to find a way out of actually doing work, or to not make it obvious that he really has nothing to do and is therefore expendable and should have his ass fired.

it feels like what a strip search must feel like-- you are helpless, vulnerable, "disarmed", so to speak.

he went on for close to 20 minutes.

taking an advantage of when he caught his breath, i sighed 'well, i have to go to the bathroom'.

yes! how clever of me! liberation from the talker.

no...he followed me all the way down to the bathroom (while still talking). he talked while i peed. he talked while i blew my nose. he talked all the way back to my 7am-4pm prison.

i wanted to cut my ear off and feed it to the printer.

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Sweet Jesus
Submitted by IDontWant2Go2Work on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 01:50.

We have a talker too, a woman firmly convinced that we are desperately interested in every facet of her life: why she was late, why she dyed her hair, what she's making for dinner.

The funny thing is that she's NOT expendable, but the casual observer (most of upper management) wouldn't know that.

But I totally feel your pain regarding feeling helpless.

Every time I see this woman headed my way, I can't help but try to avert my eyes and think to myself, "Do not engage; DO NOT ENGAGE!"

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Talkers aren't workers.
Submitted by IHateMyJob on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 17:03.

One of the dudes I work with is all "This job HAS to be done" so he stands around and talks while I do the job. Then he claims time on the job.

When I am talking to a client about the job, he gets all pissed off and goes quiet.

Hmmmm, spot the person who has had to too easy for too long. :/

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"do not engage!"
Submitted by jas22 on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 18:03.

haha! my feeling on the talker violating my air space can best be expressed by the sigh/sound of a deflating balloon. example: "ah! oh, shhhhhhhhhhh........"

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