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Is this thread about people who talk about kids or are just...talking about something that you are not interested in?
I hate when people talk about themselves nonstop.
And at work I used to hate it when people would just talk constantly about anything because I worked in a very intense & high acuity trauma center where peoples lives depended on me doing my job. I hated having to come up with a different creative "bug out" phrase all the time.
Last edited by coschristi; 08-10-2016 at 02:32 PM..
Reason: rephrase
I get tired of hearing my coworkers talk about football, their dogs, their weekend activities, etc. It's part of life. I don't understand the hate for parents on this board. All kinds of people are annoying for all kinds of reasons, but never do I see the hate come out like it does for people who dare to reproduce.
Suck it up. Every office has a chatterbox and if it's not a baby it's going to be a guy who is obsessed with a particular sports team or someone who is potty about a favorite TV show. I've never seen Seinfeld in my life but I worked in an office during the Seinfeld era and to this day I could recount some of the episodes to you I heard so much about them.
Not to mention, count yourself lucky if you don't have to fill in for Mother of the Year (doing her job and yours) when she takes her maternity leave. That happened to me three times in twenty years.
No I don't talk about personal stuff at work - over and over and over.
Reality tells us that someone (if not multiple someones) find each and every one of us annoying sometimes so don't be so sure your coworkers don't think that about you at times even if you never discuss personal stuff.
Little can be done other than doing your job and not participating in the conversation. Maybe she'll get the message or maybe she'll be like a coworker I once endured who gave me daily updates on her cat. I hate cats and told her so, but she kept on anyway. I was thrilled when she quit.
I'm not trying to be a nasty person but I'm not sure how much more I can take of hearing about this baby. Ok we get it - you are having a kid! Many of my colleagues do seem that they are interested in her pregnancy and ask her all kinds of questions and listen intently to her talk about it. I thought I couldnt wait till she had this child but now I realize when she does its all we will hear about. Sorry I just had to rant.
Whenever I read posts like this I wonder how people actually do the work that they are hired to do.
Does she talk non-stop while actually on the job or is it just at lunch time? Can't you eat lunch at your desk or in another room or go for a walk at lunch time instead of listening to her talk? Or bring in the scrapbooks from your last fifteen vacations and start to describe each and every photograph when she starts talking "baby".
Had this happen with a friend. That title is of course, much different from a coworker. If I do become a mother I hope I'm not annoyingly talking about my pregnancy plus referencing every detail in my life towards my kid/s. Maybe I'm being insensitive, I don't want to discredit the feelings a mother may have about bringing a child into this world.
Don't feign interest if the conversation is directed your way. You don't have to be rude about it, but people are allowed to not be baby crazy. Just as your coworker is allowed to be that way if it pleases her. I would grit my teeth and ignore it. Maybe distance yourself away from that person if possible. In my opinion that's a drastic move though. If it's not one thing it'll be another. There will always be annoyances at work, always.
Last edited by Dkna123; 08-10-2016 at 10:12 PM..
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