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To each their own. Some people are outgoing and like to share everything some don't. Have a little more acceptance OP your annoyance only affects you and makes you unhappy.
With so many horrible things happening in this world, I would LOVE to hear someone bubbling with happiness about their future. Just hearing her sheer joy and excitement would bring me joy!
People just need to keep their damn private businesses to themselves. This is a serious workplace problem. Too much talk (95 percent of which is nothing work related) and no work getting done. We don't care about how much money you have, what you bought, how many businesses you have, you're great wedding, your upcoming kids. Go brag to your family or best friends . Not your co-workers. Get your arseee to work.
Cant stand listening to self involved, "Look at me, look at how special I am " people.
Where are the bosses keeping this nonsense to a minimum?
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People just need to keep their damn private businesses to themselves. This is a serious workplace problem. Too much talk (95 percent of which is nothing work related) and no work getting done. We don't care about how much money you have, what you bought, how many businesses you have, you're great wedding, your upcoming kids. Go brag to your family or best friends . Not your co-workers. Get your arseee to work.
Cant stand listening to self involved, "Look at me, look at how special I am " people.
Where are the bosses keeping this nonsense to a minimum?
I'm a supervisor. I hate the yapping about kids and weddings with a passion, but my hands are tied. If I tried to regulate the talk, I'd be seen as a dictator and get a bad reputation. Now if that talk affects their output and work, that would be different but there is only so much I can do about it.
A coworker recently returned from her destination wedding and honeymoon. She hasn't stopped talking about it since yesterday. And shes VERY loud so she can make sure EVERYONE can here her. So annoying.
I don't plan on asking her about it because I don't want to be forced to sit and listen like I give a toss.
Whats the best way to avoid conversations with these kinds of people?
Blatantly ignore and avoid them for a while.
Everyone goes overboard with discussing big events in their lives...a wedding, a honeymoon, the first kid, a new great job, a new dog, a new car....
They'll get the msg after a number of people start walking away while she's still talking about her honeymoon.
With so many horrible things happening in this world, I would LOVE to hear someone bubbling with happiness about their future. Just hearing her sheer joy and excitement would bring me joy!
Same here. Except some people can't stand to see someone else happy.
Someone picked the wrong city. It sounds very New Yawk like. Lots of cultures here tawk and tawk loudly about family and family events. You might be the wrong fit.
I can understand feeling annoyed if this went on and on in detail 3 or 4 weeks later, but on the first day back this upsets you? Sounds like you don't like your co-worker and may be feeling left out. Others in the office may have known her for a long time and might have attended her bridal shower or engagement party,long before you came to work at this office. They may know her family and her husband have heard about them previously. They may want to hear about it, at least for a day or two after she came back.
You sound bitter and jealous. Maybe because her wedding and honeymoon were more lavish than yours, she has a bigger family than you do and are close, she rubs you the wrong way because she is culturally different than you. When in Rome . .
There is a back story here that is left out in your post. If she is still running at the mouth 2 weeks from now, I sympathize, but during her first week back at work, no. you are in the wrong here. She's excited. Let her rejoice. IF it was a big affair, then there is more to talk about than a small quiet wedding event.
I'd rather listen to a happy person talk about their wedding than someone spending the day at work recapping Game of Thrones for people who don't even watch it.
Or someone talking about their acrimonious divorce with a crazy soon-to-be ex.
We've got one of those going on right now.
One thing I've noticed about my working environment...I've already stated it is overwhelmingly majority south Asian...is that the south Asians by and large don't share personal information unless it's flattering, which I think is appropriate. However, they are also fairly curious and will ask questions that are considered a bit nosy by Texas standards.
The few Americans in the group, however, are big over-sharers. HEUEUEUEUEUGE. (They're mainly white or of east Asian extraction, evenly split between male and female ranging in age from 25 to about 60.) The oversharing soon-to-be-divorcee is American.
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