I had a co-worker with an annoying personality decide I was her BFF. She would not leave me alone. She followed me everywhere like a puppy dog. She'd go to break & lunch when I did. She'd walk out after work with me and talk FOREVER when I just wanted to get home. She didn't take a hint. When I said I had to go she'd keep talking! I'd get in my car and start it--she'd still be talking. She'd scream my name and say "wait up"--down the hall, in the cafeteria or in the parking lot if she saw me and I had somehow managed to be without her. She was negative, depressed and thought I was her therapist. She told me things I really didn't want to know about her and her negativity brought everyone down! Before she became really annoying I had mistakenly given her my phone number to coordinate a work project. She would call constantly! If I didn't pick up she'd call my phone over and over! I finally told my manager and it was arranged so her breaks and lunch were not the same, or even close to mine. I also asked to never be placed on the same team as her. When it was time to leave work I ran and used a different exit out of the way to avoid running into her. I would even sometimes hide out in a distant bathroom (our work building is very large) for a bit before leaving to avoid her. It was hell! Thank God she didn't like the job and quit eventually! I did a happy dance after she cleared out her desk and left! I also blocked her number in my phone. Work has been soooo much better now!! She drove me nuts!!! Especially because I'm not a social type of person. I just want to work and go home. Just there for a paycheck not to make friends.
Yikes! I've worked with people like that too before. It's good that you were able to work something out with your manager. Let's be grateful that's over with! :) Hopefully she was able to find someone to help her with that clingy behavior.
Omg so annoying. I have a coworker just like that now. She told me that she was fired from her last job because her coworkers set her up. They put fleas in her cleanroom and the companies let her go. She kept telling me those werent her fleas. All im thinking as she is telling me that story was "i dont blame them for setting you up and getting rid of you".
LOL Ryan! Great video once again. I heard somewhere that every time someone bothers you at work, you should give them a task to do for you. Can you get me a soda? Drop your pen and ask them to pick it up for you. Bring me some extra paper clips. Find me a stapler. Check the schedule for me. I need some change for this dollar. Always give them a task and they will start leaving you alone. I don't know if it works or not, but it might help get this annoying person to go elsewhere. Thank you so much Ryan. Great job!! As always!! Oh, I remember... it was a Sasha Slone vid about narcissists at work. Thank you so much Ryan! You Rock!!
Ha! That's an interesting idea. It might work but you're still not giving them the opportunity to know they're bothering you. If you never tell them they don't get the opportunity to change.
Ryan Liberty / Mental Health phew brilliant, just been having this conflict online although he seems to be guiding me in my interest and my trust has fluctuated and recently has been quite low for him and then I started thinking that maybe he has some access to my phone and computer that I'm unaware of and might have talked to you, sounds ridiculous but I think it's more about the checking just in case rather than actually thinking it.
Ex co worker and technically a psychologist/therapist trying to 'mock' me, knowing that ill look that far into it, trying to get me to have insight into my behaviour I guess, on social media
I had a co-worker with an annoying personality decide I was her BFF. She would not leave me alone. She followed me everywhere like a puppy dog. She'd go to break & lunch when I did. She'd walk out after work with me and talk FOREVER when I just wanted to get home. She didn't take a hint. When I said I had to go she'd keep talking! I'd get in my car and start it--she'd still be talking. She'd scream my name and say "wait up"--down the hall, in the cafeteria or in the parking lot if she saw me and I had somehow managed to be without her. She was negative, depressed and thought I was her therapist. She told me things I really didn't want to know about her and her negativity brought everyone down! Before she became really annoying I had mistakenly given her my phone number to coordinate a work project. She would call constantly! If I didn't pick up she'd call my phone over and over! I finally told my manager and it was arranged so her breaks and lunch were not the same, or even close to mine. I also asked to never be placed on the same team as her. When it was time to leave work I ran and used a different exit out of the way to avoid running into her. I would even sometimes hide out in a distant bathroom (our work building is very large) for a bit before leaving to avoid her. It was hell! Thank God she didn't like the job and quit eventually! I did a happy dance after she cleared out her desk and left! I also blocked her number in my phone. Work has been soooo much better now!! She drove me nuts!!! Especially because I'm not a social type of person. I just want to work and go home. Just there for a paycheck not to make friends.
Yikes! I've worked with people like that too before. It's good that you were able to work something out with your manager. Let's be grateful that's over with! :) Hopefully she was able to find someone to help her with that clingy behavior.
Yes Ryan I'm so thankful it's over!
Omg so annoying. I have a coworker just like that now. She told me that she was fired from her last job because her coworkers set her up. They put fleas in her cleanroom and the companies let her go. She kept telling me those werent her fleas.
All im thinking as she is telling me that story was "i dont blame them for setting you up and getting rid of you".
LOL Ryan! Great video once again. I heard somewhere that every time someone bothers you at work, you should give them a task to do for you. Can you get me a soda? Drop your pen and ask them to pick it up for you. Bring me some extra paper clips. Find me a stapler. Check the schedule for me. I need some change for this dollar. Always give them a task and they will start leaving you alone. I don't know if it works or not, but it might help get this annoying person to go elsewhere.
Thank you so much Ryan. Great job!! As always!!
Oh, I remember... it was a Sasha Slone vid about narcissists at work. Thank you so much Ryan! You Rock!!
Ha! That's an interesting idea. It might work but you're still not giving them the opportunity to know they're bothering you. If you never tell them they don't get the opportunity to change.
So true Ryan! I usually act like I'm just too busy to talk to them, but that doesn't work either.
In fact, it never works! You are right again!! : )
Serious question... did someone tell you to make this video for me?
Nope. :) This week is going to be all about people stepping over our boundaries.
Ryan Liberty / Mental Health phew brilliant, just been having this conflict online although he seems to be guiding me in my interest and my trust has fluctuated and recently has been quite low for him and then I started thinking that maybe he has some access to my phone and computer that I'm unaware of and might have talked to you, sounds ridiculous but I think it's more about the checking just in case rather than actually thinking it.
Ex co worker and technically a psychologist/therapist trying to 'mock' me, knowing that ill look that far into it, trying to get me to have insight into my behaviour I guess, on social media
Awesome video as always!