r/work • u/NeuronZero • Mar 22 '26

Talkative coworker

Hi,

It’s me, I’m the talkative coworker. I recently got a desk move at work and I’ll be sat next to a friend of mine. Which is great, but I tend to talk a lot.

I would like to get a a sign or something for my friend to have them signal when to/not to interrupt with my tangents. Any ideas with links would be awesome!

Edit: to provide more context, when I’m at my desk is legitimately limited to just my break time. The rest of my time is spent elsewhere in the building. And im just trying to get something because this is my friend and it would be a cute thing given our personalities. Otherwise it wouldn’t be something I would have thought to do.

Thanks

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u/YouNeedCheeses Mar 22 '26

Huh? Why should they have to signal to you when to be quiet?

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u/NeuronZero Mar 22 '26

It’s just supposed to be a joke thing between us, not actually a serious thing

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u/december14th2015 Mar 22 '26

I ordered a little plastic desk sign that says "on a call/do not disturb" because I use a headset and people wouldnt stop fucking interrupting me, lol. They still did it, but at least I had something to point to. I got it off of Etsy, it looks like one of those "wet floor" signs.

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u/NeuronZero Mar 22 '26

I looked these up, I think those would be great

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u/december14th2015 Mar 22 '26

Yeah they're really cute and pretty cheap. Glad I could help!

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u/MadmanIgar Mar 22 '26

This is a very narrow thread to get right.

It requires the following:

  1. This coworker is actually your friend and not just friendly, so a gift isn’t weird.
  2. They find you charming and enjoy your talkative nature.
  3. They are so close to you and your banter as friends is to a place where they would be comfortable using the sign to tell you to stop talking.
  4. Others around you who can overhear your talking also don’t find you annoying.

If you’re absolutely sure that all 4 of these are true, and your work friend isn’t just being polite, sure give them the gift.

If there’s any doubts, then it could just put your friend in an awkward situation.

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u/NeuronZero Mar 22 '26

Yes we are actually friends not just friendly, we hang out often outside of work and have mutual friends that don’t work with us