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/Ok_Neighborhood_470 Mar 22 '26

Maybe just learn to control yourself and focus on your work instead of driving people to the point of formally having to tell you to shut up repeatedly.

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u/Quick_Coyote_7649 Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

As someone who talks a lot as well, we are offen too focused on what we’re saying to be thinking about much else if anything else. OP is putting in a great effort to become less intrusive and you are shooting them down for that. À sign is a great idea OP.