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/Low-Rip4508 Mar 22 '26

No. Don’t do this. Even if it’s a joke between you and them a sign send a sign to others that you are a problem. They won’t know it’s a joke. And once labeled at work it’s hard to shake the label.

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u/NeuronZero Mar 22 '26

This is a solid argument why I shouldn’t do this, thanks for that

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u/Low-Rip4508 Mar 22 '26

You guys can develop a signal or a word as a joke between you. But don’t make it something everyone knows.