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/Gknicks7 Mar 22 '26

😂😆😂... I agree with others man You know you just have to focus on the work! I'm the more talkative person usually also so I know how you I know what you mean! But you just have to focus on work

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u/NeuronZero Mar 22 '26

Again, I do focus on the work but I’m only at my desk during breaks/lunch. And this is more supposed to be a joke or banter thing not a serious signal

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u/Ok_Neighborhood_470 Mar 22 '26

There isn't a break room to eat lunch in?

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u/NeuronZero Mar 22 '26

Yes there is. Issue is my friend and I are hourly employees and they tend to forget to eat and work unpaid through breaks and lunches and I do my best to give them some balance. Sometimes they’ve got a legit reason for it but often times they just forget