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re: Office etiquette - Coworkers overstay their welcome in your office/won't leave
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:37 am to CocomoLSU
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:37 am to CocomoLSU
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but something tells me you've paid for company before anyway.
Sadly no. The hookers here in Lake Charles are all on Enterprise Blvd and they are slightly more tanned than my preference.
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Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:38 am to CocomoLSU
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Not a bad idea, but this dude is in a slightly different department than the rest of us. So they can't really help him.
Well shite... you're not giving me much to work with here.
How about you put your hand on your zipper and say "Hey man I've got this weird rash on my junk... can you tell me what this shite is"
Or something I used to do when I didn't want to talk to people... get really close to them. As they're talking just kind of inch closer and closer until you're all up in their personal space. They'll move back a little but you have to keep pressing forward. Eventually it will freak them out and they'll leave.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:39 am to CocomoLSU
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calling his office phone and he'll play it off like it's a work call
I'm the master of this, I even text one of my vendors to call me when i'm trapped by people in my office, dude has been $$$ for me
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:42 am to LouisianaLady
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:43 am to CocomoLSU
Can't you just close your office door?
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:44 am to terd ferguson
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Well shite... you're not giving me much to work with here.
I know. But that's how it is though.
I told him his mistake was letting it get to this point...had he kept boundaries and whatnot, it wouldn't be like this. But he's all Mr. Nice Guy and chit chats it up with them, and now they do it throughout the day and sometimes don't leave for a while.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:46 am to aVatiger
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I'm the master of this, I even text one of my vendors to call me when i'm trapped by people in my office, dude has been $$$ for me
I'm good at it as well. Problem is, he has a phone with caller ID on it and says when I call, my name shows up on it. I tell him they aren't close enough to tell (or care) who is calling. I told him all I can do is make the call and it's up to him to sell it and make it believable.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:46 am to terd ferguson
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Or something I used to do when I didn't want to talk to people... get really close to them. As they're talking just kind of inch closer and closer until you're all up in their personal space. They'll move back a little but you have to keep pressing forward. Eventually it will freak them out and they'll leave.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:47 am to Sevendust912
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Can't you just close your office door?
He could, but I guarantee you they would still walk in. And if so, I feel like them in a closed door setting would make them even less likely to leave.
One just walked in again.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:48 am to CocomoLSU
"I'm busy, leave my office."
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:49 am to Sparkplug#1
Tell them to hit up Wikipedia, it will keep them entertained for hours.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:49 am to Sparkplug#1
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One just walked in again.
Scratch that, they are both in there.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:54 am to CocomoLSU
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We do work for the state,
You work for the state as in at a state agency?
Or as a contractor?
Posted on 12/24/14 at 10:59 am to Road Tiger
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state agency
And they've both since left his office, and are now back in there again.
Although this time it is because we just found out we get to leave at noon. But still, no shite, they've been to his office no fewer than 7 times today.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:01 am to CocomoLSU
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He could, but I guarantee you they would still walk in. And if so, I feel like them in a closed door setting would make them even less likely to leave.
That's odd and I wouldn't be ok with that without knocking. Are these people your/his subordinates?
Might be time to pull these cats aside and teach them some office do's and donts.
This post was edited on 12/24/14 at 11:02 am
Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:04 am to CocomoLSU
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Can't you just close your office door?
He could, but I guarantee you they would still walk in. And if so, I feel like them in a closed door setting would make them even less likely to leave.
One just walked in again.
That sounds terrible. I close my door and no one really comes into my office. Every once in a while this one guy comes in, but it's usually a short convo about work and he's gone. Most people probably think I'm not there when my door is closed.
Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:04 am to CocomoLSU
Are we women? No.
"Hey, I can't chat now, I have work to do."
"Hey, I can't chat now, I have work to do."
Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:05 am to Sevendust912
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That's odd and I wouldn't be ok with that without knocking
I'm not saying they wouldn't knock. I'm saying that the door being closed wouldn't stop them from wanting to chat with him...and once they got past the closed door and were in there, it's even more of a chance of them staying longer.
He is in a different section than us, so they aren't under him. One of the dudes is my employee and the other one is not (he's basically a manager). And it's not something serious enough to warrant a "talking to" or something like that. Like I said, I think it's just so bad this week because it is a holiday week and they are antsy (
) and bored. While it does happen on the reg, it's not normally as bad as it has been the last few days.Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:08 am to barry
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Are we women? No.
"Hey, I can't chat now, I have work to do."
I agree with you, and that's along the lines of what I would do (had I not already set the tone that I don't want to chat).
Posted on 12/24/14 at 11:09 am to CocomoLSU
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because we just found out we get to leave at noon
Surprised a state agency is open on Christmas Eve
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