In all jobs, whatever our position and our sector, we will have no choice but to live with different types of people on a daily basis. Not all of them will be to our liking, there will always be people that we like better and others that we will not stand or see even in paint. However, you have to know how to deal with those colleagues who do nothing more than hinder and drive us crazy, otherwise going to the office every day can become a real nightmare.
Next, we show you seven tricks to get rid of the pest on duty at work. Are you going to miss them? They are infallible!
Tricks to learn to deal with the burden of the office
Saying that someone is a bore at work can have many meanings: impertinent, cheeky, slow, gossipy, who constantly attracts attention, difficult to understand and bear, who does not stop giving the boss the ball, who always plays the part victim… The truth is that rare is the company or office in which there is not someone who fits perfectly in any of these meanings. Dealing with people like this is a nuisance since they can make your existence so bitter that the simple fact of going to work can end up becoming a real ordeal.
Unfortunately, there is no magic trick that will make the heavies disappear, however, there are some tips so that this problem does not end up becoming as big as the Himalayas. Take note!
Direct and sincere
Do you have a boring co-worker who keeps asking you questions that he doesn’t understand or that he says he doesn’t know how to do? It’s not that he’s new to the office, it’s that he thinks it’s much easier to ask you directly how it’s done or ask you to find one or another document for him than to do it himself. In this situation, being direct and sincere is the best option. It is enough that you respond in a friendly and polite way: “Sorry, but right now I have a lot of work and I can’t be entertained with you. Didn’t you also receive the e-mail where they explained it?” He’ll take the hint instantly and never again bother you with issues he can handle himself.
Turn to the phone
There is. It’s coming towards you. What irrelevant little story will he tell you this time? If you don’t want to have to spend an hour or two listening to their stories which don’t interest you at all, you should take all your weapons out of your pocket to avoid it. And in this sense, the best artillery that we have at our disposal in these cases is the mobile phone. When you see him approaching in the distance, quickly pick up your mobile and pretend that someone just called you. When he sees you busy, he will have no choice but to turn around and go bother another team member. Or something even better: sit at your desk and get to work.
The best answer is silence
Bla bla bla. And more blah blah blah. In every office there is that fellow bore who won’t shut up even under water. The worst comes when you have millions of things and tasks to do and his endless comics don’t let you concentrate. You feel like throwing the stapler, the notebook or whatever you have in hand at his head. But since violence is never the best alternative, you can fight back with silence. There is nothing better than choosing to remain silent in response. ignore him. He will shut his mouth instantly when he sees that you are not paying him the slightest attention.
Find an accomplice
It is very difficult to have to deal with the heavy on duty at work, but it is even more difficult to face that tough battle alone. For this reason, the best thing in these cases is to find accomplices to help you get rid of the compi pema when it bothers you. Surely there are more people in the office who can’t stand that person, so join them and devise a plan. You can resort to a series of signs to ask for help: touching your hair, picking up the phone twice in a row, knocking on the table several times. Another member of the group will quickly come and help you: Natalia calls you the director! Natalia, meeting in room three! Natalia, you have a package at reception! Don’t you think it’s a good idea?
All in writing
There is an infallible trick to stop that annoying person at work: ask for everything in writing. Every time he approaches you to tell you something, tell him that you are very busy and so that you don’t forget, he should send it to you by e-mail. Pretty soon you’ll get tired of having to write it all down and voila! She will disappear from your life as if by magic! Bravo!
Make him the one who runs away from you
If none of the previous tricks have worked for you to get rid of the pest in the office, the time has come to resort to the reverse psychology plan. It is very simple: in this case, you will have to be the heavy one. You will have to transform yourself into someone very annoying (become the twin sister of that classmate you can’t stand) and not stop bothering him with nonsense and banalities. There will come a time when he is the one who can’t stand you and runs away in terror. Then, you can return to normality and tranquility will return to your life. Works!
The bathroom, your best ally
Did you know that the bathroom can become your best ally in these cases? Every time that annoying person from the office comes up to pester you with one of his stories, make an urgent face and blurt out: “Sorry Pepito, I have to go to the bathroom.” He will have no excuse to let you go. Of course, when you return you will have to try to avoid him and not meet him again. Cheer up!