Post by workingclassdog on Aug 2, 2024 16:35:55 GMT
So my daughter and I work at the same place and it works out beautifully. We love it. We actually only see each other in person once a week, maybe twice. There has been a huge turnover in our department and we went from a staff of six to three. So between the three of us we are literally hanging on by a thread. We have a good support team behind us (a couple of directors, other than the three of us) and they understand what is going on.
My DD and I both have the same 'issue' with the other person. We like her A LOT. She is a hard worker and has saved us from literally drowning in a sea of work. She is a good person.
She does talk A LOT though. It's about business (most of the time) but she is a repeater, drags on a story that should only take a few minutes and makes it 20 minutes. I understand she is stressed out and I have even told the directors they need to sit with her and tell her not to take this change so personally and she doesn't have to be responsible for the mess these people left us.
But she just continues on and on about it instead of just going along and doing the work. So DD and I are brainstorming ways without hurting her feelings (cause she does get them hurt easily) and we don't want her to be hurt or mad.
Can you think of ways to detour her in a way that is doesn't make her feel bad or whatever. Saying something directly to her will hurt her feelings. But maybe we just have to do it. Uggg
I try to wear my ear pods and just keep working while she is talking. That helps a bit. But more ideas would be great. Shutting our doors isn't an option unless we are in meetings because we have students that drop by and we need to be available.
My DD and I both have the same 'issue' with the other person. We like her A LOT. She is a hard worker and has saved us from literally drowning in a sea of work. She is a good person.
She does talk A LOT though. It's about business (most of the time) but she is a repeater, drags on a story that should only take a few minutes and makes it 20 minutes. I understand she is stressed out and I have even told the directors they need to sit with her and tell her not to take this change so personally and she doesn't have to be responsible for the mess these people left us.
But she just continues on and on about it instead of just going along and doing the work. So DD and I are brainstorming ways without hurting her feelings (cause she does get them hurt easily) and we don't want her to be hurt or mad.
Can you think of ways to detour her in a way that is doesn't make her feel bad or whatever. Saying something directly to her will hurt her feelings. But maybe we just have to do it. Uggg
I try to wear my ear pods and just keep working while she is talking. That helps a bit. But more ideas would be great. Shutting our doors isn't an option unless we are in meetings because we have students that drop by and we need to be available.
