…you can hear their noise all around you, but you can’t do anything about it.
There are some loud and obnoxious people in my office. Coincidentally, they are Argentinian, which means they don’t shut up. Unless someone white is in the room. Then they are quiet and can’t make eye contact with you. But that’s another story. Anyways, these charming ladies talk and talk and talk, and then their cell phone rings, which the whole office hears, and they talk into that. After that conversation, they talk about it to the other lady. And occasionally, they get guests.
Now I understand that sitting in an office for 9 hours isn’t exactly fun, and is uplifted by having friends over. However, this is a case of limited use. I have had friends at the office. They came in, we had a brief conversation, they left. Lasted under 10 minutes. Today, the cackling witches had a male friend over for somewhere around 2 hours. And we heard every minute of their chattering. It got to the point where my co-worker started putting golf balls against their wall. No effect. There is a time and place to sit around and rave on and on. Its called afterwork.
I need to repurchase a foghorn.
Jason Orkin, Anti-Social
Tags: Complaints, guests, obnoxious, office, office politics
