Annoying Habit of Coworker - Pls help

AkilaMani · Jun 26, 2014

Hi Swathi,

Thanks for stepping in. I don't think I can bring up this topic without making it awkward for both of us. I would much rather take a walk or put on my earphones instead

muthuswathi said: ↑

Hi,
Why don't you try to tell her in a polite way that, just because you are eating during office hours, I am distracted, please eat outside the work place.
Or whenever she starts eating, better you take some break, in order to convey your protest in a polite way.
All the best.
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AkilaMani · Jun 26, 2014

Hi Brinda,

I completely agree. I have started taking my 10 mins music breaks or taking a break to refill my waterbottle

brinda01 said: ↑

see people have more terrible and annoying co-workers

All I can say is sometimes we can adjust.If u can tell her nicely,do by all means.

If not,,let it go.walk away or listen to music and divert attention.

she is not going to eat 24/7.maybe 10 mts 3 times.that we can live with

Noone is perfect.let it go.

worst comes, send her a nice anonymous email abt this without hurting her.
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AkilaMani · Jun 26, 2014

Hi Nakshatraa,

What can I say, you are too patient At least I can walk away for a while and know that it will be over when I return....

Nakshatraa said: ↑

Hi akila,
what to say, while I was working, I had a team mate , who was always burping with a bad stink (sorry to put it that way)
I tolerated this for a full 3 year period.
I can really understand how you would feel .........
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AkilaMani · Jun 26, 2014

Hi Malini,

The thing is I am uncomfortable bringing up the topic :hide: We are not very close.... it is ok now since I am using my earphones or just going out under some pretence... she is a very soft spoken person and I do not want to hurt her feeling in anyway... I like her very much and would never want to upset her.

MaliniHari said: ↑

Is there anyway can you genuinely ask if she has some tooth prob? Because sometimes if we lose teeth, we make sound. Why cannot you put it to her this way? And she can atleast know people are actually hearing it.
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AkilaMani · Jun 26, 2014

Hi JM,

I am just doing that Some lovely Illayaraja music to enjoy as a bonus

JustMyself said: ↑

In all honesty, you may not be able to tell this to her face, without affecting your relationship as a colleague. You could ask her to keep her voice down. But sharing an annoying habit is a BIG NO-NO unless she is a close friend.

It would be wise to get a head-phone and listen something when she is loud in any way. Make this a habit. There are noise-free head-phones available, which does a wonderful job of hiding noise around.
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AkilaMani · Jun 26, 2014

Hi Hridhaya,

I think it is a disturbance to others too.... but I am chicken to bring this up :hide:

hridhaya said: ↑

Hi,

Last week, I was on phone at workplace.One of my colleague came up to me and told me to talk in private. I think he was able to hear what I was talking. I felt embarrassed for a moment and later apologized for the disturbance. I now make it a point to move away from desk if the conversation is long.

I am sure loud noise caused by your friend might be perceived by your other colleagues also. you need not tell her formally but bring it up informally.
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AkilaMani · Jun 26, 2014

Hi Krishna,

Those seem like a good way to get a point across... but I have stated earlier, I am not very comfortable talking about such things with people who I am not close with. I feel a bit awkward so I will stick to my current stratergy of music and walk

Krishna9 said: ↑

Akila, here the thing to do. Others might also wanna use the tip. In one of your conversations, talk about some who does that and how much it would irritate anyone. If does'nt work, go for the step2- talk about an incident where your husband dragged you out of a restaurant because someone was doing that. Then talk about the restaurant a lot. Your friend should get the hint. If she doesnt, maybe you shd get another friend - No Brains is as much a danger.
VeryIMP: The two attempts much be atleast 2 days apart - you don't want to hurt your friend. Trust me, will work. Women are good with remembering things.
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Binz85 · Jun 26, 2014

Music break is a good problem solver.If I were you I would have directly or indirectly give a hint about this issue.Thats what friends for,giving genuine opinions.What if others also have the same problem with her.If the person is not so close to you,you can write an anonymous letter mentioning about this issue.

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