Chatty colleague A major challenge for employees and managers alike: chatty coworkers drain their colleagues’ energy, waste their time, and distract them

—disrupting the company’s workflow and hurting team productivity.

So how should you deal with a chatty coworker?

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ضع سماعات أذن

في العالم الذي نعيش فيه، فإن وضع سماعات الأذن أصبح إحدى العلامات أشبه بلافتة “ممنوع الإزعاج” التي توضع على

hotel doors. And the more you look focused on your work, the less likely your colleague is to interrupt you and talk about things

that have nothing to do with work.

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Avoid interruptions from the outset 

 اعتذر له بأدب

Politely apologize to your colleagues and let them know you need to get back to work. For example, tell them you have to deliver this task by a specific time,

or tell them you’ll call them after work.

وإذا لم يكن لديك عذر جيد، فربما تريد تقول له ببساطة: “في الحقيقة أريد أن آتحدث إليك، ولكني أحاول التركيز على شيء

أعمل عليه، لذلك سوف أتحدث إليك في وقت لاحق، آعطني ربما ساعة أو ساعتين وسوف أعود إليك”. وفي هذه الحالة

use a warm, friendly tone, and don’t be rude.

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 If the conversation is work-related, schedule a meeting

If your colleague keeps interrupting you to talk about work, it may be best to schedule a meeting to discuss everything

and answer all questions.

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Avoid interruptions from the outset 

المواجهة

If your colleague’s chatter becomes a serious problem, you can address it and politely explain that it’s keeping you from

your work and distracting you, then ask them to save the conversation until after you’ve finished working.

Speak in the plural