Message #53953

[geminigirl]

A difficult situation.  We have someone here at work who talks incessantly on the phone on personal phonecalls, collars you to tell you all her personal trials and tribulations and even what she had for dinner last night!  Thankfully, she sits nowhere near me!  Those people who do sit near her just "blank her out" - and let everything pass through them - she doesn't even need a response.  She will also carry on talking to you as you're walking away!  Her supervisor has been informed that no-one wants to sit near her for these reasons and he just shrugs her shoulders and says 'It's just "Jane'".  When I get 'caught' by her I just carry on typing / working and just hmm and nod my head now and again.

Failing getting a separate office (which would be great but ... ...) you have done all you can, I think, directly with her.  You do need to take it to your supervisor and seek their help and advice.  As you say, it's affecting your work and wellbeing and they do have a duty to act.

Good luck and let us know what happens.

PS just saw 'Jane' walking towards me - I always avoid making eye-contact and picked up the phone - coward's way out, but it works ;-)  I have dialled my own home number so many times!!