Getting a work colleague to STFU

[anonymous-user]

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[randlemarcus]

Depends on the industry.

Can you encourage her to start a blog, so everyone can catch up outside working hours.

That, or tell her that she seems to have mistaken you for someone who gives a f@#k, and kindly crack on with her work.

[Orchid1]

There's a woman in my work like that. It's like being trapped in a lift with a seagull all day.

[Johnnytheboy]

Why does it need to be polite?

Is she a good worker otherwise?

[Sump]

Why don't you just out do her with your own stories?

[Sheets Tabuer]

Have you thought about saying fk off I'm not interested, she'll never speak to you again, sorted.

[davepoth]

Is it affecting work at all?

If it is, haul her in and tell her to STFU (not in those exact words of course!), you are her manager. If it's not, try to make it affect someone's work so you can.

[anonymous-user]

A good story teller always thinks about their audience first.

[Beetnik]

She's a cleaner; you're her line manager.
Presumably she's paid by the hour.
If she has time to talk overly much (my guideline is 5 minutes/hour max) then she's got too many hours in her contract and they should be reduced accordingly. Tell her.

[mybrainhurts]

Hypnotise her and make her think she hates her grand kids.

[Gargamel]

She is lonely and needs company, try being a human about it,

[mybrainhurts]

Gargamel said:

She is lonely and needs company, try being a human about it

This "being a human", of which you speak...if she's a grandmother, she's going to be a bit stiff for that kind of malarkey.

Anyway...see where it got Jimmy Savile.

[sgrimshaw]

Man up and tell her straight ...

She's being paid to clean not chat.

[shirt]

randlemarcus said:

Depends on the industry.

Yep. I am glad I work in one where you don't have to tread around people's feelings. Although quite how anyone 'manages' a cleaner is beyond me. If she's agency just tell them you want a new one.

[KrazyIvan]

next time she mentions them, put both hands in your pockets, lick your lips and ask her what colour underwear they normally wear............bets she never mentions them again.*




* You may be at risk of losing your home, job, life, wife and freedom in the event you follow any of my advice.

[Rude-boy]

Next time when she pauses ask her for help with a problem a friend of yours has. They work in an office where one of the workers will not stop taking constantly about their family but no one is interested. Has she any tips for what they should say to them?

[Rude-boy]

Second thoughts buy a copy of a "Little Miss Chatterbox" book (Poundie seems to have these atm).

Place in prominent place in kitchen and cross out "Chatterbox" and replace with the persons name or, my favourite, "Little Miss Will Not Shut The fk Up."

[bitchstewie]

Just say you have work to do and walk away

Keep in mind appraisals aren't supposed to throw up any surprises that you might not have mentioned before, but as you said, it is Local Government.

[anonymous-user]

Just be honest and tell her "sorry you daft bint but your steories are so fking boring they make me want to top myself"

[Trabi601]

I sometimes wonder how some 'managers' even manage to dress themselves in the morning!

She's just about the most junior person in the office. You are her line manager.

Call her in for a chat - tell her that her chatting is distracting people from their work, affecting the quality of her work and that she needs to cut it out.

Job done. All without having to ask on a forum.