Don't you hate people interrupt your conversation with others?

United States
March 31, 2009 10:18pm CST
At work, there is a man who is at the age of senior, who is my co - worker. I respect him very much, because he has experience there, and he work there for longer period of time than me. Although occasionally, he acted like he is my boss, telling me what to do, I still respect him, because of his age. There is one thing I couldn't tolerate him, it is whenever I talk to my other colleagues at work, he purposely interrupt our conversation in the middle. I was really not like this behavior of his. I don't want to make a scene in front of everyone, but I really try to avoid him now. Do you ever encounter someone like that at work?
4 responses
@vworld4u (143)
• India
1 Apr 09
We all come across such people in our daily life. Some come across in their offices just like you and some come across such people in social gatherings like parties, schools etc. Such people are present and we have to face them. I feel we should start out-communicating them to avoid them to come in our way. I mean we should start communicating with them to bring their confidence to low by out wits and improving our knowledge in the areas they feel comfortable. Creating an issue in public with such people never helps. But we should start attacking them by ourselves. We should start showing them what would be their feeling if we start interrupting them and whenever they interrupt, we should make them silent by out-speaking ourselves. This will happen only when we become more knowledgeable than them and when we become strong communicators! Knowledge and communication skills are no man's own property. They belong to all and everybody can acquire them! So start in that direction. Good luck!
1 Apr 09
I do ofcoarse.But i also interrupt people .I know its a bad ,really irritating habit.I'll try getting rid of it.
@larish (2191)
• Philippines
1 Apr 09
It really happens most of the time especially for co-workers who are much senior than us. Most of the time it is really irriitating especially if we have an important discussion with another officemate. But at one point, we have to empathize with him --- if that is the case, I would just not talk with my colleague in his presence or in any chance wherein he can hear us & interrupt us.
@vivianchen (2646)
• China
1 Apr 09
Maybe you can talk to him in emails or MSN friendly, let him know what you thought. Because if you don't say it, no one ever knows what are you thinking of? Correct?