Depends on the person. My old boss used to do it and he had these really thick lenses on his glasses that made his eyes look like dinner plates. It was scary.
I have another colleague who sneaks up behind you and puts his head on your shoulder so that you're cheek-to-cheek, then starts pressing the front of his body against the back of yours. He especially seems to like it if you're in a confined space and can't get away. I started deliberately stamping on his feet. One time I managed to back into him, and knock him over while still standing on his feet so he couldn't really correct himself. I don't know if the message ever got through but he works elsewhere now and I rarely see him.
You know what? You are scarily close on this. Imagine Milton with ginger hair and that is *exactly* what he looked like. Different personality, though. He was ultra-religious, an army nut, and nobody ever dared take advantage of him. I once needed back-up from him and I don't know how he did it but he scared one of the higher-ups so badly that they virtually lost the power of speech.
What do you do about a 'close talker'?
← View full post
Depends on the person. My old boss used to do it and he had these really thick lenses on his glasses that made his eyes look like dinner plates. It was scary.
I have another colleague who sneaks up behind you and puts his head on your shoulder so that you're cheek-to-cheek, then starts pressing the front of his body against the back of yours. He especially seems to like it if you're in a confined space and can't get away. I started deliberately stamping on his feet. One time I managed to back into him, and knock him over while still standing on his feet so he couldn't really correct himself. I don't know if the message ever got through but he works elsewhere now and I rarely see him.
--
robbieforgotpw
10 years ago
|
pl
Comment Hidden (
show
)
Report
0
0
You mentioned the boss looked like he had dinner plates for eyes. Kind of like the murmuring Milton on Office Space movie?
That, that's my stapler...
--
dappled
10 years ago
|
pl
Comment Hidden (
show
)
Report
0
0
You know what? You are scarily close on this. Imagine Milton with ginger hair and that is *exactly* what he looked like. Different personality, though. He was ultra-religious, an army nut, and nobody ever dared take advantage of him. I once needed back-up from him and I don't know how he did it but he scared one of the higher-ups so badly that they virtually lost the power of speech.