Do you hate it when people watch you?

I get super bothered whenever someone stands behind me while I'm on the computer. That makes me feel like I'm not trusted and I hate having an audience behind me while online. It's not like I'm doing anything 'bad' it just really bugs me. It makes me feel pretty uncomfortable because I know they're fishing for information or something and it's not like I have anything important enough to share with them so I wish they'd let up a little bit.

hate it hate it hate it, it drives me nuts... Usually I just seethe. I think saying something would be more effective though!

Yes I hate it too. Of course I don't go out and work so I don't experience it too often, but it does bug me when my husband does it. He'll come in the room to talk to me and he'll stand directly behind me and watch whatever is going on on my screen. No matter what I'm doing it just makes me feel all strange and I yell at him to stop, or I'll minimize the screens until he leaves. He knows how much I hate it so he tries not to do it as much, but sometimes he forgets until he sees the look on my face as I'm minimizing my screens.

That would get on my last nerve, lol. Knowing me i would say something to them.

I know exactly how you feel! I hate when someone is standing over me while I'm trying to work. There is a lady where I work that does the same thing. I don't know if she gets bored in her office or what, but she comes up to the front desk different times throughout the day and is always sticking her nose in whatever I or the other receptionist are doing. Usually I just fume inside until she walks away. Sometimes I make comments to her like "Do you need me for something?" to try to hint to her she's bothering me.

Absofreakinlutely! I am uneasy when some people are breathing down my neck as I work. I either try to find a way and get them to leave, or finally shove them out. Lol. No offense to anyone really, but I do respect other people when they work. I go talk to them about something and leave so they can do their work. It's just about giving them some space. Even if it were my boss, I'd tell em to leave me alone to do my work. Of course there are some instances when I need a person there to see what I am doing which requires his or her immediate reaction to my work. But once that part is done they have to leave immediately or I totally go nuts. Lol.

Yes, I'd have to say this bothers me terribly. I don't like being watched while I do something. It makes me feel self conscious. However, at the same time it does depend on what I am doing. I remember a few times some years ago while playing video games I actually did better with an audience than I did without. Even with the games where I didn't know what the heck I was doing I'd still get pretty far. Go figure! Happy mylotiing!

I do hate that if I am trying to get work done online or something and someone stands there staring at my computer. It shouldnt bother me but for some reason it makes it difficult to concentrate. I hate when people are just walking through the mall and comment that they hate going out because everyone just stares at them. It really annoys me! The way I look at it is that they are way to self concious because if they werent looking at everyone else they wouldnt be noticing that other people are looking at them. I highly doubt everyone is staring at them unless they have some insane outfit on that draws a lot of attention.

Hi ya jesssp I used to hate it when I was with my husband and he would come in the kitchen and watch me whilst I was cooking. Maybe he was worried I was going to put some arsenic in it or something! LOL He would occassionally butt in and tell me I was doing it wrong but then he would do that about everything not just the cooking, the end result was usually the same!!

I call this my husband's "observational mode". He has done this for years. Either I'm extremely fascinating or hypnotic!lol He knows that I dislike it and yet he sometimes forgets, in which case I will say "May I help you?"...... He quickly turns away... But I still love him!!

Never I have experienced this. But if that thing happens there may be several causes. Firstly, I may be very inspiring for others so they are gazing at me with a praising eye. Secondly, they might be overwhelmed by the situation and failed to respond and watching me what I am doing and then they will follow that. Thirdly, if the previous points are not true then they might be jealous about me and trying to diminish me. So, I will then follow a tactics by politely calling for their help, such that I can't complete the task without their help. If they are not evil minded then they must give a response. Fourthly, if they are evil minded, I offcourse ask for their help to keep their ego unhurt. Now If I know the situation then I will definitely have a better idea to solve the situation. These type of jealousies are now common in corporate world & in every sphere. But in every sphere you will also find some kind and helping minded persons. So I will always sort out those persons and try to bind them in a hidden group to provide me necessary help when I need that and I do when they need that.

I hate when people watch me work. I really hate it when people read over my shoulder or she they watch me type something. My boss does this as he is dictating a letter for me to type. He says it helps him keep track of what he is saying. I think he just wants to watch what I am doing and help me catch my mistakes. I told him I make more mistakes when he is watching. I told him I will let him read it before I hit send

I spent 16 years repairing accident damaged cars and quite often you would get a customer come in and watch you at work on their car. Everyone that I ever worked with hated this and most would not do anything to their car while they were in the workshop. I usally made myself look like I was busy elsewhere by going and working on another car or something. Some customers would freak out when they saw their car in bits, while others were intrigued by it. I had one customer who I thought might freak out at the fact that I had cut his car in half, but he just pulled out his video camera and started filming it! These days I work from home selling things online, so it is not an issue for me anymore!

Hello my friend Personally if it is not a supervisor or someone I am training, I would say can you please not look over my shoulder its distracting, if I can help you with anything let me know, if not let me get back to my work so I can have it done, thanks no offense but you understand that is exactly what I would say, I don't do this kind of work so I don't have the problem you are facing, in my field talking with others makes thing easy for me,considering I am actually working with my patients guess I am use to it. Hope this helps my friend, nothing like being uncomfortable at your work place, I would put a stop to it, in a really nice way, they should understand. Thank you.

Yes, I hate it too. I'm usually a good worker and do things almost to perfection. And I've proved that I can do my job well. But still, everytime I find that someone's watching me, I become very conscious. I used to teach kindergarten. And everytime I feel someone's watching me, I get all conscious about it and suddenly become all 'propah' (if you know what I mean. Otherwise, I've very friendly and interact with the children at their level. I never say anything because sometimes I can't help it and it's part of my job. If it was someone close to me, I would say something...but not otherwise.

Hi jesssp! I am not really the type of person who easily gets conscious when someone watches me. It's not really something that worries me. Not all the time though. There are those who, when they stare, they can make me feel uneasy. I guess my job is one big factor why when people stare, I do not feel that much conscious.

Yes i hate it when someone watches me.I get even more tensed and i do not do the work properly.But the best idea for me is if someone is watching me then i try to ignore him and think that he is not watching me unless he tells me something.If someone was watching me i would later go and ask him why he was watching me.If he was my boss i would not go and ask him.I like to an environment where no one watches me so i can do my work at ease.

Hi, jessp. Yes, I hate it when someone just watches me. It makes me uncomfortable and very nervous. I won't say anything to them but I will think about it in my mind. I am wishing so bad that they would just get lost!

I had a friend who was ALWAYS watching me do my makeup whenever she came to my house and I had to get ready to go somewhere. It wasn't just like she was looking for a second, she would stare the whole entire time like she was taking mental notes or something. Drove me crazy!

Yes,I hate it! I can't do the work properly as a part of my concentration is always on the person standing there,staring at my work! Specially when I am writing my examination papers,the teacher stands beside me,reading my answer script silently I feel so awkward that my hands get cold!Its just too bad!