how to deal with a talkative co-workmate?

politely to tell him or show that you have your own things to do, maybe have too much time to hear and let him realize that maybe he has interrupt others.

well you need to be caring and snub her off in gentle and compassionate fashion so as to get rid of her asap,that is the right attitude

I deal with them with silence. If he'll talk and talk but nobody is listening to him sooner or later he'll get tired. I'm good at ignoring people and not talking so it's easy for me to do it and it works wonderfully for me. In extreme cases, someone may still continue talking even if it's apparent no one is listening, and may even do something to try to grab your attention. Maybe for those the most effective thing to do is simply tell them to shut up.

Well, I also have those kind of persons and they really make me laugh anyway so, i long as the story is not offending and cannot disrupt my work. I am still okay with that but if they goes overboard, i really talk to them and tell them that they can't hurt someone and good to know that they always listen to me.

Well in a shared office you will always have the talkative type, the silent type, the malicious type:) the guy that always asks for a favor and the guy that always takes your pens :) Each one should be handled in a different way. You cannot tell him to shut up because you will hurt his feelings and you will have to meet his aggressive eyes every day Personally when the job requires focus I put my headphones and work with the music blasting in my ears. When my co-workers see me With the headphones they know that I am focused and they just keep away

Talkative but productive? There are two kinds of talkative.. talkative without production just boasting and spending so much of company time and the other one who is talkative but productive, very expressive of his/her ideas and willing to share anytime. Luckily I dont have talkative co worker. and No it is not okay with me having a talkative co worker specially if what he/she does is noise and no production. I need quiet environment to think specially now that I am mylotting ha ha ha. Anyway just ignore the man and work. He will get across the message and bother someone else not you.

Hello asliah. I am happy that this year I don't have a talkative colleague in the office. Everyone in the office works hard at his own work. We usually talk when we need to discuss something. I used to have a talkative one. When he starts to talk to me, I usually stop my work to listen to him to show my politeness and patience. Now he is working somewhere else in another city, but I still miss him and sometimes we chat on the phone for a while. By the way, I don't mylot in the office, but I do at home after work. Have a good day.

I used to work with a guy who talked all the time, I think he never had anybody listen to him, I now know why. He would talk about the weirdest and dumbest things. I sort of felt sorry for the guy but after a while I would have to ignore him or do some busy work so he would get the message. I took him to lunch one time and he didn't even eat, he just talked. Poor guy, he probably didn't have anybody and just like the guy you work with he may just need a work friend.

i use to have the same dilemma that you have right now, at first he is enjoyable to talk with,but there's a time that he keeps on talking and talking nonsense and to think that we are all busy for updating our files and etc..it pisses me off.. grr!! and im starting to hate him because of that,everyday you cannot concentrate on your work, and we even get delayed on our paper works because of him.. huh!! but now he resigned thanks god,. ahaha

That's his personality, we can not changed somebody. Try to talk with him, if he didn't accept it. Then, we should try to understand him.

Well, most people really love to talk and then there are those who really really love to talk to anyone who they think is a willing audience. :) If you don't want him bothering you with stories at certain times, just firmly and politely tell him in a non-offensive way that there is something that you need to do that will require your utmost concentration. :) Smile and tell him that you will talk to him at a later time. :) Sometimes, just a firm, polite but friendly word is all it takes.

It might be his personality or that he really doesn't have anyone to talk to during his off-time. Where do you work that you do mylot? I haven't had much experience working in an office, but when I did share an office with 3 other colleagues, we had a lot of fun. When I really needed to work on something or when I saw that my colleagues needed to focus, we respected that and didn't disturb. But usually, we took a tea break or lunch break and chatted then. You might mention to him in the moment that you are busy, that you are working on something and need to concentrate. Or you can bring in headphones. He should be able to respect that you are in a workplace and need to work.