Hmmm... people who talk about the same thing over and over Options

[Uronacid]

Alright,

So there is this woman I work with. Her name is Julie. She has a Husband who is in IT at a different company. He specializes in Citrix servers. His name is Sam. Now, I'm happy she loves her f**king husband but sometimes I just want to choke them both with an Ethernet cable . Every day she calls me and leaves me a voice-mail asking me to come over to her desk and make her computer run faster.

I know that there is nothing I can do. Her computer is dog fucking slow. It's slower than a sloth when it's taking a shit. So, I literally walk over to her desk, stand next to her, and fake it. She talks to me as I pretend to fix her PC, and some-how some-way she always finds a way to drop her husband into the conversation. I find myself literally trying to avoid the topic of her husband, but no matter what I do he comes up in our discussion.

Every day I imagine myself punching her in the mouth as her husband's name is escaping her lips. Instead of punching her, I smile and listen.

[Spirited Away]

Ah Josh, have you not discovered the art of interruption and the subtle change of subjects?

You'd begin with "Oh! That's nice, hmm, you know, my girlfriend... blah blah. I had so and so for lunch".

Or if you don't want to talk: "Well, good for you (for whatever reason use sarcasm)".

Or, just say "this shit needs all my concentration." AND DON'T SMILE AY HER... smiles are encouragements. You're basically telling her "please go on with your story"

[Uronacid]

Ah Josh, have you not discovered the art of interruption and the subtle change of subjects?

You'd begin with "Oh! That's nice, hmm, you know, my girlfriend... blah blah. I had so and so for lunch".

Or if you don't want to talk: "Well, good for you (for whatever reason use sarcasm)".

Or, just say "this shit needs all my concentration." AND DON'T SMILE AY HER... smiles are encouragements. You're basically telling her "please go on with your story"

Oh, I try. Believe me, I try to change the subject. It's become a battle for me. Almost a game. I like I said, "I try to bring up subjects that lead away from her husband Sam, but they always end up in his direction."