Some coworkers really have a talent for being disruptive without technically doing anything wrong. Loud side conversations, repeating the same stories, needing help with tasks they have done a hundred times before. You smile, nod, and keep working while mentally counting down the hours. I try to remind myself everyone works differently, but some days it is harder than others. How do you stay sane when the most exhausting part of the shift is the people around you?

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I have so many coworkers like that and ti drives me nuts. Best you can do is take a deep breath and count down until the day is over. I am always so ready to get home on those days.

Yeah I've had a few of these over the years it's best to just keep smiling nodding until just little specs aren't so dull anymore. It doesn't last forever. Either you or they will leave but who goes first?😂

This is so real. On tougher days, I try to control what I can—headphones when possible, short mental resets, and reminding myself I’m there to do *my* job, not manage everyone else’s habits. Some days it still drains you, and that’s human, not a failure of patience.

I try to be patient with people like that and remind myself that they are probably starved for connection. Even so, it becomes painful after a while, and sometimes the best I can do is zone out while they talk lol.

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