I've indicated before that I'm not a very good conversationalist when I am working. I have to concentrate... that's just me. When there's nothing going on of course, I am happy to do the chit-chat. Either way, there are some people that insist on keeping up a steady stream of conversation even when they MUST know I CAN'T listen to what they are saying.
Lately I feel like I've been bombarded with people who want to tell me stories about something their pet did. Long, detailed stories, just as if the animal is a person. Now, I like animals just fine. Listening to stories about someone's 2-year old kid can get pretty grim, but listening to the 15th accounting of that darn cat's antics is really putting my teeth on edge.
Kind of crabby, I know. It's been a long winter.
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Cat people bug the bejesus out of me. You would think with the advent of the internet and chatrooms they would have realized there are people out there who actually find their stories interesting and they need not share them with every person they encounter.
Whew, guess I'm a little bitter lol
"That's cool. I once had cat stew. It was good, and I have the recipe somewhere, it you're interested."
Some people are completely clueless when it comes to social cues. They miss the fact that the pharmacy staff must concentrate on getting the order exactly right. Smile politely, giggle if you must or tune them out entirely but whatever you do, do not let them take away your ability to do your job as you must.
The surgeon I work for will stop doing surgery and give the chilling look of death to someone telling inane stories while he's concentrating. If you don't catch it the first time, you get thrown out. And you never get to come back in.
I mean seriously, he's saving someone's life right in front of you and you want to talk about how your cat crapped on the kitchen floor?
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