How Much Should a Work Mate know about you and your spouse

Dedee
on 1/11/09 5:19 am - Home Is Where, The HEART is, Midwest
I made that mistake before and learned it only causes people to judge, especially when it comes to making life decisions. To me, the worst mistake, is not learning from mistakes. I learned and from there on out....I don't take home to work, nor do I bring work to my home.

Talk with her Les! She will understand.

I focus not on my disabilty; my focus is on my ABILITIES.  
(Dedee, 2009)              
                                            

My hearing impairment ENABLES me, not disables me.
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on 1/10/09 12:23 pm - DMV Diva Member...for life...lol!, NC
Ask your mate why she is sharing all her business with this person. That person couldn't tell it if they didn't know it. Might be just me but but work  is work...I don't take my personal life into the office.
LEE
on 1/10/09 12:45 pm

Unfortunately they are a very close group it's only like 4 of them and they all know a ton about each other and I don't mind that i'm just sick of this idiot acting like she knows more about my life than I do.   Becca keeps saying just ignore her she is young and stupid but it gets on my dam nerve.  

It is just stuff that we do on vacation or everyday stupid stuff nothing reallly really personal but just that is enough to get on my nerve.

Salty Pickle a.k.a.  Lee
Charlotte P.
on 1/10/09 12:52 pm - Mansfield, TX
Yes, I would be very pissed off!

Sure, there may be some stories that are amusing that might be shared with co-workers.  But, there is definitely a line that should be drawn.  I believe affairs of the home are better kept private.  I'm apalled sometimes by the details that people are willing to put out there in the workplace. 

I think this issue is definitely something you should discuss at length with your spouse.  Especially share with him how it makes you feel when this other person is able to/chooses to demonstrate that she knows too much about the ongoings of your household/family.  In this way, even if he continues to talk too much (keep it real....we don't know what stupid things they do when we're not around), at least she might learn from him that she needs to keep her big trap shut when addressing you if he wants to avoid future friction between the two of you.

Way to keep it classy by not addressing her.....clearly she is ignorant anyway.  You'd be wasting your breath.



LEE
on 1/10/09 1:09 pm
This person knows a some stuff  but not really personal stuff but she knows enough stuff just to spit out and annoy me,  I actually think no I know she does that **** on purpose cause she knows I don't like her ass.   For instance I was telling a story about a sun flower and how something in particular happened to it,  well before I could fini**** she jumps in and finishes it for me, now while I know everyone knows this story in her dept,  I am talking to a group of new people and would like to finish my dam story myself without her jumping the **** in.  

It's not that she knows it, it's that she tries purposely to annoy me by doing the ****  

Should I just ignore it  ????
Salty Pickle a.k.a.  Lee
Charlotte P.
on 1/10/09 1:22 pm - Mansfield, TX

Oh...well it sounds like she's just an annoying jerk! 

Do you think you can ignore it?  If so, then I would, just to keep the peace. I have to do that to keep the peace at family dinners/gatherings....I struggle with holding conversations with my brother-in-law's woman...I just don't like her....she irks me just by opening her mouth to speak...let alone the dumb **** that comes out when she does speak.  LOL

Do you get to vent to your husband about it or do you keep quiet about being annoyed?




LEE
on 1/10/09 1:26 pm
Ummm  Charlotte I don't have a husband.   lol.

But yes when it happens she will see me give the girl a look and we laugh about it and i'll say like something smart under my voice or something.   I don't say anything because she has to work with these people and like I said it is a very small group and I don't want to make it uncomfortable for them at work.  

I have been keeping my mouth shut so far but I don't know how much longer that will happen  LOL. 
Salty Pickle a.k.a.  Lee
Charlotte P.
on 1/10/09 1:30 pm - Mansfield, TX
My bad.  LOL  I was writing while thinking my own perspective.

Well, if you just have to confront her, I guess you could try to not make it confrontational.  Maybe mix in some humor or sarcasm when/if you have to check her.



nieciep
on 1/10/09 1:22 pm - Chicago, IL
If you haven't done so already, let Becca know how much it bothers you.  Becca then needs to put this a**hole in check.  It is inappropriate and rude to finish other people's stories anyway, let alone personal stuff being discussed in a work environment.  This person is being disrespectful to you, and needs to be put in her place.

Livin’ My Life Like It’s Golden!


LEE
on 1/10/09 1:29 pm
Thanks for the advice Niecip, Yea Becca knows it bugs the **** out of me and we have talked about it, but like she says at work they all talk and it's not really personal stuff it's just normal stuff you talk to work mates about.   We travel a lot so she will say share a funny story about something that happened on a trip with her work mates, and like today we were talking about being in London and I was telling these people about it and she just blurts out, Or like that time when you and Becca went into Trader Joes and got that rotten fruit, so i'm like that is not the story i'm telling, but thank you oh so much for bringing that up. 

I wanted to say shut the **** up ***** but I am not going to do that because Becca has to work with these people.
Salty Pickle a.k.a.  Lee
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