A friend of mine and I worked together a long time ago. There was a person who would just walk up to our desks and start talking. My friend and I could see each other from our respective desks but we were not right next to each other.
We came up with a plan to help each other get rid of the “talker” from staying at our desks for hours on end.
When we saw this person at the other person’s desk, we would give him a minute or two and then call the other person from an outside line.
we would tell the person “I need to take this”. We would answer the phone and the person would walk away. That was the best way to fix the problem. We were captured at our desk otherwise until the person was done talking.
That’s an excellent answer
Thank you! I appreciate it. We still had to remain professional and not get this person in trouble. So this was a good solution for us. The person never knew what we were up to!
Jill that is awesome and thanks for sharing.