Hello,

Recently the company I work for hired a new person to our department. I took part in the interview process along with my boss and a member of HR. The interview went well and based on the candidate's resume (the person had extensive computer skills), I recommended to my boss that we hire this person.

Anyway... now I am beginning to wonder if I didn't make a mistake in providing my recommendation. Although I still think this person has the skills to do the job, they are a non-stop talker.

One of my other bosses has already approached me about this person's hyper-verbalness.

They are not concerned with it so much as they find it a bit hilarious because the blabber mouth is very weird (a complete and total nerd) and extremely socially awkward.

While I also find this person's behavior very funny... their non-stop boring talk is starting to really grate on my nerves because I have to work with them on regular basis every day.

To make matters worse, this person doesn't seem to pick up on social cues that the other person is disinterested... they just keep right on blabbing away.

In the mornings, before work starts at 8, they will even follow you around the office to gab too. Aaaaaaaaargh!!!!

Also to compound matters further this person has admitted to struggling with their self esteem.

Whenever they have done something in the past that was wrong they apologize profusely and will even send me a very wordy thank-you card about it.

Sooo... How do you deal with someone like that???

Peppermint