Tips On Getting Ahead At Work With Co-Workers  

Career Advice on Politely Dealing with Annoying Coworker Habits

Tips On Getting Ahead At Work With Co-Workers

Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Advice Seeker: Dear April Masini,

I work next to a woman who, while she is a nice person, has some habits that are extremely annoying to be in close proximity to. She eats fish at her desk all the time, which is absolutely disgusting, and then burns the smell off with a scented candle. I'm allergic to perfumes and so my eyes start watering like crazy. And then she's constantly on the phone with family members and friends, yakking away and being totally distracting. 

What can I do? I don't want to come off as petty, since we are in a room full of cubicles and no one else has complained.

Sincerely,

Cubicle Carl


April Masini's advice:

Dear Cubicle Carl,

There are solutions to all these problems, depending on how dense your coworker is.

Problem: Your neighbor talks too much and too loudly for you. Or uses foul language. 

Solution: Level one solution is to ask before you're annoyed, "Can you please keep the phone conversations down? I can hear everything." Level two solution is to get iPod earphones and play music or white noise for yourself so you don't have to hear the noise. Level three solution is ask to be moved to a cubicle in a quieter part of the office. 

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April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.

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