Avoiding strange guy at work without coming off as a dick

[Jeff7]

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[Geekbabe]

If the worst thing this guy does as your co-worker is to like you count your blessings. If it were me I'd pull him aside & privately tell him that while you are at work that you try to focus the bulk of your energies on actually doing your work. You can also tell him that you don't want to to offend him but PC gaming & PC's in general aren't your thing & you'd prefer not to discuss them.

Say this with a pleasant facial expression & thank the guy for being understanding.

 

[SillyOReilly]

Your initial assertion is kind of ridiculous, AMD not knowing the background of another poster on a mostly anonymous forum doesn't make him incorrect.
I can tell you I'm a purple alien with 4 arms and 6 eyes and it just may be true.

Even if I didn't say gorcorps was incorrect? Mmmmmmmmmmkay.

Did I speak to that point in my post? :whiste:

 

[jme5343]

You guys are slipping:

Pics of wife?

 

[JulesMaximus]

You need to post pics of your wife. It's the only solution to this problem you're having.

 

[slackerinabox]

You need to post pics of your wife. It's the only solution to this problem you're having.

ha, fine:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RdLZGDg6WvI/T8-dPATAQ2I/AAAAAAAABVc/1ijpb6XBEA4/s640/pic.jpg

 

[jme5343]

ha, fine:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RdLZGDg6WvI/T8-dPATAQ2I/AAAAAAAABVc/1ijpb6XBEA4/s640/pic.jpg

Good show sir, good show.

It sounds like you're probably like me - too nice. I've taken to walking around when people like that talk to me. Then I stop by other people's offices and get them into the conversation - then I walk off, having dumped the offending chatter with someone else. Not a long term solution, but it makes me happy.

 

[slackerinabox]

Good show sir, good show.

It sounds like you're probably like me - too nice. I've taken to walking around when people like that talk to me. Then I stop by other people's offices and get them into the conversation - then I walk off, having dumped the offending chatter with someone else. Not a long term solution, but it makes me happy.

Indeed, got the too nice gene from my mom. People yell at this guy constantly but, deep down, I think he's autistic or something similar so I just feel bad being rude to him. Hasn't stopped by as of late, but I'm going the 'too busy to talk' and short, blunt answers route (and will draw the line at some point)

 

[lokiju]

Ah, the social leper.

So DESPERATE to to only fit in but can't grasp it's them that's the cause of their despair.

Worked with a guy like this for about 5 years at a place I left last year.

We had a few manager changes over the years and he always drove them nuts trying to be way to much in their space. It was his way to 1: try and develop a relationship with the new boss and 2: he was super paranoid and would basically try to ease drop or gain any information he wasn't supposed to know in order to satisfy his own paranoia.

Only thing that works is to be brutal and just shutting them down within the bounds of not getting yourself in trouble with HR.

If you know of anyone else at the place you'd feel comfortable asking "WTF is the deal with this weirdo" then that's an option as well. Might give some ideas on how to address the situation.

 

[Anonemous]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2250586

 

[RossMAN]

E-Mail him a link to this thread?