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irseg · 02-09-2004, 11:27 AM

I have a one track mind. When I work on something, I get 100% focused on it and any distractions make me completely lose my train of thought.

My boss is a very nice guy; he's very sociable and loves to walk in my office several times a day and make small talk, stare over my shoulder, etc, etc. And he simply will not understand that this drives me nuts and destroys my productivity.

He just won't stop, and it's not like I don't tell him about it. I've tried being subtle and polite about it. I've tried saying "I'm going to ignore you now until I get this done, please leave me alone so I can think." NOTHING WORKS. I'm beginning to think he gets a kick out of driving me up the wall. It's gotten to the point that sometimes I'd just sit around and do nothing all day, then get work done from home where I can concentrate. Unfortunately it's a small company and he owns it, so there's no HR department or superiors of his to complain to either.

Anyone else have this problem with being bothered by other people? Is it typical to be easily distracted? I'm starting to think it's a combination of my all-or-nothing personality, introvertedness, and possibly some manifestation of ADD. Seems like most people can make small talk, have other people milling around, etc. without any problems whatsoever.

02-09-2004, 11:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	Being bothered at work I have a one track mind. When I work on something, I get 100% focused on it and any distractions make me completely lose my train of thought. My boss is a very nice guy; he's very sociable and loves to walk in my office several times a day and make small talk, stare over my shoulder, etc, etc. And he simply will not understand that this drives me nuts and destroys my productivity. He just won't stop, and it's not like I don't tell him about it. I've tried being subtle and polite about it. I've tried saying "I'm going to ignore you now until I get this done, please leave me alone so I can think." NOTHING WORKS. I'm beginning to think he gets a kick out of driving me up the wall. It's gotten to the point that sometimes I'd just sit around and do nothing all day, then get work done from home where I can concentrate. Unfortunately it's a small company and he owns it, so there's no HR department or superiors of his to complain to either. Anyone else have this problem with being bothered by other people? Is it typical to be easily distracted? I'm starting to think it's a combination of my all-or-nothing personality, introvertedness, and possibly some manifestation of ADD. Seems like most people can make small talk, have other people milling around, etc. without any problems whatsoever.