coworkers/cubicle mates

[Digital]

I know it's embarrassing, but I guess it speaks to the relationship or lack of it. If someone is not doing well for whatever reason, advice should be able to come easily from those around, but society has changed because people becomes easily offended and defensive so you don't want to speak.

[Ricky]

If it is that bad then I wouldn't worry about causing offence. Your co-worker is after all, offending you with her behaviour, so I wouldn't worry about returning the favour

[BabyJane]

Ah, you may be mortified but in the end wouldn't you be thankful someone told you about your annoying habit? I mean, we all have annoying habits and mostly we are unaware of them (probably just as well ) but can you imagine the poor girl going through life with her 'chewing the cud' habit?!!!

Maybe you should get a tape recorder and tape it one day. Then you could be sort of playing around with the recorder and she'll ask what you're doing and she's bound to ask "What's that noise?" then you could scratch your head and say you don't know. But the next time she starts with the chewing you say: "I got it!

She says: "What?"
You say: "That noise!"
She says: "What noise?"
You say: "That noise we tried to figure out on the tape! It's you - chewin'!"



Good luck!

[randomuser83]

Originally Posted by layla

I don't have the balls to tell her, but really, you think people would not be offended and hurt if someone mentioned it to them, even politely? I know if it was me I would be mortified.

I guess I break the norm, but I am also one that chews with my damn mouth shut!!! So idk, the few times I have dealt with it, the people didn't mind. I mean come on, you work together, you should be able to co-exist peacefully right?