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I need advice on how to deal with a co-worker. She's a VERY nice lady, she has strange little quirks about her. Most of them I can deal with.
However, one quirk that drives me (and the rest of the office coincidentally) absolutely bonkers is her need to say "Hi!" all day long. I get the brunt of it, sometimes between 3-15 times a day. I sit next to her and share a printer with her, so a lot of the time, she passes by she says it. I've been subtle, I've been joking about it. I've even replied with "Hello AGAIN" and once told her "You've already said that." She responded with a laugh and said "I know. It's a habit." I don't want to hurt her feelings because she is a nice girl, almost fragile, but she needs to be told it's annoying as #$%@. She says it while I'm talking on the phone sometimes, she says it while I'm transcribing and I've even got earphones on. I ignore her sometimes, but some times she doesn't go AWAY!
PLEASE, any advice on how to approach this in a NICE way? HELP ME! I'm slowly going insane!!!! (link)
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I have tried being friendly back to her, I have tried making a joke out of it and even tried saying "HI" to her first. It just seems to make her happier and me annoyed with myself for doing it. I'm not a glum person, I'm always upbeat and positive at work. I'm VERY laid back and have dealt with this for over a year and a half. Other people in the office think it's annoying too.
Perhaps I should take the issue up with the HR supervisor but how lame does that sound? "I need to talk to you about someone saying "HI" all day". LOL. It makes ME laugh out loud thinking about it. But the issue needs to be addressed for sure.
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