Oversharer- The Storyteller
"…Let
me tell you what happened to me."- a typical beginning
In the article in WSJ Office Oversharers: Don’t tell Us
about last Night June 25, 2014 article by Sue Shellenbarger the fourth type she
defines is The Storyteller.
"Definition: The
Storyteller- Talks endlessly about almost any topic.”
I rarely share very personal problems with my
co-workers. Unlike the Patient type of
oversharer, I believe that work is for work and personal life is to be lived
outside of work.
However, that is the
idealized version of me.
One can not help but give some details of their home
lives at work. If you are spending more
than a fraction of 1% of your day(15
minutes) talking about your problems at home while at work then you
have a problem and fit this type of oversharer. But notice that the definition also includes
analyzing problems. That means other
people are coming your office and spending more than 15 minutes per day pulling
you into their drama.
I believe that we need to keep soft walls of separation between
different areas of our lives. You can
let others into your room but keep the wall there just in case you want to keep
others out.
With this rule in mind, I
have changed jobs many times in my career and still maintain friendship with at
least one person who was a co-worker from each job.
Today's question is:
"What fraction of your day is venting
and analyzing problems?"
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