People that drive me nuts..... part 1

I will try not to go off the deep end here, but something occurred again today at work that I felt like I would vent my spleen a little online because I am sure that there are other souls suffering through human interactions such as this.

There are few things - zipper going out on your pants just before a presentation, blowing out a tire while driving down the highway, jamming a sharp object in your eye and then wiggling it around for awhile just to see what might be back there, etc. that might be worse then this, but people who have a life mission to convince you how busy they are rank right up there.

These are the type of people that are often seen in their native habitat, which happens to be the break/copy room or roaming the halls as those they are suffering from cube or office amnesia and can't remember where they are suppose to be. If they catch sight of you they will zone in for the kill, they will not try to use stealth very often though they have been known to sneak up behind unsuspecting prey and pounce.

These strange office creatures when they have caught you will then ask how you are doing knowing full well that you will have to respond in kind. This will open up the wide, big, pulsating vein for them to strike. They will latch on like a fungus in an ant (watch Planet Earth for full details) and will go on and on about how busy and stressed and behind and did I mention busy they are.

There is no known divergent technique that I know of (if you have one please let me know), as these people are only concerned about hearing themselves talk.

I think I have discovered (besides the afore mentioned liking to hear their own voice) that these people are so busy. It is because they are spending so much time draining my valuable time (there have been people sent to space and back in less time then it takes this type of person to just get through their Monday schedule) talking about being BUSY!

Some tips in how to deal with these people:
1. Never make eye contact.
2. Always know where the quickest exit is.
3. Pretend to be deaf.
4. Use the zig-zag aversion technique (they mentioned it on Myth Busters to get away from crocodiles).
5. Do not respond when they address you, just keep walking.

While these may make you appear rude, really it is for everyone's best good. You will not have your day drained and have your brain turn to mush listening to their busy life, and you will be freeing them up to actually do something. Everybody wins.

Now if this description of the annoying busy person is starting to feel uncomfortably like someone who stares at you from the mirror each morning do us all a favor and stop talking about it and get busy on that too long of a to-do list of yours!