Noisy Coworkers: How To De-stress Yourself

You can find techniques for staying sane and professional in the office despite the distractions of noisy coworkers. You face sufficient tension anyway even when gratuitous noisiness is not adding to your problems. Sometimes it all becomes too much and you want to scream out loud. Still, this could have disastrous consequences for you rather than for them.

This is why it's best to avoid your "noisy coworkers" as much as possible. There are simple ways around having to avoid these people completely depending on the type of job you have you may be able to listen to music on an mp3 player, or even invest in a greatly deserved pair of ear plugs.

A good way to un-stress from your "noisy coworkers" and break up your day a little is to take a leisurely walk on your lunch break; the fresh air will do your sanity good. If nothing else works for you it may be best for you to try nicely sliding the noise level into conversation.

A big stressor at work can be the simple "office noise" that we don't even notice, like the chairs squeaking, phones ringing, clicking of the keyboard, and having to listen to the person in the cubical next to yours. The biggest thing that we should keep in mind is if we can find our own little happy place while we are at work, and still manage to get the job done in an efficient manner everything would flow together nicely. For some this easier said than done.

Annoying coworkers come in a variety of types. Some drive you crazy and don't even realize they are doing so. Usually, you can just communicate your distress politely and they will stop. Others actually delight in provoking you. Here, the thing to do is to ignore them if you can till they have finished ranting. If that approach doesn't work, trying speaking nicely to them. Occasionally, you will be able to negotiate a truce.

If all else fails and you are unable to fix your problem with a "annoying coworker" it is possible you might have to go to the boss to solve the problem, this should only take place after the individual have already been asked once to stop their behavior which is causing interference with you doing your job. Always keep in mind no matter what happens make sure you carry a high professionalism through-out the entire situation.

Breaking up the tedium of your day with a long outdoor walk over your lunch break can help to reduce the stress you feel from noisy coworkers. Something that can create a lot of stress at work is the simple "office noise" which we sometimes don't even notice, things like the chair squeaking, phones ringing, clicking keyboards, and having to hear voices of the people who are in the next cubical. If all else fails and you are unable to fix your problem with an "annoying coworker" it is possible you might have to go to the boss to solve the problem.

- Frank Barnett