This is a kind of general topic, but I couldn't find any previous posts about it so I figured I'd ask.
Some context: I am in University and am in a fairly large student org on campus. It is large enough that not everybody knows everybody else and people have sub-cliques within the org, but the overarching atmosphere is still a friendly and welcoming one. Periodically we get randomly grouped with 4-6 other members to work on a project or event, and this is where the issue comes in. There are a few guys in this org that I don't get along with at all, and sometimes I am paired with one of them in a group. I won't get into what exactly what I dislike about them, but all of these guys tend to try and be the center of attention always in group conversation, many times thinking they are funny when they are just coming off as aggravating and attention-seeking. I don't want to give validation by riffing off or responding to whatever he is saying, so the past few times I have remained mostly quiet and let him dominate the conversation. But I am wondering if there is a better way to deal with these situations.
The basic question I'm asking is how do you all deal with other guys in your work/social groups that you have no choice but to put up with? Particularly ones that are very talkative and looking for attention?
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