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Vent
Hello! I have been a lurker on here for a while and now today I have a reason to get on and vent. Here is the backstory, I work for a major corporation which is fairly conservative in their business practices and most often will respond swiftly to issues that are not politically correct. With that being said, I just recently moved to another cubicle in front of co-worker "A". "A" is known around the office as being "crazy" or "off her rocker" due to constant preaching of gloom and doom (Armageddon) and how our company are just a bunch of communists trying to take her money and keep her freedom. To her everything in the US is communism i.e Wall Street, Corporations, etc. This is all so laughable to me since she obviously does not understand different economic systems, but now it is getting to the point that I can no longer deal with this crap every morning. She has since turned it up a notch with religion, which I don't mind if we can contain it to small talk but she just can't do that. For example, a local teen here was found dead and she interjected with the devil took him better yet the Illuminati - Satan worshippers took him. Wow just wow. But what took the cake was when she said the Newtown shooting was done by Obama. It was all orchestrated by Obama and the government and that the kids weren't really dead. NOW I want to strangle this woman.... This just cannot continue and I cannot move again. What can be done about this?
Re: Vent
TTC since June 2012
A. She is entitled to her opinions no matter how far out.
B. She isn't entitled to making you bothered by them.
C. It depends on what you want to do. Are you looking to cause her potential harm job-wise righ toff the bat? Or, are you looking to get her to stop?
If it's the first, then getting HR involved is the way to go. If it's the second, have you said to her something like, "You have a lot of concerns. But, as your co-worker, I want to let you know that the office isn't the place to voice them. I care that you have feelings about this stuff, but out of concern for your career, maybe you should quiet down and keep your opinions and views for out of work places."
If that doesn't work (you taking a step to redirect her), then go to HR.
No, I am really not looking to cause any trouble. I just want her to stop and I know other people around us would like her to stop. This isn't the first time as she always starts in on this stuff almost every morning and throughout the day. I agree with you that she is entitled to her opinions and I certainly do not want to be responsible for squashing her right to voice them. She just makes me want to bash my head on my desk!
I think I will do what you suggested and take her aside and just be professional about it....
I would talk to HR. This could be seen as a hostile work environment. The woman should be moved. If HR won't do anything about it, is it possible to just ignore her, or wear headphones?
this is really good advice. I would try to talk to her one-on-one first. Keep it light but let her know how you feel. If that doesn't work then try HR.