Workplace Wisdom...
Discover Fulfillment in Life and Work
with Michelle Y. Drake

"No time left for you...on my way to better things...no time left for you..."

Remember that song "No Time" by The Guess Who?

"No time, no time, no time, no time...I got, got, got, got no time...I got, got, got, got no time..."

Or maybe I'm just date-stamping myself here.

Regardless, that song inevitably runs through my head whenever I'm swamped with work and one of my colleagues decides it's the best possible time to interrupt me and regale me with stories about their lives, their workload, their kids, their car trouble, their plans for the weekend...

Don't get me wrong: I'm the proverbial social butterfly. I love chatting with people, getting to know them, swapping stories and advice, and sharing laughs. But there is a time and a place, and it is not when I'm knee-deep in projects in my office. Sometimes even I have a hard time dealing with people who are wasting my time.

Apparently, I'm not the only one...

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