Dealing With That Nosy Co-Worker

Marcianne Kuethen

Updated March 24, 2022

At one time or another, we’ve all had one–that nosy co-worker who just can’t seem to mind his or her own business.

[The] problem is a commonly distressing one. Every office has at least one nosy co-worker, and they come in a myriad of irritating forms. Laura in New York once had a colleague ask if she was pregnant. (She wasn’t.) Amy in Michigan has a boss who has asked several times how much she weighs. When I was a teenager, working as a Starbucks (SBUX) barista, a woman asked me—in front of other employees and several customers—why my parents were getting divorced.

If you’re fresh out of ideas, here are some great suggestions for how to deal with nosy co-workers. Read full article here.

Originally published on BusinessWeek.com by Claire Suddath

Marcianne Kuethen

Marcianne Kuethen is a Senior Writer at Amtec, where she has written over 700 blog posts in the past 18 years. Her family has led the company across three generations, from her father who founded Amtec in 1959 to her son Barrett who serves as President and CEO today. Outside of writing, she makes art, music, and gardens.