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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Give them little tasks to do when they come in .....
ask them could they stay back at work to give u a dig out on some of ur workload....
try to borrow money....
make ur office quite uncomfortable to be in for visitors...
show them family photos and explain in detail where and how and who and what and how much and why and when ....
quote from the bible during their monologues ......and then ask them to hold on while u look it up ...to see if u have got it right.....
Say "I'm really busy right now - can I come talk to you after work?"... and if you don't really want to talk after work, you can either pretend you have to rush off, or pretend to still be too busy to talk when they're leaving for the day.
I have a very talkative co-worker, but she responds pretty well to me just saying flat out "I would love to hear your story but I am swamped - sorry!"