Hi, folks: I'm not sure how much about my job I want to talk about right now. Let us just say it is not the dream job I thought it would be. And I am considering what other options I might have, job-wise.
In the meantime, I want to ask your advice on this situation. I have never, in my life, encountered anything like this before. Nor have I heard of anyone else running in this type of thing.
My boss likes to talk. And I do mean talk. I mean, he starts almost the moment I come in and continues on till the moment he leaves. And it's always about himself. He's a single man, never married, no children, and his hobbies are his life. He goes on and on and on about his latest "project" and how "this could be the big one" and "I'm really onto something here." Ad nauseum.
You might ask: when do you people get some work done? I have to say that this place is in a weird netherland between being understaffed and overstaffed. Therefore, he has lots and lots of time to talk about his personal life. He doesn't just do this to me. He'll talk to others on the staff, the students, the professors.
I can't exactly blow him off by saying "Sorry, I'd love to chat, but I have work to do." Because I don't, most of the time. (This is one of the reasons I am considering leaving).
It's starting to drive me crazy. My main co-worker, the other library tech, spends most of her time online and ignores him. He seems to be directing most of his patter at me. I don't know what goes on when I'm not here, though.
What can I do?
Edit: It's nearly impossible to get him to change the subject. If you do, five minutes later he's saying, "Well, as I was saying..."