Situation · Work
“My colleague keeps interrupting me in meetings”
What could be going on
Dominance and prestige: Fits if they claim rank by dominating airtime.
Status motive: Fits if interrupting is about looking important.
ADHD in adults: Fits if they blurt out without meaning to.
Extraversion: Fits if they think out loud and speak first.
One-up, one-down: grandiosity and shame (Terry Real): Fits if they act superior and you shrink.
In-group bias: Fits if they interrupt some groups more than others.
Questions to carry
- How far into my point was I the last time I was cut off, and who was listening?
- What do I do with the rest of what I meant to say, once I am cut off?
Also said as
- he talks over me every time
- my coworker never lets me finish
- why does she always cut me off
- being talked over at work
- my coworker talks over me in meetings
- colleague won't let me get a word in