During the transition, I'm sharing an office with the person who's replacing me for my leave. She is smart and good at what we do, so that's all great. But she is annoying as hell. She. Does. Not. Shut. UP! We are working on a MAJOR deadline. Major. I just need to get into the zone to work. I do not need to hear one iota of unnecessary information, including 80% of what she is working on.Anyway, she had to go take a phone call. It is blissfully quiet. I am using part of my precious productivity minutes to knot. ossum.