SOME of your colleagues may be painfully talented at burrowing their way under your skin.

Here's an example: Sonia is really excited about the all-girls reunion with her friends from college-she's leaving directly from office to meet her friends. She's planned her work day such that she finishes all her tasks well before time, and can get off work early. But, Joy, a colleague hasn't given her the data required to finish up some reports.

Worse, he's gone missing! Sonia is trying hard to find the absconding Joy when Mallika, another colleague, storms up to her workstation. A tearful Mallika rages about how her "spineless fiancé" dumped her because she quipped that his sister's sense of style was so antediluvian, it would make a nun look like a supermodel.

What do you think? A bad day? Or appalling habits of co-workers?

Also read: Office politics getting you down?

Many of us have to live with co-workers whose annoying habits can cause a lot of problems for us and others. They give you no choice other than to deal with it.

Here's a list of 10 most irritating personality types in office space and a primer on dealing with them:

The Interruptor…

Interruptions at the workplace can be most distracting. Some people have the habit of swinging by for a chat at the most inopportune moments. They don't care whether you're chasing a deadline, or if you're on the telephone.

Solution: Quell this habit in others by telling them the truth: "Hey, I have a deadline. Why don't we talk about it during lunch?"