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What do your co-workers do that drives you crazy?
I got a girl sitting next to me right now that's smacking and popping gum like a 5 year old. :thumbdown: I may snap any minute and tear her head off right below the ears.
Bahlk
06-09-2008, 05:35 PM
When you eat something really smelly for a meal, do your co-workers a favor and take the garbage out so we don't have to sit there the rest of our shift and smell it.
What do your co-workers do that drives you crazy?
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Sometimes - just showing up. ;)
Or - Not show up and blind side me with a big project that is due Today and they ain't even started on it.
When you eat something really smelly for a meal, do your co-workers a favor and take the garbage out so we don't have to sit there the rest of our shift and smell it.
sheesh....now that you've mentioned that..somebody here is eating taco bell...double downer.. :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
Fish-Bait
06-09-2008, 05:39 PM
I have a door to the outside in my office. I hardly use it, maybe once or twice a day....they love to barge through it. It's hard to open and it's really loud...makes me jump 2 feets...specially if I'm on one of those rowdy threads and really need to be working instead of screwin' around on her.aw'f......damn...they did it again...
Hermione
06-09-2008, 05:41 PM
A person I supervised several years ago kept great quantities of food in and around her desk, with the result that we had bugs galore. I made a "rule" that all food had to be in closed containers or bags, not that it did a lot of good. It was maddening. The person clearly had some psychological problems about food.
My pettest peeve is loud talking or music. I don't have a problem where I am right now, but over the years, that's been number one.
CircusRide
06-09-2008, 05:45 PM
I get annoyed when the new hotty fails to bend over in front of me in her short skirt.
fuzzis
06-09-2008, 05:45 PM
I hate it when folks blame me for their mistakes. We have a baby engineer who's really good about that. :smt105
Endless useless jabbering, and commenting on every word spoken, whether it is needed or not, has me ready to blow my top somedays.
pinkytuscadero
06-09-2008, 05:48 PM
I have had a co-worker who constantly spoke of her spouse. Really, like all the time as if I knew him, or cared at all about what Chris:kekeke: (not his real name) had for lunch.
Example:
Chris got up this morning and worked out. He told me we should start biking again. Chris is so funny. One time he got pulled up onstage at the hypnotist at the casino. Chris like cereal alot. His favorite kind is Grapenuts but sometimes he eats Cheerios.:smt103 I told Chris that I looked fat this morning, he said my pants are too tight.
Fish-Bait
06-09-2008, 05:49 PM
I have had a co-worker who constantly spoke of her spouse. Really, like all the time as if I knew him, or cared at all about what Chris:kekeke: (not his real name) had for lunch.
Example:
Chris got up this morning and worked out. He told me we should start biking again. Chris is so funny. One time he got pulled up onstage at the hypnotist at the casino. Chris like cereal alot. His favorite kind is Grapenuts but sometimes he eats Cheerios.:smt103 I told Chris that I looked fat this morning, he said my pants are too tight.
Chris sounds boring....just like his wife.
My pettest peeve is loud talking or music. I don't have a problem where I am right now, but over the years, that's been number one.
I've got my radio up louder than normal to drown out the smacker.
I also hate it when somebody walks up behind me to ask a question but just stands there like some kind of water-head until I turn completely around and ask them what they want.
citygirl
06-09-2008, 05:52 PM
I hate when they come up to my desk and I'm in mid-MH-post or I'm reading a good MH post and have to exit out. f***ers.
Hermione
06-09-2008, 05:52 PM
I've got my radio up louder than normal to drown out the smacker.
:) Well, there's that . . .
Bahlk
06-09-2008, 05:54 PM
I hate when they come up to my desk and I'm in mid-MH-post or I'm reading a good MH post and have to exit out. f***ers.
Tell the boss you are too busy to fool with their silliness. LOL
I tell ya...she musta chewed all the flavor out of it...for a little while there I really thought I might become the subject of a thread in tomorrows news section...
'Man rips off head at neck...posts about it on MH'
birthdaybunnie
06-09-2008, 06:54 PM
I hate to be reading the paper or working the crossword puzzle when people look over your shoulder or talk to me while I am trying to concentrate.
countrygirl
06-09-2008, 07:01 PM
Glad I don't have to worry with going to work every morning anymore. I had lunch last week with some old coteachers, one of which retired at the end of this past school year. She said she felt good about it, but didn't know how she would feel when she saw the school buses passing by in August when school started. Hmmm. I really remember sitting on my front porch rejoicing when school started the year after I retired!
wammer
06-09-2008, 07:12 PM
When I can't take a freaking break, but the people who smoke can take as many breaks as they want...
pinkytuscadero
06-09-2008, 07:15 PM
When I can't take a freaking break, but the people who smoke can take as many breaks as they want...
I never understood how that worked either??????
Pinky
LipsofanAngel
06-09-2008, 07:21 PM
When they all assume I choose to stay in the office every day for lunch. I don't ALWAYS WANT to stay.... and they all leave, forcing me to stay so that someone is in the office at all times.
TheStereoGuy
06-09-2008, 07:23 PM
How about when your company decides to implement a new policy. Or a manager reminds you ( and you are a department head ) of a policy which some of your people aren't following. Only to have said employee bitch and moan about how it isn't fair that he has to be told like a child how to do and what to do, and that the corporation that he works for cares nothing about him or his well being and is ran by nazis.
Yeah, sure dude, just make sure you mop the floor every single night before you leave. Thats all you were asked.
Or, when you do not have the ability to to write up or otherwise hold accountable an employee beneath you, for not doing his job, because your position isn't a "supervisor level" position. So you ask management to check on things when you aren't there so they can see exactly what is and is not being done, so they can hold the others accountable. Mangers do NOT do this, then proceed to fuss at you cause your guys aren't doin'g their job.
I told one of my managers this morning it was His job to tell the others what to do because my job level wasn't a supervisor one.
No-Halo
06-09-2008, 07:38 PM
I hate it when I'm trying to enjoy a good donut, one of my partners gets in a fight with a drunk or whatever, hollars for assistance and I have to leave Shipleys to go help.....geesh, the nerve!! :kekeke:
ghostchic
06-09-2008, 07:59 PM
Co-workers who are consistently late for their shifts. And always have a VERY VERY important reason why they are late!
Bahlk
06-09-2008, 08:02 PM
Co-workers who are consistently late for their shifts. And always have a VERY VERY important reason why they are late!
Especially when the previous shift can not leave until the late employees are there.
proudtobefrompetal
06-09-2008, 08:02 PM
The same 2 or 3 coworkers that are constantly "sick"... Or the coworker that can talk about toast for 3 hours... the coworker with the loud shoes that refuses to walk on the carpet... And then's there's the person that REFUSES to obey the dress code to the extreme... Gosh, I could go on for days.
ghostchic
06-09-2008, 08:04 PM
Or how bout that co-worker that talks about what everyone else is doin wrong yet fails to realize that they are describing themselves.
The same 2 or 3 coworkers that are constantly "sick"... Or the coworker that can talk about toast for 3 hours... the coworker with the loud shoes that refuses to walk on the carpet... And then's there's the person that REFUSES to obey the dress code to the extreme... Gosh, I could go on for days.
I love it when one of the "sick" ones has a different rare disease every time he/she's sick. And to top this off, they're only 22-25 years old.
pinkytuscadero
06-09-2008, 08:23 PM
I love it when one of the "sick" ones has a different rare disease every time he/she's sick. And to top this off, they're only 22-25 years old.
Are you sure we didn't work at the same place?:kekeke: One had carpal tunnel syndrome with a little wrist brace worn when needed. She also had ovarian cysts and a cyst on her neck and acid reflux. She tended to get a 24 hour virus on Thursday evening, especially if something important was going on. The best one was when she told me she was actually carrying her own twin??
Baxter54
06-09-2008, 08:25 PM
When they all assume I choose to stay in the office every day for lunch. I don't ALWAYS WANT to stay.... and they all leave, forcing me to stay so that someone is in the office at all times.
Oh that pisses me off so bad. I had to commute to my last job, so I took my lunch a lot. Most days, I would just stay at the office and eat. Well the same exact thing happened to me. Then when I had plans or went to eat with a friend, they would all get upset like I should ask them for permission. Needless to say, we all had a little sit down talk. I don't mind helping out, I just hate when it becomes expected.
MamaTyson74
06-09-2008, 08:33 PM
I have so many work annoyances.....my main one is when I get called to a classroom because a kid wont sit in their seat (or something minor like that) then I walk in and theres 2 teachers with 7 or 8 kids! HELLO!!! Whats the problem here?!?! 2 teachers and 7 kids?!?! What are they getting paid for if I have to make this child sit down. And the funny thing is I just walk in and say "Now you better sit in your seat" and he sits down! ITS MAGIC I TELL YA!! hmmmmmm
wilebill
06-09-2008, 09:00 PM
I have had a co-worker who constantly spoke of her spouse. Really, like all the time as if I knew him, or cared at all about what Chris:kekeke: (not his real name) had for lunch.
Example:
Chris got up this morning and worked out. He told me we should start biking again. Chris is so funny. One time he got pulled up onstage at the hypnotist at the casino. Chris like cereal alot. His favorite kind is Grapenuts but sometimes he eats Cheerios.:smt103 I told Chris that I looked fat this morning, he said my pants are too tight.
I hate it when my women won't stop talking about me. Or fight over me in NML. :smt102
pinkytuscadero
06-09-2008, 09:01 PM
I hate it when my women won't stop talking about me. Or fight over me in NML. :smt102
Chris, you are too funny.:attack:
Are you sure we didn't work at the same place?:kekeke: One had carpal tunnel syndrome with a little wrist brace worn when needed. She also had ovarian cysts and a cyst on her neck and acid reflux. She tended to get a 24 hour virus on Thursday evening, especially if something important was going on. The best one was when she told me she was actually carrying her own twin??
This person had fibromyalgia and a bunch of other weird stuff.
I have ovarian cysts and can tell you that there is almost never a reason that should keep you from working! In the 13 years I've had them, I've only had ONE instance where something happened and I was really sick for about a week. That bit about carrying her twin is hilARious!
Some people just like attention. I have no sympathy for people who choose to play sick to avoid work and/or get attention.
EricStratton
06-09-2008, 09:45 PM
Two....check that...three types of people that make me wanna puke:
1) Mr./Mrs. "I don't know WTF I'm talking about but I'm gonna say something because I think I need to and I really have to say something..." STFU!
2) Mr./Mrs. "I like to walk in the room/office and interrupt any conversation you are having with someone else no matter how important your conversation may be and no matter how trivial and utterly, freakin' stupid my need may be..."
3) Mr./Mrs. "I'm gonna talk on the cell phone all freakin' day while walking around the office, talking as loud as I freakin' can, trying to carry on conversations about work while simultaneously carrying on a mind-numbingly silly conversation with some other annoying jackass on the phone."
oh...and I forgot about number 4
4) Mr./Mrs. "I'm a grown man/woman, but I'm either too freakin' stupid or too freakin' lazy to learn how to use a computer, so I'm gonna take the one administrative assistant in the office away from doing something really productive and important to type something for me that a 4 year-old midget monkey on crack could type."
endofthetrail
06-09-2008, 10:11 PM
All of the above reasons are why I enjoyed operating my semi. Nobody in the cab with you to annoy you .;);););)
Mr French
06-10-2008, 01:22 AM
All of the above reasons are why I enjoyed operating my semi. Nobody in the cab with you to annoy you .;);););)
Agreed. Why I love my lonesome job. Don't have to deal with customers OR money, just perfect.
Conveyor Belt
06-10-2008, 02:15 AM
Hmm...
right now, where I'm working, my annoyances are lack of enforcement of rules by managers. I'm not going to break the 'rules' because that's me, but it annoys me when others do and the managers just aren't noticing the rule breaking. I'm not going to be the tattle-tale, but it's very annoying.
People who just walk out in the middle of a rush to go to their car or speak to someone who's visiting them, etc.
People who take 20 minute smoke breaks every 40 minutes. I swear, I started taking 'smoke' breaks too. **** them if I don't smoke. I want to sit on my ass for a while and do nothing, too.
People who 'ride the clock'. That REALLY pisses me off.
Cellphones and the people who use them at work. ****ing work.
ComputerDude
06-10-2008, 07:46 AM
A couple of guys in my department have horrible work ethic. They come in late all the time and call in sick a lot even though there's tons of work to do.
Two....check that...three types of people that make me wanna puke:
1) Mr./Mrs. "I don't know WTF I'm talking about but I'm gonna say something because I think I need to and I really have to say something..." STFU!
2) Mr./Mrs. "I like to walk in the room/office and interrupt any conversation you are having with someone else no matter how important your conversation may be and no matter how trivial and utterly, freakin' stupid my need may be..."
3) Mr./Mrs. "I'm gonna talk on the cell phone all freakin' day while walking around the office, talking as loud as I freakin' can, trying to carry on conversations about work while simultaneously carrying on a mind-numbingly silly conversation with some other annoying jackass on the phone."
oh...and I forgot about number 4
4) Mr./Mrs. "I'm a grown man/woman, but I'm either too freakin' stupid or too freakin' lazy to learn how to use a computer, so I'm gonna take the one administrative assistant in the office away from doing something really productive and important to type something for me that a 4 year-old midget monkey on crack could type."
Oh man, till I got to number 4, I thought you worked at my office. I was gonna say, "I know who you're talkin about!" :kekeke:
Maggie-Doodle
06-10-2008, 08:20 AM
ALL OF THE ABOVE! Do yall by chance work at HPD? Of course I am no longer there but I am sure that crap still goes on....the same supervisor is still there and she had her head up her a** then, I am sure it hasn't changed in the last few years, only gotten worse.
TRIXR4KIDS
06-10-2008, 08:34 AM
I hate when i am in the middle of something and i have to drop everything that i am doing to please someone else... (not in all cases) just in most of them
EX: say i am looking up some info
well someone comes in i have to stop what i am doing to do something else for them that is not even on the same page of what i have been doing
i don't mind doing it it just sucks to have that concentration broke
StormyRadio
06-10-2008, 08:57 AM
Oh this is a juicy subject! I used to work at a bank with a supervisor who thought she was all that. College degree, etc., but we know she didn't get to that position by working for it, no siree bob. Yet she still wanted to act like some overlord to the tellers. I think we all knew she was the boss- was it really neccessary to remind us every freakin' day??!!? That's when several of us began to mumble 'shut uppppp'. The worst was when she wanted to put out an 'executive memo' and it was full is misspelled words- hahaaaa- that so ticks me off.
carsalesguy
06-10-2008, 09:00 AM
at the dealership i work at there is this old fart (there's 2) that has a really nice camaro. i don't like him. camaro this and camaro that then bought my TA. that's messed up.
Fire Extinguisher
06-10-2008, 09:02 AM
The guys I work with don't annoy me.... it the folks out in the rest of the center who think that we should drop whatever and do for them..... you know the kind... my stuff is more important that yours or any other persons stuff..... bums!
Hermione
06-10-2008, 09:21 AM
Anybody ever work for doctors? That's another whole thread! At least they're doing something important enough to justify the way they act sometimes! I will have to say I worked for two of the best, but they can be challenging.
Most of the problems that have been mentioned have to do with SLACKERS. That is one type of problem that could be fixed by the management. Why don't they call some people out on this crap!?? Tell the smokers they're more than welcome to go smoke every 45 minutes as long as they clock out or take the time off their lunch breaks. Smokers aren't the only example, of course, but you know what I mean. Make people earn their money. No riding the clock.
Hermione
06-10-2008, 09:44 AM
That is one type of problem that could be fixed by the management. Why don't they call some people out on this crap!??
Yeah, if the management above you would back you up. But try to do something about YOUR boss's favorite snitch . . .
Conveyor Belt
06-10-2008, 09:46 AM
Most of the problems that have been mentioned have to do with SLACKERS. That is one type of problem that could be fixed by the management. Why don't they call some people out on this crap!?? Tell the smokers they're more than welcome to go smoke every 45 minutes as long as they clock out or take the time off their lunch breaks. Smokers aren't the only example, of course, but you know what I mean. Make people earn their money. No riding the clock.
That's a great idea, in theory. However, the reality is that if managers did that then they'd be EXTREMELY short staffed. I tried that approach for a few months and could never find enough 'workers'. You are always going to have some of these people around, and sometimes, people are 'workers' one day and 'slackers' other days.
I did make people clock out for smoke breaks, though.
I understand what you're saying. Some let it go farther than others.
58ford
06-10-2008, 10:18 AM
Borrowing my tools & not returning them.
I hate adding an extra ten minutes to a project because I had to go hunt a hammer.
Oh, & my favorite breaking things & acting like you don't know how it happened. "the cord just came off this drill." Yeah, when you drove away with it in your toolbox without unplugging it!
pinkytuscadero
06-10-2008, 11:34 AM
at the dealership i work at there is this old fart (there's 2) that has a really nice camaro. i don't like him. camaro this and camaro that then bought my TA. that's messed up.
Does the other old fart have a fabulous wife?:smt105
carsalesguy
06-10-2008, 11:53 AM
Does the other old fart have a fabulous wife?:smt105
i never met her.
oh yea got some asshole up there that has the nfl theme song on his phone. that's gay.
pinkytuscadero
06-10-2008, 11:55 AM
i never met her.
oh yea got some asshole up there that has the nfl theme song on his phone. that's gay.
True dat!
He should probably see if his kids can change it. I think it should be the theme from "Sanford and Son".
carsalesguy
06-10-2008, 11:56 AM
True dat!
He should probably see if his kids can change it. I think it should be the theme from "Sanford and Son".
that should be more fitting knowing his wife.
Prissy39110
06-10-2008, 06:45 PM
people who want me to do their work for them....
thornton04
06-10-2008, 06:55 PM
I really do not like it when people come in my office or call and try to sell me things I don't need and will not take no for an answer.
pinkytuscadero
06-10-2008, 06:58 PM
I really do not like it when people come in my office or call and try to sell me things I don't need and will not take no for an answer.
The perfume people creep me out.:ohnoes:
thornton04
06-10-2008, 06:59 PM
The perfume people creep me out.:ohnoes:
I get tired of the people trying to get me to change my credit card processing machine. They are ALWAYS better than the other guy.
EricStratton
06-10-2008, 08:34 PM
I get tired of the people trying to get me to change my credit card processing machine. They are ALWAYS better than the other guy.
Easy.....that's how my wife feeds me!
I really do not like it when people come in my office or call and try to sell me things I don't need and will not take no for an answer.
You know, that reminds me of something at work that REALLY pisses me off! They will call a faculty meeting and REQUIRE us to stay after school for it, then we get in there and there's some jackass from a cell phone company or a bank or some other company there to sell us something! That's BULL! In what other profession can you actually be held hostage after hours in order to hear about some sh*t you don't want to buy?
Scarlett O'Hara
06-10-2008, 08:45 PM
You know, that reminds me of something at work that REALLY pisses me off! They will call a faculty meeting and REQUIRE us to stay after school for it, then we get in there and there's some jackass from a cell phone company or a bank or some other company there to sell us something! That's BULL! In what other profession can you actually be held hostage after hours in order to hear about some sh*t you don't want to buy?
Or the Impact plan.................heck, all my kids are in college, now, why do I have to stay to hear about how I can save for them to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Two." ......
"4 year-old midget monkey on crack could type."
Eric, I think I worked with that guy but he got promoted into the management program for less hours and more pay!!!!!!
http://www.marketingshift.com/images/people/crackmonkey.jpg
EricStratton
06-12-2008, 09:44 PM
Eric, I think I worked with that guy but he got promoted into the management program for less hours and more pay!!!!!!
http://www.marketingshift.com/images/people/crackmonkey.jpg
LOL! That figures....I think I may have worked for his brother one time....
I hate it when folks blame me for their mistakes. We have a baby engineer who's really good about that. :smt105 Bet it is a man.
When the cafeteria finally serves up something good and there is only enough left for me to get three bites.
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