That Person!!! at the office! (What do they do to drive you insane?)

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  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    I get annoyed when the janitor is in the bathroom working. I know I shouldn't be shocked by that but I feel really uncomfortable taking a *kitten* with the janitor in the bathroom. Any other person and I'll let the deuces drop as they may... it's just awkward when the janitor is present. I wonder if she judges me.




    The female custodian cleans the mens' restroom when there are men in there? I don't know if there are any written rules about that, but I always thought it was an unwritten rule that you didn't do that? I would be royally creeped out if the reverse happened to me and would be reporting it to my supervisor.
  • kschwab0203
    kschwab0203 Posts: 610 Member
    There is this lady in my office that thinks she is the shiz. She is sooo loud and obnoxious when she talks just to make sure everyone hears her. If she has a problem with something or someone you best believe the whole office knows about it. Anyone that comes through the door with a penis becomes immediate prey. She plays her music too loud and thinks she knows everything about everything. SOOOO ANNOYING!
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    OutOfUserName wrote: »
    My damn boss..... He has control issues. He always reminds everybody that he is the boss by saying "im the boss". Actually he isn't even my boss

    This is my hell. I have a boss who was asked to retire by the CEO last year, but then we began to merge with another company and they stopped looking for a replacement. He is completely incompetent and derails every project.

    I've been very lucky to have served with some outstanding leaders. I'm just using his behavior as a "How not to act" and collecting examples for a book.
  • texasleahgirl
    texasleahgirl Posts: 96 Member
    The woman who always talks about bathroom issues and sex with her husband. Just ugh.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    There are a few food pushers in my office. We get office snacks, and our HR director will walk around and offer candy to everyone. When I say no ('cause I already planned my day and freakin' Halo Top is way better than a couple tiny pieces of candy), they're like "Are you sure?" in a way that makes it sound like I just told her "No, and your mother is a crumpet."
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    msmcmillan0316 wrote: »
    The constant noder/oker...I know they don't know what the meeting leader is talking about but they insist on acting like they do. Sometimes I want to stop the meeting, point right at them and ask "what did they mean by that?!!" Cause I'm sure you don't have any clue...errrrr

    Not buying it eh? .
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    That one woman who wears those heels . . and that skirt. . and does her hair like that. .
  • denversillygoose
    denversillygoose Posts: 708 Member
    The loud sigher. The world is against him. He's a poor put upon pete
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    denversillygoose wrote: »
    The loud sigher. The world is against him. He's a poor put upon pete

    I think I may do this without realizing it. . It's not self-pity. . it's just that the world is against me.
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    ^^ that one reminds me of this woman who had a voice that simply cut through all other noise in the room. We worked in a single huge room with about 50 workstations, and no matter where you were in that room every word she said was clear as day. . If it wasn't so entertaining making fun of her behind her back, it would have been really irritating.
  • PrincessMel72
    PrincessMel72 Posts: 1,094 Member
    "Debbie Downer" at my office - everything is soooooo negative all the time. You know, there are people that are always upbeat, smiling and happy and then there's this woman who cannot find the good in ANYTHING. Yesterday, someone got chips and salsa from a local restaurant and left the remaining ones in the kitchen for anyone to have. The side of the bag said "Don't be anti-social" in big, red lettering and just below that it said "follow us on Twitter, FB, etc". She walks in, looks at the bag and says, "how RUDE! A restaurant putting that on their bags saying people are anti-social is just plain RUDE and insensitive. That's ridiculous. I'll never eat there again". Like whoa lady, calm your panties!!!! It's a play on words...duh. I bet she's an awesome time at a party!
  • Tayykisses
    Tayykisses Posts: 265 Member
    WHAT DOESN'T SHE DO?!?! She is ALWAYS in someone's business, running back and forth to the boss telling any/everything she can hear/see. Then there's another girl who literally CRIES all the time. Girl is like 30 and cries if someone looks at her wrong. Then there's a negative chick... I mean, EVERYTHING is negative. You could literally tell her "Here's 1000 dollars, have fun with it" and she'd respond with "yeah, lets see how long this will last. got to pay so many damn bills. cant catch a break". I just hate my job. and 90 percent of the people here. Lol. I try to be a happy upbeat person but i mainly want to strangle them all. :)
  • Tayykisses
    Tayykisses Posts: 265 Member
    saranne1015 wrote: »
    Another teacher calls himself a squirrel. Literally. He's always like, "We squirrels...". He also occasionally squeaks. Not squeaking like a rusty chair. He literally says, "Squeak! What a large donut!"

    He's more of a hilarious eccentric than a Michael Scott...but some days....

    i got so tickled reading this omg : :D
  • AngryViking1970
    AngryViking1970 Posts: 2,847 Member
    I call her "the Sniffer". She sniffs constantly, all day long. And I just found out she snaps her gum, too. Yayness.
  • nevadavis1
    nevadavis1 Posts: 331 Member
    Guy across from me eats candy and/or snack cakes/cupcakes from the snack machine all day long. He'll open the crinkly plastic package, very slowly, take part of one, put the other half back in, crinkle the package closed, put it away in a drawer, then seriously, like one minute later opens the drawer, takes package out, crinkle, crinkle, crinkle, until he finishes that package and starts a new one.
  • Jgalla8
    Jgalla8 Posts: 2 Member
    We have a dude at my office that makes animal noises (goats, ducks, cats, anything), hums, whistles, makes mouth noises all day. Bangs on the wall. Generally just insane. It is like working in a sitcom.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Keep these coming.

    I'm getting lots of ideas from this :)
  • nFoooo
    nFoooo Posts: 136 Member
    This might be useful for some of you.

    How to give critical feedback to someone :

    1. Ask them if you can talk about an issue privately. Go to them at a good time and don't take them by surprise.

    2. Use "I emotion" language. Don't say "you do this" and "you make me angry" say "I can smell the deodorant from your desk and the smell is strong." or "I feel ignored and I do not like that" instead of "you ignore me".

    3. A lot of people think it's better to start off by saying something nice and then the negative, but the other way around is better. "You know I love you and love working with you but this makes me angry" is a no-no. "This makes me angry, but I love you and I love working with you" is better.

    4. Finish with an open statement. "Would it be possible for you to put deodorant in the changing room instead, what do you think?" Or something of the sort.

    5. Realise you are confronting a person and that might elicit a negative reaction, which is normal so be prepared to stay calm and nice.

    At least that's what I remember from what I learned in my class on workplace relations like 3 years ago. The key is to address the issue before it becomes something that haunts you and can lead to bad blood between you and that person which can lead to actual "cold wars" in the office, with each person trying to get people on their side, gossiping and all that nasty stuff.

    If it's no big deal you can just ignore it as well, not everything needs to be addressed.
  • browneyedgirl749
    browneyedgirl749 Posts: 4,984 Member
    There is this guy who is so clueless, he likes to stand at my desk when I'm on the phone helping someone, or watches as I do stuff. Instead of offering to help. He's nosy and lazy.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    They can't just outright say something, they have to turn it in to this long drawn out story that rarely has an exceptional ending. Also talking over me constantly. I've pointed it out so they know but it doesn't always help.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    A lady we used to work with was known as "Seven-Up". She wouldn't settle to just one-up you. Whatever you did she did 7x greater!
  • Mikeyiscool182
    Mikeyiscool182 Posts: 35 Member
    Takes his shoes off and has very poor hygiene.
  • saranne1015
    saranne1015 Posts: 180 Member
    denversillygoose wrote: »
    The loud sigher. The world is against him. He's a poor put upon pete

    Oh man, I'm a loud sigher. But it's not because life is terrible, it's just that sometimes I don't breathe deeply enough....When I do it, I make sure to add, "Just breathing!" Wow, I have issues.
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