Vent Post-Anyone else want to smack a co worker?-POST HERE!!

JDMPWR

I work in a environment that is 70% Thai and 28% Chinese during the day and all I hear all day is the owner yelling across the office in Chinese or Thai and all the secretaries/office workers yelling in Thai while I am on the phone or working on a project. It's like my co workers were raised with no respect for the people around them. No manners at all

It has gotten to the point that I have to slam my office door shut and I have started to be a smart *kitten* under my breath making funny *kitten* Thai word sounding noises. I am to witts end that no one in my office speaks english unless it's directly to me. I wonder if there is a labor law against this or something cause it's driving me nuts.

I also teach college level courses after my day job and I am so happy that I do not have to listen to this.....

Anyone else want to assault there co workers?

P.S. No HR department either!

fitnessjch

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I often want to smack a co-worker. Dont know how I manage not to to be honest! lol

mishelnkiki

YESSSS!!! not just one, but quite a few. we sit in very close quarters, in a call center type enviorment. and lots of ppl are loud! so loud that i can hear the person im on the phone with! SMACK EM! SMACK EM HARDDDDD!

ivyann73deleted

EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!!! :laugh:

JDMPWR

I was sure I would get looked down upon for this post but I just frankly dont care. I cant stand how these people act, savages I tell you.

My HR comment was more about no one to complain to about the work environment btw.

Cherrycandy

Somebody hand me the baby powder, lol! Smmaaaaacccckkkkk!!! LMAO!

merimeaux

Yes...a million times yes...

My company just re-hired someone who the company has fired TWICE for the same reason (not showing up for work). I don't claim to be an entrepreneurial genius but this seems, well...come ON, people! Hiring the same person three times?! And this has happened with more than one person! Get the bad people out and KEEP them out!

natashaclasby

oh man! i hear you!!! the girls next to me CONSTANTLY talks about what shes had for breakfast / lunch / dinner every moment since i started really trying to diet.....GGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRR to say she is a you know what!!!!! every day i come back to my desk and all she talks about it food....(obv shes not on a diet - even though she should be!!!) grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, one day when im uber skinny again ill smack her one with my old baggy trousers across her head.......GGGRRRR!!!! lol thanks guys!! xxxxxxxxxxxxx

merimeaux

I was sure I would get looked down upon for this post but I just frankly dont care. I cant stand how these people act, savages I tell you.

My HR comment was more about no one to complain to about the work environment btw.

One of my previous employers actually eliminated its HR department with the belief that "without an HR department, employees won't have anyone to complain to--and we'll thus have fewer problems." I'm not making that one up.

JDMPWR

Yes...a million times yes...

My company just re-hired someone who the company has fired TWICE for the same reason (not showing up for work). I don't claim to be an entrepreneurial genius but this seems, well...come ON, people! Hiring the same person three times?! And this has happened with more than one person! Get the bad people out and KEEP them out!

This is just stupid. When I owned my own business my partner tried to force me to rehire his stupid *kitten* brother back after screwing up shipments like 50 times and cost us about 3k. I told him if he comes back then I will leave and he can run a company of 30 employees. He soon after declined and went on living his Bruce Wayne lifestyle.

Sarahr73

Not that I am offended by this post, because I'm not, but I just want to offer a word of caution to the people who are writing about their co-workers while at work....anything in writing is subject to subpeona. Just be careful about what you put in writing, it can always come back and bite you in the butt.

JDMPWR

One of my previous employers actually eliminated its HR department with the belief that "without an HR department, employees won't have anyone to complain to--and we'll thus have fewer problems." I'm not making that one up.

Where was this may I ask?

FearAnLoathing

sometimes my co worker needs a spanking and a time out. Sometimes she just runs up and smacks me on the boobs shes always hungry and when ever i finish a job she goes and messes it up.im a sahm btw lol

JDMPWR

Not that I am offended by this post, because I'm not, but I just want to offer a word of caution to the people who are writing about their co-workers while at work....anything in writing is subject to subpeona. Just be careful about what you put in writing, it can always come back and bite you in the butt.

Let me guess my HR department will find it....haha

WolffEarl

Loud, noisy colleagues can indeed be a nuisance, especially if you are working in an environment where you require quiet in order to do your job (as you appear to be working on the phone a lot). However I am not sure how this relates to the culture/race of your coworkers. It is not a Thai or Chinese issue, but rather a situation of different expectations or possibly not being aware how our own (or their) actions affect others around us.
I work mostly with teens and I too struggle with the language barrier at times. I am trying to speak "adultese" whereas most of my students speak "teenese". It can be quite challenging and stimulating at the same time. Over the years of teaching I can even sometimes sound just like one of them. Never felt the need to smack one yet:) Life is good.

merimeaux

Where was this may I ask?

Let's just say somewhere in Ohio :P

Atlantique

I was sure I would get looked down upon for this post but I just frankly dont care. I cant stand how these people act, savages I tell you.

My HR comment was more about no one to complain to about the work environment btw.

The racism wasn't really necessary to your point that things in your office are louder than you feel is appropriate.

JDMPWR

I was sure I would get looked down upon for this post but I just frankly dont care. I cant stand how these people act, savages I tell you.

My HR comment was more about no one to complain to about the work environment btw.

The racism wasn't really necessary to your point that things in your office are louder than you feel is appropriate.

Where is racism in my post? There is nothing in my post degrading race. I never once used a offensive term. I stated the facts that they speak Thai and Chinese and they are Thai and Chinese. Is that racism? how do you know that I am not Thai or Chinese? The best part about it is I speak spanish and when I speak spanish to the other gentleman at my work that is non asian they tell us to speak in english.....so is that racism against myself?

I was not just expressing that it was loud at my work but that it is disrespectful. I am sure you would feel a little frustrated if you worked in a environment where everyone spoke another language all day and you did not.

I also worked for Daimler Chrysler and 40% of my upper management was German but company policy is they were not allowed to speak German in the workplace because it was off putting to the rest of the staff.

southernstrix

Well all of my co-workers are incompetent and leave their work for me to do so yes, I have wanted to assault my co-workers before. A lot. like... A lot a lot. Sorry to hear you work in such a ****ty environment, but at least I'm not the only one.

Sarahr73

Not that I am offended by this post, because I'm not, but I just want to offer a word of caution to the people who are writing about their co-workers while at work....anything in writing is subject to subpeona. Just be careful about what you put in writing, it can always come back and bite you in the butt.

Let me guess my HR department will find it....haha

Just so you know, you don't need an HR department for the laws of HR to be in effect where you work. Part of my schooling was HR and yes, we did study HR laws. And, I have worked for companies where people have got fired for what they wrote on social networks about the company and/or it's employees. I don't care if you think it is funny to make fun of your co-workers, or vent as you call it, but the point is that you can be held liable for the things you write. What if someone who was Thai or whatever saw this, knew who you were, and brought it to the attention of your supervisor who is probably a salary employee (which by the way, makes him/her an agent of the company which in layman's terms means since he/she knows, the whole company knows legally speaking) and then is brought forth as a lawsuit. You think you'd win that case? Probably not.

rhodes2b

Absolutely! I feel like I run a day care! I wish I could smack every last one of them on days.

welly5

When I worked in retail (on 100% commission) I usually wanted to smack the customers.....


Now my co-workers are my cat and dog and I don't want to smack them. More like roll around on the ground with them procrastinating. However, there are a few accountants that could use a smack. and a few auditors.

Dawntodusk

I was sure I would get looked down upon for this post but I just frankly dont care. I cant stand how these people act, savages I tell you.

My HR comment was more about no one to complain to about the work environment btw.

The racism wasn't really necessary to your point that things in your office are louder than you feel is appropriate.

Where is racism in my post? There is nothing in my post degrading race. I never once used a offensive term. I stated the facts that they speak Thai and Chinese and they are Thai and Chinese. Is that racism? how do you know that I am not Thai or Chinese? The best part about it is I speak spanish and when I speak spanish to the other gentleman at my work that is non asian they tell us to speak in english.....so is that racism against myself?

I was not just expressing that it was loud at my work but that it is disrespectful. I am sure you would feel a little frustrated if you worked in a environment where everyone spoke another language all day and you did not.

I also worked for Daimler Chrysler and 40% of my upper management was German but company policy is they were not allowed to speak German in the workplace because it was off putting to the rest of the staff.

So, does it bother you that they speak loud? Or that you don't understand the language? It's frustrating to not understand someone else's language, but I'm not sure if that merits smacking. Loudness, on the other hand, can be very annoying - whatever the language.

Kolohe71

I have a co-worker that spends almost half her day on personal phone calls complaining about how busy she is at work... WTH? If you're so busy, hang up and work!

lozf85

Gah! I am currently listening to the exact same thing… and when she isn’t on personal calls she is talking about her work outs and how many calories are in a skinny flat white, and shopping. Has anyone seen that episode of the Simpsons with the Malibu Stacy doll that you pull the cord on and it says “lets go shopping” – that is EXACTLY how she sounds.

Vapid. Moron.

binary_jester

Absolutely! I feel like I run a day care! I wish I could smack every last one of them on days.

I think there should be a law you can beat other people's children. Of course I believe daily coworker floggings would improve my morale greatly.

Huh...never thought of myself as a violent person.

binary_jester

I was sure I would get looked down upon for this post but I just frankly dont care. I cant stand how these people act, savages I tell you.

My HR comment was more about no one to complain to about the work environment btw.

The racism wasn't really necessary to your point that things in your office are louder than you feel is appropriate.

Where is racism in my post? There is nothing in my post degrading race. I never once used a offensive term. I stated the facts that they speak Thai and Chinese and they are Thai and Chinese. Is that racism? how do you know that I am not Thai or Chinese? The best part about it is I speak spanish and when I speak spanish to the other gentleman at my work that is non asian they tell us to speak in english.....so is that racism against myself?

I was not just expressing that it was loud at my work but that it is disrespectful. I am sure you would feel a little frustrated if you worked in a environment where everyone spoke another language all day and you did not.

I also worked for Daimler Chrysler and 40% of my upper management was German but company policy is they were not allowed to speak German in the workplace because it was off putting to the rest of the staff.

Perhaps because you referred to them as savages. It is just a guess. To me the fact they speak a different language is just part of the story, not a slight.

JDMPWR

I was sure I would get looked down upon for this post but I just frankly dont care. I cant stand how these people act, savages I tell you.

My HR comment was more about no one to complain to about the work environment btw.

The racism wasn't really necessary to your point that things in your office are louder than you feel is appropriate.

Where is racism in my post? There is nothing in my post degrading race. I never once used a offensive term. I stated the facts that they speak Thai and Chinese and they are Thai and Chinese. Is that racism? how do you know that I am not Thai or Chinese? The best part about it is I speak spanish and when I speak spanish to the other gentleman at my work that is non asian they tell us to speak in english.....so is that racism against myself?

I was not just expressing that it was loud at my work but that it is disrespectful. I am sure you would feel a little frustrated if you worked in a environment where everyone spoke another language all day and you did not.

I also worked for Daimler Chrysler and 40% of my upper management was German but company policy is they were not allowed to speak German in the workplace because it was off putting to the rest of the staff.

So, does it bother you that they speak loud? Or that you don't understand the language? It's frustrating to not understand someone else's language, but I'm not sure if that merits smacking. Loudness, on the other hand, can be very annoying - whatever the language.

How loud they are. I mean when I have to shut my office door and you can still hear them yelling it becomes a little frustrating.

Phoenix_Rising

OP, it has a lot to do with cultural differences. For example, European culture doesn't have the same 'personal space' ideal that we have. I believe Asian cultures are much louder, in general, in the workplace. I'm not defending their actions by any means.... I believe everyone should respect and comply with cultural norms of where they are (like taking off your shoes before you enter a home in Japan.... or CANADA.... did you know they do that there too???). That last bit is my personal opinion though

But do I want to smack a coworker daily? uh..... :laugh:...... an emphatic YES.

Phoenix_Rising

Not that I am offended by this post, because I'm not, but I just want to offer a word of caution to the people who are writing about their co-workers while at work....anything in writing is subject to subpeona. Just be careful about what you put in writing, it can always come back and bite you in the butt.

:laugh: I was thinking along those very same lines when all I replied was a simple "yes" to that part of the thread!!! :laugh:

Phoenix_Rising

The racism wasn't really necessary to your point that things in your office are louder than you feel is appropriate.

Where is racism in my post? There is nothing in my post degrading race. I never once used a offensive term. I stated the facts that they speak Thai and Chinese and they are Thai and Chinese. Is that racism? how do you know that I am not Thai or Chinese? The best part about it is I speak spanish and when I speak spanish to the other gentleman at my work that is non asian they tell us to speak in english.....so is that racism against myself?

I was not just expressing that it was loud at my work but that it is disrespectful. I am sure you would feel a little frustrated if you worked in a environment where everyone spoke another language all day and you did not.

I also worked for Daimler Chrysler and 40% of my upper management was German but company policy is they were not allowed to speak German in the workplace because it was off putting to the rest of the staff.

Ooooh, I don't like that they are allowed to speak in another language but you are not. While that may not be a legal violation, it's absolutely targeting you. Not cool. Wondering if that constitutes creating a hostile work environment, which IS illegal..... but it has to result in mental anguish causing you to quit or them to fire you... blah blah blah... tough to prove. I would feel that was a hostile environment if I were in it.... not being allowed to speak in Spanish.

And on the German speaking.... I agree. It is very uncomfortable when others speak in another language. It creates a sense of ... hmmm..... can't find the word I'm looking for.... but it creates a sense of isolation and paranoia, frankly.