Things about your co-workers that annoy you

[Billy-Klubb]

Within five minutes:
Supervisor: "Here's a buttload of work for you to do for me."
Sales: "Can you do this first so I can sell it?"
Engineer: "Need you to do these real quick so I can build this."
Marketing: "Do three new outlines so I can add to catalogue."
Specialist: "You have to do this big ass project first, I don't know what that requires, but it needs done."
Supervisor, sales, engineer and marketing person go bs about the xmas party in the cafeteria. The specialist takes a 1 hr private phone call.

I hope to flocc no one steals your red Swingline stapler.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Without going too far into it he is several layers of different potential complaints about discrimination. And if smelliness is due to a medical condition you can not punish them for it. Oh well, hopefully either he will knock himself out of employment eventually or I will be out of there.

At least in the management training I've been in, EVEN in California, body odor is not a "protected class". It may be caused by an underlying health issue (which he can't be punished for), but absent a known health issue existing, it can be brought up.

Bring it up to HR. There's a possibility that the guy doesn't realize he stinks like rotting meat, and HR might be able to broach the situation with a delicacy the rest of us don't possess...

 

[n240sxguy]

My desk is across from the water cooler. I am constantly suffering fools wasting time with ridiculous pointless conversations.



I had to listen to a 73 minute long debate over yogurt earlier today. 73 minutes. Yogurt. Drifted from fruit on top vs fruit on bottom vs fruit entirely separate to Greek vs regular yogurt. I couldve settled the debate with my basic knowledge of bacteria strains but I preferred to bang my head on my desk until it started bleeding

What's the argument? Yogurt is delicious regardless of the variety or assemble there of. Who cares if it's fruit on top/bottom/Greek/etc. it's all good, and all has its place. Unless it's plain. Plain better have something on it because that crap's nasty.!

 

[MaxStout]

At least in the management training I've been in, EVEN in California, body odor is not a "protected class". It may be caused by an underlying health issue (which he can't be punished for), but absent a known health issue existing, it can be brought up.

Bring it up to HR. There's a possibility that the guy doesn't realize he stinks like rotting meat, and HR might be able to broach the situation with a delicacy the rest of us don't possess...

Too many people in management take the ostrich approach in those situations. They will choose to not confront someone like that for fear of reprisals, unprotected class or not.

A tactful manager can discreetly bring up the subject with the person. All it takes is a little friendly chat, one on one. It's not rocket science.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Too many people in management take the ostrich approach in those situations. They will choose to not confront someone like that for fear of reprisals, unprotected class or not.

A tactful manager can discreetly bring up the subject with the person. All it takes is a little friendly chat, one on one. It's not rocket science.

Ya, most places I've worked have chosen to ignore similar problems & hope it just goes away rather than address it. Seems to be endemic to corporate & collegiate culture & has filtered down to smaller, more local levels of biz & school; now it seems it's worming it's way into the private lives of average people. At least it seems like that to me.
Regards, GF.

 

[DrunkleJon]

At least in the management training I've been in, EVEN in California, body odor is not a "protected class". It may be caused by an underlying health issue (which he can't be punished for), but absent a known health issue existing, it can be brought up.

Bring it up to HR. There's a possibility that the guy doesn't realize he stinks like rotting meat, and HR might be able to broach the situation with a delicacy the rest of us don't possess...

True. I think I am going to let things maintain the status quo here for a while. Too much reorganizing and meddling is going on currently and it feels best to just let things ride. Thankfully I am not at the desk directly beside his anymore.

What's the argument? Yogurt is delicious regardless of the variety or assemble there of. Who cares if it's fruit on top/bottom/Greek/etc. it's all good, and all has its place. Unless it's plain. Plain better have something on it because that crap's nasty.!

Sure it is, but the little cups smell terrible when left to rot over the previous two shifts in the trash can.

I am starting to think that my sense of smell must annoy my coworkers.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

I hope to flocc no one steals your red Swingline stapler.

They are very good staplers if you get the old style metal ones...in addition to beer, two things we could not get in Iraq were an office chair that lasted more than three months and a decent stapler.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

True. I think I am going to let things maintain the status quo here for a while. Too much reorganizing and meddling is going on currently and it feels best to just let things ride. Thankfully I am not at the desk directly beside his anymore.



Sure it is, but the little cups smell terrible when left to rot over the previous two shifts in the trash can.

I am starting to think that my sense of smell must annoy my coworkers.

You could always drop a (mostly) empty sardine or herring tin in their trashcan when they're not looking. Believe me, it gets their attention.
Regards, GF.

 

[TheCADJockey]

The lady that is humming, what I assume is supposed to be Ave Maria, about three notes off pitch. Her attempt is complete with vibrato and diminuendo. This ranks up there with listening to people eat their slop for lunch.

 

[Melana]

The corporate recruiter that blew me off for an internal position that I applied for - she annoys me.

 

[slym2none]

The fact that when I get a work order, everything else is supposed to be complete, save minor maintenance issues. Painting, plumbing work, electricity, all supposed to be done and/or in working order. So when I go to the job site and have to either wait for the painters to finish, or work around a plumber installing a new shutoff valve (that was today, had no water for cleaning for 30 minutes), I can only wonder why I was sent the work order when other people aren't done yet.

*SIGH*

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

This

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[Genghis]

Fuqnabbit! I took tomorrow off!

 

[TheCADJockey]

It helps to utilize this look permanently while in the workplace.

 

[hunter_le five]

All that black space really contributes to the image.

 

[TheCADJockey]

All that black space really contributes to the image.

What's the matter? Keep your racist thoughts out of this.

 

[hunter_le five]

this

ftfy

 

[MaxStout]

Stress: The condition created when one's mind overrides the instinctive desire to choke the living **** out of some ******* who desperately deserves it!

 

[b-boy]

Sure it is, but the little cups smell terrible when left to rot over the previous two shifts in the trash can.

I am starting to think that my sense of smell must annoy my coworkers.

I have a really poor sense of smell. It's genetic. My grandmother had the same thing.

The Good:
In general, everything tastes pretty good.

The Bad:
I eat a lot of food that's way past it's prime. I constantly have to ask my wife to smell stuff to see if it's spoiled before I eat it. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten sick from eating 2 week-old lunch meat.

 

[sablesurfer]

Do some people not realize that they can't lie to everyone? How the hell do some people still exist with that approach to life? Why don't people call them on it. I do, did it twice today...

Me - "YYY is looking for information on this."
Them - "Oh, she already knows, I told her."
Me - "I just got an email saying she hadn't heard anything......"
Them - "(Lot'sa babbling.)"

Them - "They are looking for approval on this thing and I can't find it anywhere" (said with complete desperation and hands in hair_
Me - "Incidents don't require approval, only changes."
Them - "Yeah, I don't know why they are asking for approvals because I knew it was an incident like you said."

GAH!

And then the pitiful helplessness on a constant basis. GAH.

 

[sablesurfer]

OMG...the incessant whining (whinging) is just freaking overwhelming today. I can hear the tone for last two hours.

Turned to some music...first thing I thought would be outrageous enough to drown it out....Twerk music videos on youtube...first song....Wiggle, the most outrageously misogynistic song I have heard in a long time.

Ahhh....now I am thinking about other things.

Do some people not realize that they can't lie to everyone? How the hell do some people still exist with that approach to life? Why don't people call them on it. I do, did it twice today...

Me - "YYY is looking for information on this."
Them - "Oh, she already knows, I told her."
Me - "I just got an email saying she hadn't heard anything......"
Them - "(Lot'sa babbling.)"

Them - "They are looking for approval on this thing and I can't find it anywhere" (said with complete desperation and hands in hair_
Me - "Incidents don't require approval, only changes."
Them - "Yeah, I don't know why they are asking for approvals because I knew it was an incident like you said."

GAH!

And then the pitiful helplessness on a constant basis. GAH.

 

[sablesurfer]

Ok, I lied, Play by David Banner is probably worse?

OMG...the incessant whining (whinging) is just freaking overwhelming today. I can hear the tone for last two hours.

Turned to some music...first thing I thought would be outrageous enough to drown it out....Twerk music videos on youtube...first song....Wiggle, the most outrageously misogynistic song I have heard in a long time.

Ahhh....now I am thinking about other things.

 

[sablesurfer]

Five people in a unit, the boss leads off the meeting with, "So who is working thurs?"

Sigh.

 

[Elkobrewer]

When they come in my office and crop dust it.

 

[Renegades_Brew]

Five people in a unit, the boss leads off the meeting with, "So who is working thurs?"

Sigh.

Not my work but SWMBO's co-workers lose all unused vacation and sick time at the end of the year. So all of a sudden she is getting plagued with requests for "doctors appointments" on thursday and the like.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

When they come in my office and crop dust it.

I thought that was proper office etiquette. Who knew.

 

[b-boy]

Well, it seems the pool of raises went to all the new people, as I got the lowest amount in some years. That kind of annoys me, that people with seniority and THE DAMN KNOWLEDGE are penalized for the time they have in...
Well, at least I got the rest of the money I was gathering for the Zymatic I've been wanting.

It's called wage compression.

People who have been around longer have been getting the usual 2%-3% every year, while the outside world is paying maybe 3%-5%. After a few years, you're significantly underpaid, and you're stuck on the yearly increase track with no options to get off.

The company has to pay higher market rates for replacement workers, so you end up paying new people as much, or more, than your long term workers.

Your only option is to get a new job somewhere else. You'll either get more at the new job, or your company may offer you more to keep you.

It sucks, but it's very common.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

It's called wage compression.

People who have been around longer have been getting the usual 2%-3% every year, while the outside world is paying maybe 3%-5%. After a few years, you're significantly underpaid, and you're stuck on the yearly increase track with no options to get off.

The company has to pay higher market rates for replacement workers, so you end up paying new people as much, or more, than your long term workers.

Your only option is to get a new job somewhere else. You'll either get more at the new job, or your company may offer you more to keep you.

It sucks, but it's very common.

sounds like our shop.

 

[TheMadKing]

Boss yesterday: tomorrow is the day before christmas eve and everything is slow, so I'm going to send everyone home at noon.

Boss today: Did everyone see that it snowed 6 inches? Since travel is now more dangerous and difficult I've changed my mind and invented more work! You'll all have to stay until 5:00 tonight. We are going to be stripping and waxing our floors while at the same time doing other tasks that interfere with having free floor space. Merry christmas suckers!

I can't fault the boss for keeping us at work during normal business hours. I can, however, fault him for being a general a**hat and taking joy in other people's unhappiness.

 

[TheMadKing]

It's called wage compression.

People who have been around longer have been getting the usual 2%-3% every year, while the outside world is paying maybe 3%-5%. After a few years, you're significantly underpaid, and you're stuck on the yearly increase track with no options to get off.

The company has to pay higher market rates for replacement workers, so you end up paying new people as much, or more, than your long term workers.

Your only option is to get a new job somewhere else. You'll either get more at the new job, or your company may offer you more to keep you.

It sucks, but it's very common.

It could be worse. I haven't gotten a raise or COLA since 2009. Looking for a new job.