Co-workers who drive you crazy

[jjarman]

I know we all have them. Time to post your stories.

I'll start. This one could be so muc worse but for some reason "Jimmy" drives me crazy. He is so needy. I am the office manager for a home health agency. He came to us from a sister agency and the office manager warned me about him. He can't tie his shoe laces without my assistance. This man is college educated, can drive and vote but feels the need to be constantly validated. Also, I am not a morning person but he insists on coming into my office every morning to chat. I don't "chat" with anyone in the morning because that is the busiest time for me but he can't even walk in to hand in papers without stopping to talk about my plants, my new calendar, my water bottle, etc.

 

[ziggystardust]

i have 2. one is on the phone all day long, every day. getting into crying fights with her husband, talking baby talk to her kid or whatever else. the amount of time she talks to the hubby, i would think they never saw each other.

the other, the one that is more than annoying... she is one of those that talks AT you, not to you. She'll just start yelling across the room and expect you to know that she is speaking to you. She can't do anything for herself and expects you to do everything for her. When she first started here she asked why we didn't call IT to put paper in the printer.

 

[NY Disney fan]

These are the types of co-workers I have:

1.) Guy who sits across from me. Every 15 minutes he sings "b-b-b-b bird, bird, bird, bird is the word."

2.) Woman who I work with, You ask her how her weekend was and she will spend 20 minutes telling you without letting you get a word in.

3.) Co worker who used to sit behind me. She was a Weight Watchers nazi. She used to critique whatever you ate and punished you for it. Then she would make sure you knew she was headed to the gym after work to do 2 hours of cardio.

I love my co-workers!

 

[Mandychelle79]

Theres a guy I work with that absolutely drives me crazy. And we are on the same weekend schedule so Im stuck with him every other weekend.

1. From the time we get there until we leave.... It's hot in here, do you think its hot in here, whoo its hot in here.

2. Why did we take them back, the nursing home should have kept them, we dont need them here, why did they take them back,

3. We need to get these people out of here, They dont need to be here.

One of these days.... One of these days

 

[sunnyday123]

I think I may have you all beat.

My co-worker smokes like a chimney. I'm allergic to smoke. Nope, can't move, already asked. She insists on waving her coat around when she comes in to air it out. Talks to her kids and grandkids very loudly so you can tell her how cute it is, interrupts every 5 minutes about non-work stuff.......

and just asked me if she could have some of my lunch because it smelled good. I turned around and she had a plate sticking out. I have never been more shocked in my life. I can't beleive I gave her some. THEN she said, boy that was good, I'd sure like some more of that.


I am pretending I can't hear her.

 

[jaminmd]

These are the types of co-workers I have:

1.) Guy who sits across from me. Every 15 minutes he sings "b-b-b-b bird, bird, bird, bird is the word."

2.) Woman who I work with, You ask her how her weekend was and she will spend 20 minutes telling you without letting you get a word in.

3.) Co worker who used to sit behind me. She was a Weight Watchers nazi. She used to critique whatever you ate and punished you for it. Then she would make sure you knew she was headed to the gym after work to do 2 hours of cardio.

I love my co-workers!

Do you still work with her? If so, next time she does it, just tell her her butt looks bigger. That should shut her up.

 

[NY Disney fan]

THEN she said, boy that was good, I'd sure like some more of that.


I am pretending I can't hear her.

I used to temp in an office and the assistant to the CEO (!!!) used to talk so loudly about his daughter's drug addiction. It was horrible! Every single day I heard that conversation. His secretary was a loud, brassy, stilletto heel wearing lady.

 

[NY Disney fan]

Do you still work with her? If so, next time she does it, just tell her her butt looks bigger. That should shut her up.

Are you kidding me, I used to say that every day. I used to tell her that if she stopped eating all her problems would go away.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

I lost my job in February, so thankfully I don't have to deal with this woman ever again, but I will never forget her either!

First of all, she came in at least 20 minutes late every day and left 15 minutes early. Not to mention the days she'd call and say "I'll be in at 9:30 or 10...I just don't feel like being there at 8." I didn't know that was an option!

At lunch time...we were supposed to clock out for the ENTIRE time we were away from our desks. And we could not eat at our desks; it was mandatory to leave the work area and go to the breakroom/go outside/leave the premises. We were allowed up to an hour (unless we had an appointment; it was then courtesy to let your coworkers know that you might be longer). Well, this woman would clock out and leave (we sat right next to the clock and could see her/hear it beep), then 30 minutes later, she'd return with her take-out lunch, clock back in, then go sit in the breakroom for another hour.

Smoke breaks...yes, she was a smoker. Smokers were allowed 2 extra 10-minute breaks per day than non-smokers. Not her, though...she took a 20-minute smoke break EVERY hour. I am not exaggerating.

With all this time away from her desk, the salespeople could rarely find her. I and our other coworker were constantly taking questions on her work (which apparently was rarely done correctly). When someone did manage to find her at her desk, she'd blow up at them and screech about how she was swamped with work and she didn't have time for their ****. Here's an idea...if you were at your desk, your work would be done with time to spare.

Second...for whatever reason, if the salespeople had questions on MY work, they would always go to her! Huh? So that would set her off even more; she'd come stomping up to me, wanting to know why I did this or that, and demanding that I give her my paperwork so she could fix it. Um, no...I will speak to the salesperson and see what's going on. The salespeople were always nice and let me handle it. 99% of the time, she'd twisted their words in the first place and made a mountain out of a molehill. Not to mention that I'd been doing the job for 2-3 years longer than she had; she'd been the receptionist when I started there.

In fact, that brings up another point...when I came in for my interview at 8 a.m., she was late that day as well. Thankfully, another employee saw me standing there, looking worried, and contacted HR. When this woman arrived, she gave me a dirty look and yelled at me to go sit in the waiting area until she was ready. Then yelled, "Oh, wait, fill this out while you're at it" and threw an application at me...

Anyway...I think the last, most annoying thing was how she'd sing along out loud to her iPod when she was at her desk. I don't know which was worse...her chronic absences, or the singing...

Edited to add...also during the rare times she was at her desk, she called her significant other and/or their son at least 3 times a day to yell at them and call them a stupid piece of *insert four letter word beginning with S here again*.

Sorry...edited to add again...she hit people. Totally serious. She was 4'11" and she said that was the only way that people would take her seriously. I will never forget the day our boss joked with her about something, she didn't like it, so she punched him square in the chest.

 

[DebbieB]

I had a coworker one time sitting next to me who yawned all day. Very loud. And then she would say "oh me oh my". Sometimes I couldn't take it anymore and would say in a "kidding" way "Rose you are making me tired with that yawning".

 

[TJ's Mom]

This thread is making me miss Evilgenius and her coworker of misinformation.

 

[tchrrx]

I have one that repeats everything that she says. No matter what she says, she repeats it. She repeats herself at least three times.

She teaches the same grade I do, but has difficulty fitting everything into her day. I think it's b/c she teaches each thing at least three times! No wonder she can't fit it in.

 

[jjarman]

Oh I have another one. Mr. Knowitall. No kidding. That is the ringtone I have for him on my cellphone, the Mr. Knowitall from Rocky and Bullwinkle. I learned really quick to never ask his opinion on ANYTHING. He knows all about it, and will go on and on and on for an hour. I am not exagerating.

And there is the one we got some revenge on. I work in a home health agency and we have what amounts to salespersons. They get referrals for patients for us. They are not in the office very oftent thank goodness. One was new and I guess wanted to kiss up where she could so she ratted out our boss to the vice president. Big nono. We love our boss. She is the best. And what she ratted her out for was not even anything wrong. She tried to make it look like my boss abandoned the office on afternoon which she didn't. You have never seen cold treatment like this before. There are 5 of us in the office at all times and we are all really good friends. We chat and talk and laugh and kid each other all day long. It is fun. Well when this girl would come in we all would walk away, not smile at her, not talk to her, not eat lunch with her. She finally asked someone what was going on and she told her why we were mad. She got really nice to all of us after that. We finally forgave her after about 2 months of this. But we won't forget.

 

[kaytieeldr]

2.) Woman who I work with, You ask her how her weekend was and she will spend 20 minutes telling you without letting you get a word in.

Try this (no guarantees). Ask her closed-ended questions: "Was your weekend good, bad, or indifferent?". Nod in acknowledgement, then walk away.

 

[Tinkmom75]

We have Sir Text a lot- Text's all day long
Mr. Know it all-Brags a lot
The guy who leaves candy in my office all the time and gets upset when I don't eat it and is always showing up on my breaks (which are just after his). He thinks it's funny In fact he was just staring through my window. I have my office door shut.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I've posted multiple times on my first para, so I'll just give the highlights:

1.) Leaves the room without saying where he is going, despite being asked to inform me. He will be gone for 10-30 minutes at a time when he is supposed to be working with students. Normally he is talking to some other teacher in the building, just chatting. He will make up "meetings" he has to go to which normally means trying to tattle on me. And again, this is when he is supposed to be with students.

2.)Texts all day, even when he is working with students. He even did it in front of the principal and still does it despite the fact she talked to him.

3.) Basically thinks everything I do is stupid and wasted no time telling our new para that. In fact, he bad mouths me to the entire school. I feel like I don't have a single friend in that school because I know he is saying stuff. We ageed at the beginning of the year as a staff not to gossip, so I don't share with the rest of the staff what he does, so they get one side.

4.)Due to number 3, will often not do what I ask. One time, he even totally undermined me right in front of a student. I make it a point to support him if he disciplines a student, even if I don't agree. He does not give me that courtesy.

5.) Has had at least 5 no call no shows, four of which were when he was my only paa. He has also been very late without calling in multiple times.

6.) Tattles about stupid little stuff. Will claim he has talked to me about it, but he hasn't. Thankfully my process coordinator and my principal have my back.

Then there was my crew at Worlds of Fun. I was promoted at the very end of the season when we were at weekends only. They gave me a crew that needed to be whipped into shape, but refused to listen because the other lead would do all the same things herself including:

1.) Texting while working the ride, even at panel. They sent cars multiple times while I was still checking seatbelts (and almost sent me into the ride) because they weren't paying attention.

2.) Would not give the clear sign that it was okay to send the car. Therefore the panel person would not check for it. Before I came, they had actually sent a worker into the ride and had to E-stop it!

3.) Point blank refused to listen. I had to ask one girl 5 times to put her cell phone away while at panel. She finally did and then my partner came back and immediately whipped out her cell phone!

4.) Did not bother to show up for work. One day I came in and my entire crew either called in or was late. We did not open our ride on time that day. One guy even quit but didn't bother to tell us (he did text another crew member.)

5.) My favorite: A lead from another ride was sent to help out on a day when we had mulitple call ins. When I showed him one position he told me it was "too much work." He punched me multiple times. He also refused to clean at the end of the day- and he was a lead!

6.) My supervisor would never talk to them about the violations, but one time a crew member told him I treat her differently because she is deaf?! He did talk to me. I talked to her and it turns out that she doesn't like that I talk with my hands or give the mandatory hand signals even though I do that with everyone. And she thought I was too nice to her! What the hell?! She was my best crew member (not saying much) and the one we left in charge when both leads were gone. She was also moody and you never knew when she would go off, so admittedly I walked on egg shells around her.

I'm so excited for this year when I get to start out the season with my own crew and partner to make sure we are on the same page and can train our crew the way we want them. It's just impossible to come in at the end of the year and change a season's worth of behaviors, particularly when your supervisor and partner don't support you.

 

[JR6ooo4]

I am in the family business. Dad retired 4 years ago and now its just me and my brother...

He can't do math, or read that well. can't write that well either. some sort of dyslexia that he refuses to get help for.

Mom and dad want to give the business to "their sons" which is admirable. but they want to give it 50/50!!! I have the license to sign the plats. I negotiate with the customers. I have all the experience and do all the calculations except a few of the most simple jobs. He runs the transit... and drafts a little. and they think he has earned half of the business....

they also are under the belief that no employee can rise above family as far as pay or ownership. we have had great people (employees) who have realized this... and left. One even gave me a BBE award! Best Boss Ever.

But it looks like I am leaving now, also. DW and I had great ideas to try and save the company in this economy, and they were shot down by the parents, who are still the owners. My 30+ years of dedication to this family business means nothing. lame-O brother and I are equal in their eyes...

Mikeeee

 

[ilovefh]

These are the types of co-workers I have:

1.) Guy who sits across from me. Every 15 minutes he sings "b-b-b-b bird, bird, bird, bird is the word."

You don't happen to work for a cable company in NH do you? If so, I am sure that is my husband! He annoys the heck out of me with that song! Darn you Family Guy!

 

[sunnyday123]

I used to temp in an office and the assistant to the CEO (!!!) used to talk so loudly about his daughter's drug addiction. It was horrible! Every single day I heard that conversation. His secretary was a loud, brassy, stilletto heel wearing lady.

Oh, she does that too. Her son has had like 5 dui's and at the last one, he passed out ( causing an accident ) and she was livid that they wanted to give him a drug test. Needless to say, he did some jail time.

And her daughter failed another drug test, therefore didn't get a job, and her response was, "well, she's really disappointed." Oxycotin to her is no big deal.

I think she may have some form of tourettes as well. She will randomly shout out things like, "I wonder what Bill's doing?" ( Bill doesn't work here ) or "I'd like to get back to the place my husband and I were when we were dating.".
It pops into her head and out her mouth.

 

[charming23]

I have had several in my short work career.

1. I worked at a small grocery store while going to college. I was normally the cashier on weekends but would fill in during the week sometimes working stock. Well the other cashier would dissappear all day long. Everytime a customer was ready to be rung up she was gone off doing god only knows and then she would yell at me for not being up front watching the registers when it was not my job.

2. I worked in a long-term pharmacy and my "supervisor" (I use the term loosely) that would talk to his girlfriend all day on the phone either calling or texting and then get mad at us when he got in trouble for not helping us with any problems we ran into.

3. Same job but another girl in the department had the loudest voice in the entire world and we could hear her when she was on the phone from anywhere on our floor. She also would eat snacks througout the day that reeked up whole office.