I'm sick of the way my boss answers small-talk questions. Examples:
Me: How are you doing today, Moe?
Moe: Oh I can't complain. Especially not to you. You are my inspiration.
Me: How's your foot doing? (he was in a cast following Achillies heel surgery)
Moe: Oh I can't complain. Especially talking to you. You are my inspiration.
Me: How was your weekend, Moe?
Moe: Oh I can't complain. I'm so blessed. You are my inspiration.
See a pattern here? I mean come on!! Whatever happened to my weekend was great, I'm feeling good, my foot hurts like a sonofa.... You get the idea?? I'm not one of these people that's going to respond to someone in pain with, "Just be glad you can walk on your own 2 feet."
I feel I am hardly anyone's inspiration. I go to work there, do my job, and usually work out before I leave. I just do the best I can and don't feel like I'm anything to admire. If he wants to "fawn" over me I wish he'd keep it to himself.
I know, something weird to complain about. Oh well.
ETA: I have heard Achilles heel surgery is EXTREMELY painful to recover from. I would expect someone to be in pain with it. I have never and probably will never experiece pain like that. So please, complain to me about it. I'm not going to try to demean you!!!