So, you know, when a co-worker says heinous things (like the Chinese food comment, or the terrorist food thing), do you say something or do you just let it go, that it's not worth the time to even try?
Totally not worth it -- the first time it happened (the Chinese food thing), I tried to play it off in an oh-geez come-on way that probably came off as tsk-tsk chiding, and she was like "I was just kidding, geez," like I'm some sort of square. (NB: I am a square.) Second time, I think I just let it slide.
Granted, most of the folks I work w/ are twenty-plus years older than me (33) or are crotchety enough to be that old, so trying to open up that line of conversation with co-workers I want nothing to do with outside of work is an isle of fun I'd rather not visit ever -- that's what my pops is for.
Then there's today's little nugget involving two different folks: cubemate comes in, notices that this white car took our boss' usual parking spot. Said cubemate says the guy was black, "with braids." Says someone else almost immediately after that's noted: "was it the cleaning guy?" and I swear it was said with some sort of aren't-I-clever smirk.
― David R., Tuesday, 22 April 2008 20:00 (sixteen years ago) link
I feel the same way, David R. I guess sometimes SOMETIMES I wish I said something just so she knows that I do care about comments like that. But in the end, it's just not worth it. Sigh, OLDER FOLKS.
― Ai Lien, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
'Is Worcester near Middlesbrough? How about Cambridge? Gloucester?'
GAAAAAAAAAAAH
It's too early in the day for this woman to be driving me this crazy.
― Upt0eleven, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 09:21 (sixteen years ago) link
"That's the fifth sneeze I've done today!"
― Upt0eleven, Friday, 6 June 2008 10:54 (fifteen years ago) link
holding secret wispering conversations in the office is possibly one of the rudest ill mannered work social faux parrs ever.
― Ste, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:27 (fifteen years ago) link
God I know.
― Mark C, Thursday, 12 June 2008 15:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Irritating-guy-whom-I-thought-had-left-but-somehow-is-back: "Alright then? Are you 'avin' fish and chips for lunch then? Fish and chips? Are you married? Got any kids? This weather eh? Eh? Eh? 'Avin' fish and chips for lunch then? Eh? How's your wife? Are you married then?" (repeat ad fucking nauseum)
― snoball, Thursday, 12 June 2008 15:19 (fifteen years ago) link
This job's pros outweigh the cons, MOST OF THE TIME.
Our bailiff has no interest in doing any of his duties or protecting us. When he's here, he's wandering the building chatting up anyone & everybody. It's usually the law clerk or myself sounding the halls for hearings. If there is someone unruly in the courtroom, we call on other bailiffs from other divisions. You would think my boss, the judge, would fire him, but we don't really understand why he hasn't yet. Really.
The bailiff's idea of helping us out is answering the phone only to put them on hold for us to deal with. It's especially annoying when you reach for the phone to answer, but he's "beaten" you to it. Thanks for the two second delay, man!
When we are not holding court, he uses his troubled teenage son to not be here. There is always something he needs to tend to, but we know he's just sleeping in.
He's late everyday, even when we hold court.
He doesn't know how to do simple computer tasks that we should all know -- he figures that we can do it, there's no need for him to know.
Again, I don't know why he hasn't been fired. Our guess is that the judge doesn't want to be surrounded by females only AND he doesn't want to go through the trouble of searching for a new employee. Bullshit.
― Ai Lien, Thursday, 12 June 2008 15:52 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG, I forgot this one. When we get a little frazzled from having to do pretty much everything, he says things like, "You obviously can't handle this job." This coming from someone who brings nothing to the table. It's infuriating.
― Ai Lien, Thursday, 12 June 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
In my previous job (where I currently work is great, and they just bought me a shiny new computer which I'm now abusing to visit ILE), I used to find a quiet spot in my lunch breaks to read a book. This reading-a-book business was viewed as wildly freakish behaviour, and led to several people calling me "Professor", and they would seek me out to ask me what I was reading, how I was liking it, what was it about, etc, while I'm being all polite and thinking "Fuck off and let me read!".
These workmates were all journalists. If the sight of somebody READING blew their minds, no wonder the media's as fucked as it is.
― James Morrison, Friday, 13 June 2008 00:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Thats bizarre!
― Trayce, Friday, 13 June 2008 00:55 (fifteen years ago) link
"the price of gas now!" "iiii KNOW!"
― robertwolf8080, Friday, 13 June 2008 00:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I had to remove the games from everyone's computers the other day, and change them to opendns so their sites are gonna be seriously filtered. I bet they were bitching about me :( (no one has sold out ilxor in the forums category of opendns yet btw)
― bnw, Friday, 13 June 2008 01:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I managed to give myself admin privileges as part of getting the new computer. Huzzah!
― James Morrison, Friday, 13 June 2008 03:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Wow, journalists freaking out about reading makes me want to scream.
what's an opendn?
― Maria, Friday, 13 June 2008 12:46 (fifteen years ago) link
-- James Morrison, Friday, 13 June 2008 10:43 (2 days ago) Bookmark Link
n3ws c0rp amirite
― Autumn Almanac, Sunday, 15 June 2008 00:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Haha I forgot JM was a mongrel and I bet you are right. :)
― Trayce, Sunday, 15 June 2008 00:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Alas, no - it was the bloody ABC!
― James Morrison, Sunday, 15 June 2008 04:08 (fifteen years ago) link
OK waht.
― Trayce, Sunday, 15 June 2008 04:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Sad, yes. The only person who actually seemed to read was the newsreader (no pun intended) Dominique Schwartz (who was actually pretty lovely).
― James Morrison, Sunday, 15 June 2008 12:47 (fifteen years ago) link
co-worker just pulled off the annoying trifecta: 1) smoking in non-designated area (ie 5 ft from me trying to enjoy the beautiful day on my break) 2) had her ginormous SUV idling away whilst doing said smoking 3) took up 2 parking spots with said ginormous SUV. hats off to ya!
― Granny Dainger, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Fuck! Kill the bitch.
― Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:46 (fifteen years ago) link
how does my co-worker manage to chew so loudly? she makes horribly smacking noises and talks on the phone with her mouth full seemingly ALL DAY. usually bitching at her husband about something.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
how do i not blow up and scream?
i admit i have a weird issue with chewing noises but arbghaghotiglfm,x,g;sdas
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link
haha lol - i witnessed undergrad convocation last week and srsly the people graduating with journalism degrees were of two kinds and yes i am mean but i tell the truth: "on-air talent" and "media nerds" with the former outweighing the latter
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
agh chewing noises noooo
― rrrobyn, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i think she is eating carrot sticks or something. and has been doing so for the last 45 minutes. i am about to explode.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Don't you have headphones?
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
ew chewing noises are the worst, and sadly headphones aren't allowed in this office anymore. people eating with their mouths wide open SHOOT TO KILL!
― Ste, Thursday, 26 June 2008 08:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Who the hell outlaws headphones?
― Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 26 June 2008 08:53 (fifteen years ago) link
sadly headphones aren't allowed in this office anymore.
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 26 June 2008 08:53 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah one guy kinda ruined it for everyone while he sat there oblivious to his telephone ringing, and also trying to get peoples attention when they were in a world of their own was slightly frustrating sometimes.
i stand by the ban.
― Ste, Thursday, 26 June 2008 08:58 (fifteen years ago) link
ahhhhhhh she's snacking again
― bell_labs, Thursday, 26 June 2008 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link
-- Ste, Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:58 AM (Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:58 AM) Bookmark Link
It's called "Trillian".
― Pleasant Plains, Thursday, 26 June 2008 15:20 (fifteen years ago) link
i bitch at co-workers who do this. if dumb-fuck next do me manages to make it so i can't listen to my music there will be no end to the world of suffering i will inflict upon him.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Thursday, 26 June 2008 15:34 (fifteen years ago) link
she is slurping her YOGURT
― bell_labs, Thursday, 26 June 2008 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
It must take extra effort to eat yogurt at any volume other than "whisper quiet".
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 26 June 2008 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
srsly I'd quit if they did that here!
-- Colonel Poo, Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:53 AM (Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:53 AM) Bookmark Link
they're pretty much mandatory around here. almost all conversations are done via im. you might here a phone ring in here every 3 days or so.
― chicago kevin, Thursday, 26 June 2008 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah headphones and music are frowned upon here :(
― bell_labs, Thursday, 26 June 2008 16:55 (fifteen years ago) link
this woman is going to disneyworld with her 1 year old child. what the hell do you do with a 1 year old at disneyworld?!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 26 June 2008 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
if i didn't listen to wfmu or the oblivians all day i'd probably die of boredom.
xpost- abandon it?
― chicago kevin, Thursday, 26 June 2008 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i will abandon it in like a year when i finish school and can get a better job!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:00 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, abandon that too.
― chicago kevin, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link
quitting a job you absolutely HATE feels so fucking good.
― chicago kevin, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:03 (fifteen years ago) link
wait abandon what now?
― bell_labs, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:03 (fifteen years ago) link
i just want my own office. actually, i don't even care if about that. i want them to give HER her own office.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
she is slurping her YOGURT this woman is going to disneyworld
wtf -- bell_labs, if this woman talks non-stop about women's basketball or her weight-related health issues, let me know, because I think I have her long-lost twin not 15 feet from me.
― David R., Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Childless is indignantly shouting to me about some reality show called "Baby Borrowers" as we speak. She has been going on for about eight minutes in spite of the fact that I'm obviously not listening.
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Childless woman, sorry.
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Ok, she's switched to complaining about the temperature.
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 26 June 2008 17:28 (fifteen years ago) link