Let's bitch about our stupid, annoying co-workers

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yeah and honestly I don't think his bosses would be too pleased to hear that after he got dressed down for his toxic attitude, he was now trying to identify and potentially intimidate the person who reported him. Honestly, it sounds like the toxicity of the environment is taking a toll on you. Because of that, if you see something beyond hearsay that suggests he's actively asking around, I would report it, tbh.

alpha male bullshit in the workplace needs to be checked, always. though I get that you might be afraid that nothing will happen and that he'll take it out on you in retaliation, which tbh is a completely understandable worry - but one he has probably thrived on for years.

fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Saturday, 21 April 2018 19:09 (six years ago) link

my boss took forever to tell my team I was leaving. turns out he mistakenly thought my transition date was 5/7 instead of 5/1. woops.

let's just say uhhh the dept is very upset that I'm leaving. I think more departures are going to follow as morale is declining. so mega-excited for the new position (full time trainer)

fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Saturday, 21 April 2018 19:10 (six years ago) link

You do not realize the restraint that I show by not posting ITT multiple times every weekday. Because I could. I think I forget half of the instances of jaw-dropping stupidity I encounter because they tend to be superseded by an even stupider occurrence within an hour or so.

Love Theme From Oh God! You Devil (Old Lunch), Friday, 4 May 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link

(This was spurred by a years-long coworker referring a third party to me on the basis of my holding a position that I do not and have never held. Like he wasn't even in the ballpark. But it was, of course, delivered with complete confidence.)

Love Theme From Oh God! You Devil (Old Lunch), Friday, 4 May 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link

I have been fighting literally for years with the head of another department who attributes all of her staff's fuck-ups to user error. This despite the fact that my work is hindered these fuck-ups multiple times every single day and they are less 'whoops, my finger slipped while I was typing' and more 'I fundamentally fail to understand my responsibilities, even when my responsibilities are explicitly detailed to me by a third party'. As always, I primarily blame the 'parents' (including my own, whose general spinelessness precludes them from ever having my back in these situations).

(I'm realizing that my growing apoplexy wrt this job is the cumulative result of minor-but-chronic irritations being completely unaddressed over long stretches of time. It's like letting a minor cut fester until your arm is completely gangrenous.)

Love Theme From Oh God! You Devil (Old Lunch), Thursday, 10 May 2018 14:27 (six years ago) link

I could seriously spend my entire workday posting ITT about the stupidity I encounter over the course of my workday. In many cases, it exceeds the bounds of basic stupidity or laziness and I begin to get concerned that there's some real impairment going on. Mini strokes, gas leaks, unattended grievous head injuries. I've got EMS on my speed dial just in case.

The most recent chronic issue which makes me go full-bore Scanners on a daily basis is on the order of:

Me: 'Hey, we're out of ____. Could you please make sure we get more ____?'
Idiot: (doesn't get out of seat to actually check on the status of ____) 'Looks like we're all good on ____!' (resumes huffing of gasoline)
Me: (dislodges cyanide capsule, bites down hard)

I cop this squat in the name of slack (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 13:57 (six years ago) link

Like I received a response at the end of the day yesterday and came in to two more this morning that were exactly this. People far above my pay grade responding to specific requests to do a thing without which I'm unable to do my job, telling me that the thing is done only for me to find that not only is the thing not done but that the party in question never bothered to even check whether or not it was done. I just...what...I...motherfucking...you goddamn...just...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

This job is genuinely going to kill me.

I cop this squat in the name of slack (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 14:02 (six years ago) link

I'm two weeks into this co-worker (and we're on the other side of the world so are together outside work most days too) and I can't even (as the young people say).

Once this is all over I might give the edited highlights.

Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Thursday, 24 May 2018 05:41 (six years ago) link

Ugh that sounds dire, do you have to share a hotel room or anything horrid?

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 24 May 2018 06:41 (six years ago) link

Not as bad as that but it'll all become clear when I spill the beans.

I'll summarise the worst of it by saying two weeks in he is still fighting the time zone.

Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Thursday, 24 May 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link

who's winning?

we used to get our kicks reading surfing MAGAzines (sic), Thursday, 24 May 2018 23:51 (six years ago) link

The time zone, hands down. He seems to think he can battle for another 6 weeks.

Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Friday, 25 May 2018 01:23 (six years ago) link

Could the management here be any more useless?</chandlerbing>

Love love love it when a succession of managers play hot potato with a complex request which requires the guidance of management until the thing finally lands in my lap and I have to bring my own job to a screeching halt so I can spend an hour composing an email detailing to people well above my paygrade what their positions require of them. Looooooooove it. Toooooootally not raking deep and freely-bleeding furrows down my face with my fingernails rn.

My Favorte People Call Me Dad Soft Toddler (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 May 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link

garbageperson who gives give me a RED FLAG! high priority!! urgent!! task at 5 min before 5pm deadline aaaaaand then fucks off home immediately.

yep cool no worries it’ll all be there in the morning for you to answer the questions you should have stuck around to answer, asshole

new job is officially christened lol

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 1 June 2018 01:55 (five years ago) link

Ring them at 10PM saying CANT FINISH THIS OMG YOU MISSED SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO FIX IT

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 1 June 2018 01:58 (five years ago) link

One man's rush is another man's I'll get around to it.

My Favorte People Call Me Dad Soft Toddler (Old Lunch), Friday, 1 June 2018 02:00 (five years ago) link

congrats on the new job, I guess, vg!

kinder, Friday, 1 June 2018 02:13 (five years ago) link

thx!

i actually do kinda like it

but for real this place needs serious codification of the definition of the word URGENT and levels of (preferably physical) punishment for its overuse.

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 1 June 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link

Me: Yeah here is how *thing* is done, pls follow this format when saving the file
Person: yeah I'm just gonna go ahead and do that in another format cos I dont like this one
Me: Gnnnnnnrrrrrghhhh

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Friday, 1 June 2018 04:26 (five years ago) link

I love my new job but it makes me sad that I have no new entries for this thread lol

fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Friday, 1 June 2018 20:43 (five years ago) link

be the stupid annoying co-worker you want to see in the world

kinder, Friday, 1 June 2018 21:21 (five years ago) link

I live for the day I have nothing to contribute to this thread. The thought alone is making me a little misty-eyed rn.

On the Wingers of Love: The Kip & Debra Story (Old Lunch), Friday, 1 June 2018 21:26 (five years ago) link

Why is everyone’s job getting worse and more grim rn (mine as well)

cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 2 June 2018 01:59 (five years ago) link

money is getting tighter

let’s get real (alomar lines), Saturday, 2 June 2018 08:00 (five years ago) link

My complaints at work can be boiled down to a single issue: people not doing (or not sufficiently doing) the thing they're paid to do (which very pointedly includes managers who fail to manage this issue). It does seem to be escalating. I guess breezing through life while being terrible at everything is just the zeitgeist rn. I just take comfort in knowing that when I finally wise up and split, my workplace will be hella fucked.

On the Wingers of Love: The Kip & Debra Story (Old Lunch), Saturday, 2 June 2018 13:15 (five years ago) link

(Like neither of my immediate superiors really know how I do what I do, nor have they shown any interest in doing so. They just know it gets done. That seems like it might be an untenable situation for them in the long run, but what do I know.)

On the Wingers of Love: The Kip & Debra Story (Old Lunch), Saturday, 2 June 2018 13:17 (five years ago) link

I think it's quite possible that there are just relatively few people who know how to excel at an office job versus the many more who are capable of convincingly treading water.

Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 2 June 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link

well every day i look forward to this one individual who throws out callous words at me, like "you're in for orientation? if you were at another hospital, you would be fired or transferred in a week". i'm casual and have 5 jobs, some which i've done for like 2 days total. i've complained but the manager/her are tight, but she said that two days in a row to me, and i dread going into work cuz absolutely nothing gets done about this - they say she's just "blunt" - she's not even my supervisor, plus she was fired from her last job, so maybe she should get the picture.

sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:01 (five years ago) link

i work a monkey job i'm overqualified for, can't stand being talked down to

sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:02 (five years ago) link

That is the worst! What a dick. I haven't worked in a rude workplace for such a long time, I don't think I could take it anymore.

Is there an HR team you can chat to on the sly?

Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:07 (five years ago) link

yeah, in theory it could be reported to an anonymous line/union - other co-workers have had problems with her, but it seems like no action has really been taken. she's nice outside of work but just challenging at work, so it's kinda frustrating. she seems to enjoy being made fun of back, but that's really tiring. i've been off/on work due to injuries for the last couple months so i'm a little more scared to speak up to anyone, but i guess i'm protected by unions anyway,

sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:11 (five years ago) link

probably find a new job soon tbh, 11 years in IT to ---this---

sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:11 (five years ago) link

IME all kinds of personality disorders are given relatively free reign in the workplace because it's easier to gingerly tiptoe around the volcano than to address the annihilating blasts of lava head-on.

Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:23 (five years ago) link

(Plus, I have heard direct from the horse's mouth more than a few times concerns that an unstable employee, once disciplined or terminated, might prove to be dangerously so.)

Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link

I don't think it's the team's problem to deal with, though - it's the manager's. And a lot of managers can be spineless or disinterested or assholes themselves.

Also lots of eccentricities can be solved without disciplining or firing people. It just requires a light touch. Which a lot of people don't have.

Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 14 June 2018 14:32 (five years ago) link

My manager is great but the most recent update is they’re navigating the problem by letting me not work her desk or be trained by her. Today was a shit show of being corrected every 5 seconds or asked what I’m doing. I’m no dunce man. Plus she trains in a confusing manner and then reams
Me out. Seen her googling anxiety websites. At least I can go to work and keep my depression at bay and do my job without being a turd. Old lunch otm as usual

sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Thursday, 14 June 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link

it's my absolute hate when people say "oh so-and-so is just like that" - no, they are like it because their manager has allowed it to pass and enabled it by letting it continue. I'm a big fan of people having quirks and interesting personalities because it makes the day more interesting but if someone is rude, aggressive and ignorant then they're not doing their job to the best ability any less than someone who lacks technical skills. A manager who isn't prepared to deal with awkward conversations and difficult people is choosing to let that sabotage their team.

boxedjoy, Friday, 15 June 2018 08:41 (five years ago) link

Absolutely otm

I’ve reported it. I can’t even go to work today cuz I need to focus on a new desk in isolation without
Being told to sit down!!! Actual quote.

sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Friday, 15 June 2018 12:06 (five years ago) link

Management has stated there’s been a long term problem
with a toxic culture but as long as they never spend time in the room, they never witness it. Anywhere else these individuals would be duly fired.

sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Friday, 15 June 2018 12:09 (five years ago) link

IME all kinds of personality disorders are given relatively free reign in the workplace because it's easier to gingerly tiptoe around the volcano than to address the annihilating blasts of lava head-on.

― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Thursday, June 14, 2018 3:23 PM (yesterday)

Please don't conflate personality disorders with being an asshole, thx.

emil.y, Friday, 15 June 2018 12:59 (five years ago) link

Yesterday I received an email from a manager that was basically a one-sentence 'are you falling behind in your work?' with no context or specifics or any mention of what might have led her to ask that question (nb, I was not, and was in fact helping several people with issues outside of the purview of my job on top of keeping up with my work, thanks).

A few minutes ago, another manager sent an email (from home) to the entire department that began 'Step it up people!'.

It would be cool if I could every so often luck into a Gallant for the dozens of managerial Goofuses I've been saddled with over the course of my working life.

Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Friday, 15 June 2018 19:38 (five years ago) link

keep them coming, I'm beginning to feel like I might actually be a good manager

kinder, Friday, 15 June 2018 21:00 (five years ago) link

yesterday a coworker/superior used the phrase 'quite frankly' dozens of times -- easily -- during a half-hour phone call

now i find myself listening and waiting for it, which is annoying

mookieproof, Friday, 15 June 2018 23:55 (five years ago) link

I had a coworker/superior whose catchphrase, every few sentences, was "if I'm being honest."

I strangled him with a USB cable and dropped his corpse down the elevator shaft, where it was never found.

mick signals, Saturday, 16 June 2018 00:42 (five years ago) link

Lol

Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 16 June 2018 00:43 (five years ago) link

you were right to do it

mookieproof, Saturday, 16 June 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link

a jury would never convict you

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 16 June 2018 03:50 (five years ago) link

only fair criticisms if we are open and honest about our own verbal foibles tbh

tired culché (darraghmac), Saturday, 16 June 2018 10:33 (five years ago) link

Ex.: I use the phrase 'verbal foibles' way too much. But it just feels fun to say it, is all.

Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Saturday, 16 June 2018 13:29 (five years ago) link

I hate it when you make a one-off stupid mistake & someone is like

“Was there a change in policy that I don’t know about? Let me know if the SOP been revised & I need to change my request format?” ...blah blah blah

NO! I JUST FUCKED UP, OKAY? Jesus.

Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 June 2018 21:38 (five years ago) link


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