My time this invariably turns into 20 minutes or more and ive got to short circuit him sometimes jokingly say ill give you two minutes or more and ive started to come up with guy call the minute of behavior does your most.
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Mark
#2.
April 20th, 2007, at 3:09 AM.
When spelling her name she uses a word to correspond with the letter:
P as it Pumpkin, A as is Apple and T as in Toronto.
Drives me nuts.
Chuck T
#3.
April 21st, 2007, at 12:58 PM.
Sitting at his desk doing nothing listening to his phone ring without picking it up , I say , dude answer your phone , he says ,that’s what they invented voice mail for :)).
Dr S
#4.
April 22nd, 2007, at 11:03 PM.
my coworker thinks he is the biggest know-it-all in the world. If company policy permitted, i would clock him in the jaw.
julie m
#5.
April 26th, 2007, at 1:42 AM.
Oh you guys have it easy! I have a socially inept female in my office, who has no concept of social cues. She can’t tell when you are done speaking to her, and she’s so lonely she prattles on and on about her droll life to the point you want are begging for the phone to ring.
She comes and stands in front of your desk, talking your ear off about her top three topics, which include her boyfriend, her cat, and her boyfriend’s ferrets. Every day. I am not exaggerating, because they are her whole life. Never does she act interested in what you are doing, she merely listens long enough to bring the conversation back to her boyfriend, her cat, and the ferrets. Generally, these one-sided conversations seem to carry on no matter how busy you are, or try to look like you are. Then, when she finally finishes, she stands awkwardly in front of your desk, staring at you, not realizing that you were not only finished talking to her ten minutes ago, but that you really really just want her to go away.
She will literally stand at your desk, staring at you (and I’ve timed her!) not saying a word. We think it’s because she’s learned through habit that people will start talking to fill the awkward silence and staring. But it’s about all I can stand some days!
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#1. April 17th, 2007, at 5:32 AM.
I’ve got an employee who works under me… He informs me every time he goes to the restroom. Which is about 7 times a day! I couldn’t care any less that he is in the restroom. It’s not something I want to now… The last few weeks I’ve been telling him I’m tracking his bathroom time. Of course, I’m joking… But I think he is taking less bathroom breaks.