Let's talk about annoying people you work with!!!

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

Ok one woman I had to go to an out of town conference with last year drove me INSANE!!! INSANE!!! It was in January. We had to share a hotel room.

I drove down with her (2 1/2 hour trip each way). She says aloud EVERY THOUGHT THAT COMES INTO HER HEAD.

She also was very into free association. That billboard made her think of tap dancing, which made her think of creamed corn, then the semi made her think of chicken, which made her think of a recipe she should give me, which made her think of a parakeet she had as a kid, which made her think of her dad's drinking problems, which made her think to tell me her husband had just left her.

HOW do you feel sorry for someone when you want to sew their lips up?

It went on like this for FORTY-EIGHT HOURS. Only when she was asleep or when we were in conference sessions did she stop. And when asleep she snored like Darth Vader having an asthma attack and in conference session she passed hundreds of notes to me like we were in seventh grade. I was showered with bits of paper torn off from the program with indeciperable ramblings about how her throat hurt, how it was too cold in the room, or, inexplicably, just this: "?"

I called my husband at lunch on the first day. I tried to ditch her but couldn't, so I called him from the ladies room of the Cheesecake Factory and said "FUCKING KILL ME NOW" the moment he picked up the phone.

I have friends in Austin so I did ditch her Saturday night to go see them. I was going to eat with them, but first she forced me to drive her to Subway. Where she realized she forgot to bring her purse. I paid for the fucking sandwich for her, then she acted all hurt that I wasn't buying one. I explained I was eating fish tacos later with my friends and she actually started to tear up right there in Subway. Now I really did feel bad. I hugged her, took her back to the hotel and left. Guess I didn't feel that bad.

The drive back was in the rain and traffic all the way. I had a raging sinus headache, nothing to take for it, and she didn't take a breath from her rambling the whole time. I thought I was going to strangle her or commit hari-kari right there on I-35.

So, how about you?

[HEyHEY]

1. AARGGGHH

All I muster

[kick-ass-bob]

How I would love to ... but that would only infuriate me more...

[Richardo]

2. One idiot spends all day on some political board - gets NOTHING done

Oh wait, that's me.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

4. Whew! I thought you were talking about me for a minute! LOL!

[GingerSnaps]

14. I have 7 or 8 windows going

I ambidextrous :P I do my homework, housework, research and I read the messages and post all at the same time. :D

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Can't help ya, sorry.

I work from home, by myself, for my wonderful brother. I guess you could say I AM my annoying coworker, but that would hurt my feelings.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

5. Hey I mostly work alone, too.

I sit in this room in this building and no one else is in here but me. I do have to conduct training sessions and meet with people one on one at times, but for the most part, I am alone.

I had a hard time adjusting to it at first, but I pretty much like it now. No one talking my ass off.

[Midlodemocrat]

15. I have to tell you

I love it. I get to troll DU, work at my own pace, earn a nice salary, here for the kids. The best of all possible worlds. I do sometimes end up working weekends, but that is a fair trade off for being able to set my own schedule. I am really, really lucky.

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. Okay!!!

Ummmmm...I only work with myself. Can I complain about myself? I am pretty damned annoying at times. :bounce: :hi:

[Richardo]

7. I'm feeling sorry for you while I'm laughing my ass off...

...great writing, Moonbeam - especially the stream-of-consciousness... :D

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

8. Question: Should I get a blog?

I have about a gazillion stories in my head, things that really happened. Normally I don't like blogs much and I am afraid I'll start one and just abandon it after a while, so much forgotten roadkill on the shoulder of the internets. But should I?

[KurtNYC]

9. Are you the person who shares an office with someone similar

to this woman you are describing?

I just moved to some new space and have a cube with a little shelf and there is one guy who taps on the shelf withhis hand as he walks by. Annoys the poop out of me but that is nothing compared to your rambling fool. I feel better.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

11. No I read that

that's someone else who also adores Christmas music and plays it too loudly, right?

No I'm not a cube farmer. And I rarely have to see this woman and when I do, it is for very brief periods of time.

Next time I go to a conference, I'm inquiring as to who the other people are who are going, because I am NOT going through that again.

When I got home, I went to the doctor and found I had a sinus infection. Oh that was a great weekend!

[sbj405]

10. I have way too many stories

Government employees are an interesting bunch. I'm off today, so I really am trying to not think about the freaks.

[VelmaD]

12. I have two of them

One is our new admin assistant. She uses hearing aids and I know I should be sensitive to her disability...but she has NO inside voice. She talks really really loud all day with this strange annoying accent that I can't quite place. And something about the pitch and tone of her voice just cuts right through me so I can't tune her out. On top of that, she's incompetent and I'm hoping my boss is gonna cut her loose after the probationary period is over.

The other one I think I've complained about on here before. He sits in teh next cubicle over and basically does nothing all day. You cannot talk to him about anything because he doesn't listen to a word you say. He interupts or spend his time figuring out what bullshit he's gonna spew out next instead of listening. Drives me nuts.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

13. Wow

how do people like that guy keep their jobs, seriously?

Last time I was a cube farmer, we all pretty much worked, I mean MOST of the day.

The guy across from me was a real cutie and was only about 22, fresh out of college. Our company was located in several buildings scattered across town, so he'd leave a note on his monitor "gone to Corporate Ridge for a meeting" and I knew it was bullshit because I was on the same teams he was and if he had a meeting there, I would have to. He confessed to me later that he was just having lots of sex with his girlfriend on his very long lunch breaks. TMI. Er, yeah, TMI. I think I started sweating. Did I mention he was very cute?

And the guy on the other side of me HUMMED ALL THE LIVELONG DAY.

And had the personality of a soggy cardboard box.