I am an intern and my seat was recently moved, I now sit next to the secretary. I cant begin to tell you how fucking obnoxious she is. She doesnt shut up and makes fun of her boss nonstop to me, I just humor her but what I really want to say is "SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY!" Anybody have similar problem?
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yep. can't live with them, but can't live without them. answer: headphones
Sorry can't say I feel your pain. The company I'm interning at this summer had an office open for pretty much the same window of time that I'm here for...and it's next door to my boss so they thought it'd be smart to set me up here. Of course, I had to put up with some annoyed/upset looks from some junior guys on the team that felt jilted. Maybe you should discretely record her comments about her boss and leave the tape in his office...I bet you won't be sitting by her anymore
No, I think being a tattle is worse. Im just going to keep my mouth shut, it will catch up with her. The boss is a "she."
Dude. be nice to the secretary - its likely that she will know who you are and the boss won't. So come review time, he'll come over to her desk and ask "Do you know who that Joe bloggs kid is" and that's where having her like you makes a helluva lot of difference. Do not underestimate the power of the PA :)
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Don't piss off the secretary!
They are around for a long time.
Im not pissing her off at all, I do like her, I am internally getting mad, I dont portray this. But she is just too much, like all the time, says she is gonna leave in a year.
jeez ur havin a lot of problems getting along with ur coworkers
first pissing off the analyst now this
im getting along with her if you read the post idiot.
there is a secretary that sits a couple of cubes away from me, very nice girl whom I get along with very well. But, she chews on ice all day. All fucking day, crunch, crunch, crunch. She chews on it with her mouth open every fucking day and if it weren't for my iphone I would have taken my left shoe off and thrown it at her numerous times this summer. Just thought I would share that.
Nice "iphone" product placement. How much is Apple paying you to advertise on the board?
blended Iphone
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Annoying as hell co-worker (Originally Posted: 07/21/2010)
I have the most f**king annoying/distracting guy working next to me. We both started within a month of each other but he's right out of college. I'm 25, came from banking, and keep my head down and work. Nobody knows if he's gay or or what, but definitely fruity and loud.
I'm planning on filling his phone with a nickle everyday until its full. When he gets used to the weight I'll take them all out at once so he smacks himself in the face.
Any other ideas?
Tell him to shut the fuck up...push him down the stairs...do something to his food/drink, so hes sick for a week or month...get him fired...
If you really believe this person stands in the way of better performance and your future, well destroy him. Don't get caught though.
Let's hope you're not the guy sitting next to me.
Instead of whining about it on here why don't you get some balls and tell him to simmer down a bit. Filling his phone with a nickle each day? Are you sure you're 25?
Nice Office reference. However, I think putting his belongings in Jell-O would provide more hilarity.
I doubt that will work in real life - The Office sadly isn't real life. I would believe that setting a fake fire alarm off wouldn't go over well with my MD :)
@grandpabuzz - He's making a reference to a TV show called The Office...how reclusive are you to not have seen it?
I mean he could've seen the show and not seen that episode... or remember that prank
switch his mouse buttons so that left is right... always funny (unless he is trading and loses money as a result... big no no lol)
also, save the hole punches from your hole puncher... than when he leaves one day, slip them in his umbrella so that they shower over him when he opens it outside
if he wears glasses, and leaves them on the desk at any point, just squeeze the lenses with your fingers to make them all blurry... doing so repeatedly will cause him to think he has a vision problem
finally, if pranking isn't your thing, just stab him in the jugular in the middle of work one day... you shouldn't have to work with annoying people
Pay everybody $5 to call him by a different name all day.
lets all face it...your gonna have annoying people working next to you wherever you go and whatever you do...number one rule my business teachers repetitively state:
PEOPLE SUCK
These are some great ideas!
"just stab him in the jugular in the middle of work one day... you shouldn't have to work with annoying people" this is true LIBOR, but he needs to ask himself if he considers getting raped work.
I'll have to try the hole punch one.
Just learn how to deal with it, its life. You'll always be surrounded by people like this in many different places and I think its a strength to learn how to deal with different people and tolerate them.
I think it's a good personal quality being able to handle people of all types. Annoying people are everywhere, although some people are annoying/distracting beyond belief.
That being said, LIBOR's prank ideas are hilarious.
put up his cell phone on craigslist for "free Monkeys free monkeys Free monkeyS"
Sounds familiar. Those of you who work in JP's IBD may know of a certain individual. Always getting up close to you, talking about "bossing out," constantly hating on people...super annoying
All you guys are suggesting are pranks,how old are you people?
man up and tell him to stfu
Move the desk an inch every day
Come on you gotta have better pranks than that. You could always superglue his mouse to the desk. If he has a wireless keyboard take the receiver out and switch it with the other annoying people in the office. (I did this once with everyones, and it was hilarity trying to figure out which mouse was controlling which computer.) You could remove the screws that hold his chair onto the wheels so that when he pushes back he will fall out of his chair. You could arrange for a sex line to call him at his desk. You could use his email to sign up for an endless stream of promotional products.
Pretty much you need to man up and quit being a submissive little punk and hit him, figuratively or literally.
Nothing beats this one, it's perfect: http://www.instructables.com/id/CD-Drive-Prank/?ALLSTEPS
I'm sure our pranks are a little outdated, considering OP is now 28 and probably working somewhere else.
Disseminated knowledge. It can be used by future monkeys.
waiting Marcus' response
Paul Allen?
There are plenty of NSFW pranks on this site.
Annoying Co-workers and Cultural Fit (Originally Posted: 11/06/2012)
The office environment is one where you spend up to 100+ hours per week next to people you did not choose to spend this time with, and chances are that these people are quite different from you because of differences in upbringing. No wonder cultural fit is so important in Finance.
I have been experiencing the effects of bad cultural fit lately and it is starting to affect my work performance, and in turn is the inspiration for this thread. My firm hired a new assistant straight out of undergrad, and she is starting to drive me insane. Here are some examples of how this cultural misfit is bothering me:
The others, including myself, are too polite to complain or say anything. The office culture expects hard working people with a good work ethic, who know their place. Mind you that given the circumstances, if I were to say anything or complain I would look like a complete twat.
This has been a bit of a rant on my part, but if you are or have ever been in a similar position I am sure you understand. Please share your stories of annoying co-workers and annoying things your co-workers do/did. Do you get annoyed with co-workers who are so blatantly not doing their job? Maybe you have a co-worker next to you daily that eats like a starved pig?
Time to throw that whale back into the ocean.
Is this assistant, by chance, exceptionally good looking? At 8 meals per day, I'd be surprised...
As for my coworkers, I have no real complaints (small office). Worst case is inadequate communication/instruction: e.g. "update the debt spreadsheet and send it to me ASAP" - I hate having to ask for clarification during a fire drill.
Nah, she's a chubster. One of those that always says she's on a diet.
Our receptionist laughs like Kendra Wilkinson all day, for no reason. "Ahhh hahaha"
Gets annoying after a while...
That's a whammy.
There is a guy that swings his keys all day. Like STOP IT!!
a coworker treats the office as a socializing spot.. takes personal calls loudly (talking to her nieces/nephews, personal family bickering stuff,) and is really into apparently any reality show on tv.. discusses it with anyone she can loudly.. all the time belittling the snooty people on the reality shows.. I dont care what you think of Brittany on real housewives, dammit!!
We have a real gem of a lady who calls her relatives back home every day and just argues loudly with them nonstop. "Back home" in this case is some Caribbean island and she uses the work line so she doesn't get charged exorbitant fees for international calls. Pretty sure she's cost the firm a small fortune by now. We're all wondering why nobody from management or HR has sat her down and had a chat with her yet...
One of my ex-coworkers was confused as to why an MBA from UNF (University of North Florida) didn't get him more respect than he got. (Why he didn't get FO instead of BO)
Should I know that acronym?
Does anybody work with an eager beaver? You know like the guy/girl that takes it too seriously, especially if they are at the bottom. Like you're not a MD/VP yet.
I used to have a co-worker who disagreed with everything I'd say. Even if I was complimenting him!
Me: "Hey. Nice day out."
Annoying Co-worker (ACW): "Meh, I've seen better."
Me: "I saw that your favorite sports team did well last night. Congrats."
ACW: "What are you talking about? They suck."
Me: "Hey, great work yesterday. I thought it was a really impressive presentation."
ACW: "It wasn't my best."
Me: "Hey, I think I'm going to go to McDonald's for lunch."
ACW: "That's gross. How do you eat that? I'm going to [some health food place]."
Me: "Yeah, that's definitely better food."
ACW: "It's not better. McDonald's is just gross."
Me: "Yeah, I see your point. McDonald's is kind of gross."
ACW: "It's not all bad! I like their fries and burgers and stuff."
Me: "Ok..."
I eventually got to the point where I stopped talking to him. It was either stop talking to him or make a huge scene where I blow up at him.
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