Work grievances


coollino said:
He'll never have a day off, he'll be in the office with a cold telling people he shouldn't be working
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Ah, is it the sterility of his trying to be a character that has actually murdered any chance that he'll develop any (character) that has you so amused? Reckon it could be a 'break the ice' and crawl up the bosses ass type of long game? Your mission should you choose to accept it is to subtly find out where he worked previous and if he has form for this kind of "I'm a bit mad me like" presentation. Unless some genius has put him up to it, in which case there's some Machiavelli out there with frightening skills.
 
coollino said:
He is SO boring, its perfect. You can wear more or less what you want - he comes in a shirt, trousers, brown shoe, US army haircut etc. Not one thing stands out about him
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You do realise he's a serial killer, right?

Everything you've described about him suggests he's a stone cold killer whose into double figures by now.

You just watch, couple of weeks time, round flu season, couple of your colleagues will disappear.
 
Nymzee said:
I don't like knowing anything about my co-workers outside of work and now I know loads about yours ffs.
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So then, how do you avoid small talk with your co-workers?

For instance, it’s Monday morning, you’re standing around the water cooler, or you’re in the kitchen making yourself a cuppa tea, and someone walks in and goes:
‘Morning mate. How was the weekend? What did you get up to? Did you catch any of the footie?’ Etc, etc…
And you can see that the lad wants to take the convo to something a bit more personal…
What do you do?!? Fight or flight, mate? 😳
 

Tommy Chong said:
So then, how do you avoid small talk with your co-workers?

For instance, it’s Monday morning, you’re standing around the water cooler, or you’re in the kitchen making yourself a cuppa tea, and someone walks in and goes:
‘Morning mate. How was the weekend? What did you get up to? Did you catch any of the footie?’ Etc, etc…
And you can see that the lad wants to take the convo to something a bit more personal…
What do you do?!? Fight or flight, mate? 😳
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WFH 98% of the time :D

But whenever I am in the office, I don't get asked this, as they know I just don't care. Maybe it'll be a "yeh was alright, you?" as I walk off into the distance.
 
coollino said:
an absolute Linkdin nutter has started, it goes without saying - i'm a massive fan already. he introduced himself on video to the whole firm, for no reason. here is part of his talk (i took it from the transcript):

What drives me outside of work, family? The picture you see on the screen is my 3 mini versions of me. They are as crazy as I am, which is great. You know, I love every one of them and we do all sorts of crazy things together.

My God, do we take on some new challenges and adventures? And yes, I regularly get called a little bit mad. The picture you can see is a colour run. At this point I could just about see where I was going. Clearly my son on the left couldn't because he can't keep his eyes open for photo.

But like it was, it was good fun. And whether it's doing the things like this or skydiving or racing in indoor kart champs or the maddest thing I've ever done during an ultra marathon last year, which I hear some of you have also done in the last couple of years with absolutely zero prep whatsoever.

The craziest thing I've ever done in my life. It's safe to say for the best part of three weeks I couldn't walk afterwards and never did. I think it would be good fun popping blisters on my feet. But my God, did it make me feel better?

So yes, nuts is probably the way that most people would put who I am.
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Not a mention anywhere of a Mrs Knobhead.
There's your angle.
Mrs leave you cos you're a bit of a tithead mate?
Guaranteed he falls to bits or goes apeshit at the mere mention of her
 

Nymzee said:
WFH 98% of the time :D

But whenever I am in the office, I don't get asked this, as they know I just don't care. Maybe it'll be a "yeh was alright, you?" as I walk off into the distance.
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You’re lucky then.

Your co-workers can take a hint, mate.
In one of my first jobs, we had a tax specialist who subleased an office from our company in the building.

If you were unlucky enough, he would catch you at the wrong moment, and in a dry, monotone voice, he would start going on about tax legislation, and the amendments to all the various tax acts, and so on, and so on. Like bloody nails on a chalkboard. 🤦‍♂️

And even if you tried to change to the conversation to something else, he would cut you off mid-sentence, just to carry on.

If you made up an excuse to to leave, he’d follow you and wait next to you, so he could finish what he was going on about! You had no choice, but to indulge him.

Absolutely no sense of self awareness… 🙄
 
I absolutely love an office character, they make the day so much better. I love watching people hate them too. I don't often talk to them, the guy above probably doesn't know I exist

I only go into the office twice a week but the best thing is, the characters love the office every day so I'll always see them
 

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