The "My colleagues are a nightmare" thread!
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This thread is totally inspired by LotusFairy, who made us all gasp with her tales of how horrible her colleages can be during mealtimes.
So, if you have horror stories, let's hear them!
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There is a certain amount of racism in the workplace here. Sometimes, I don't feel it at all, other times, it reeks of it.
One elderly Aussie male nurse colleague infamously banged on the table and shouted, "I am right! I know what I'm talking about!" when we were just having a casual snack-time chat about influenza.
He insisted that if one has cold and coughs, it is NOT the flu because he claims the WHO declared so.
I said, "Strange... I live in a country where we get at least 13 strains of flu a year, and whenever we get the flu, we do get headaches, general fatigue and malaise, fever and muscle aches, but we also typically get coughs and the sniffles too."
And he just slammed the table and had this attitude of "How dare YOU (a non-Caucasian and a non-Aussie) correct me!!"
Later on, an ex-Singaporean now-Aussie tells me that even though she has lived here for almost three decades, now and then, she still encounters folks like that where, just because you are non-Aussie or non-Caucasian, you are NOT ALLOWED to be right.
We're so glad the majority of the populace aren't like that.
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That just shows they have pea brains
Anyway, you guys know my problem
I have a stinky colleague which smells like a skunk
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My colleagues find me interesting, but my boss finds me a nightmare.
I once instigated the whole office to play an online game together during office hours. Everyone got caught cos 1 dumbass tell boss we playing game, and ring leader was me!
I guess the biggest nightmare any boss can have will be employing me. :D
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my colleagues are a nightmare...
in a gay way
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sorry, ex-colleagues
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Originally posted by shrekho:
My colleagues find me interesting, but my boss finds me a nightmare.
I once instigated the whole office to play an online game together during office hours. Everyone got caught cos 1 dumbass tell boss we playing game, and ring leader was me!
I guess the biggest nightmare any boss can have will be employing me. :D
I thought the dumbass who told on the boss should be the nightmare :P -
i've been choked by the perfume forcefield of the air head ah lian sitting beside me... *sniff sniff*
worse, diff parts of the office have diff forcefield... apparently, marinating themselves in perfume is the 2nd top past time in office... 1st is making milo >.<
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most of my colleagues are good..
they actually sympathise with me and also think my boss belongs in a padded cell
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Originally posted by the Bear:
most of my colleagues are good..
they actually sympathise with me and also think my boss belongs in a padded cell
strength in numbers! -
Originally posted by cassie:
strength in numbers!
i wish it was that easy..strength in numbers only works in anarchy
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I often wonder what people want to put perfume... The scent is so irritating... unless they have something more smelly to hide...
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Originally posted by elindra:
I thought the dumbass who told on the boss should be the nightmare :POh...
The dumbass got cold shoulder treatment for the next 2 weeks
:D
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my old place had a filipino, he was a nice guy to have around if you're looking for someone to hang out with or have a chat but a nightmare if its about work.
especially when its singapore, he couldn't fit into the pace and we couldn't take it as he's too laid back, likes to get us to do his stuff and thinks things would turn out ok if he thinks positive about it. thought its a character flaw at first but when i talk to my bro (he worked with a few of them)about it i realised they're all so laid back. and there's nothing much you can do short of arm twisting?