A colleague sitting opposite me, who I do consider a mate, when he gets bored, which is frequent, finds amazing levels of delight in throwing things at me. This can range from the humble screwed up paper ball, to the more rapid elastic band, recently he has upped his game to mints, pens and an hour ago an ball of string, he then proceeded to unravel the string and thread it through the vents of my bike helmet which was on my desk, only when he touched the sweat soaked pads did he stop!
he's left the office now and I'm tempted to tamper with his desk/keyboard etc but this will only increase his efforts...........still enjoying the peace whilst it lasts
do a poo on his keyboard and press it in between the keys
Microwaving socks to dry them off after a wet ride in......
he gets bored, which is frequent, finds amazing levels of delight in throwing things at me.
Put his stapler into a jelly
the bloke who sits opposite me chews ALL DAY with his gob open, making squelchy noises. He also clicks his elbow. And he clicks his neck. And he picks his nose. And he eats it.
I've emailed harry_the_spider about him in fact. I'm now working alone in meeting rooms or at home to avoid killing him (nose picky clicky elbow chewy squelch guy, not harry)
(having said that I'm frequently a bad tempered tw4t so swings and roundabouts)
Why, oh why can't you put the spoon you have just used *in* the sink (or better still actually wash it) rather than leave it right next to the sink leaving a coffee stain on the work surface.
Consider yourself lucky Johndoh I have to put up with that same situation at home... perhaps the passive aggressive "loud tidying" will eventually get the message across.
This is very, very worrying...do either of you two live with me? 🙂
If the answer is 'yes' then as I've explained before, there are people who can help you resolve your issues and move on with life...
Well we are two days into the week and my OCD business partner is on holiday this week so I intend on leaving all the mess in the kitchen to just build up (he normally cracks and does it himself).
Then, the next time I am asked when we are getting that Gaggia Bean to Cup machine they keep asking for, I will point out that they are incapable of behaving in a respectful manner as adults and until they can, their capacity to make a mess is going to be kept at a minimum.
Lol @ mudshark.
"I don't trust the way it moves"
Inconsiderate team members who insist on coming into the office even though they are obviously infectious because they have something to 'sort out' then proceed to continually complain about how ill they feel while infecting the rest of the team really bugs me.
People who call work mates or colleagues, team members.
Anyone who describe me as their Coworker.
I've never orked a cow in my life and resent the implication that I may have done so
Graham.
That's it really, he just annoys everyone.
Never where he should be, always late/phoning in sick, never cleans anything up after he's used it till there's nothing left to use, doesn't do much when he's actually where he should be, the list is endless, he's so hopeless he even left his 'Final warning' letter in the staff kitchen for everyone to read.
I don't get that annoyed with him though as I beleive he may have some 'problems'.