This topic does not involve swimming AT all ... sorry ... I cannot stand my co-worker! She drives me crazy. First of all, I work in a very small law firm. There a total of eight employees. Four attorneys (one is part time), two secretaries, an errand boy (aka the head partner’s son), and myself. We have an open office sans cubicles. So there is NO escape. Moving on ... we are a very busy firm. Normally we have a couple of law clerks but right now we don’t. So most of the extra work falls on me. We don’t really have carved out jobs really we all kind of do everything. Though we do all have things that only we do. The annoying co-worker complains non-stop all day long. Seriously. Either she doesn’t have enough to do or the guys ask her to do stuff and she flips out “I don’t have time for this. I can’t handle this right now.” She complains about everything she is asked to do. She complains and/or comments on every phone call she answers. She gets all snippy with me and has basically told me that if I keep eating the way I do (I snack on healthy things all day) that I am going to get fat, so I should enjoy it while I can get away with it. She talks endlessly about how her son is in marching band and how that is the most important thing EVER, how hard it is and how much time it takes up ... I want to yell, do you know how many hours a week I spent in a gym in high school? Like, 30! AH! I can’t take it. I seriously want to yell SHUT UP! Everyone is busy and no one cares. She is a drama queen to the max. She is ALWAYS in pain, her knee, her back, she has a headache, a stomach ache, a cold ... she hasn’t been here everyday all day for two weeks since I started in September. It drives me crazy. I am really afraid that one day I’ll just blurt out shut up you whiney wench! Gr! Do any of you have annoying co-workers and how do you deal with it? Thanks!
Usually, I am not a complainer I swear, and I do see the irony of complaining about someone complaining.
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Thanks for all the great responses. I figured most people have dealt with a similar situation so I figured I'd tap into a wealth of knowledge.
I'm not exactly sure how to deal with it yet. I know that everyone else in my office has realized that she is a drama queen (I don't think you can fire someone for talking too much or being annoying). One of the attornies actually asked me once how it was going and I said fine. And he said, well of course there is no drama because Pam isn't here. So they all realized it too.
I know she doesn't realize how annoying her behavior is. I do pretty much tune her out. We actually don't have cubicles (they said they designed the office to be open I think they were being cheap, but that's just me). Anyway, I really don't pay attention to her unless she screeches my name.
Also, she can't exercise because she hurt her knee two years ago ... or her back hurts or ... see where I'm going with this.
Thanks again for all the helpful advice. And feel free to share annoying co-worker stories as they make me laugh ... I'm not sure she'd catch on if I started talking about someone else annoying that complains all the time, because she complains all day long about how our payroll lady does nothing but complain and whine about doing her job ... it's crazy.
Thanks again to all, I feel better already. Too bad I can't kick her chair that would relieve tension.
Thanks for all the great responses. I figured most people have dealt with a similar situation so I figured I'd tap into a wealth of knowledge.
I'm not exactly sure how to deal with it yet. I know that everyone else in my office has realized that she is a drama queen (I don't think you can fire someone for talking too much or being annoying). One of the attornies actually asked me once how it was going and I said fine. And he said, well of course there is no drama because Pam isn't here. So they all realized it too.
I know she doesn't realize how annoying her behavior is. I do pretty much tune her out. We actually don't have cubicles (they said they designed the office to be open I think they were being cheap, but that's just me). Anyway, I really don't pay attention to her unless she screeches my name.
Also, she can't exercise because she hurt her knee two years ago ... or her back hurts or ... see where I'm going with this.
Thanks again for all the helpful advice. And feel free to share annoying co-worker stories as they make me laugh ... I'm not sure she'd catch on if I started talking about someone else annoying that complains all the time, because she complains all day long about how our payroll lady does nothing but complain and whine about doing her job ... it's crazy.
Thanks again to all, I feel better already. Too bad I can't kick her chair that would relieve tension.
