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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Count me in, girls! I'm always up for a cocktail!! :p
Yes, Kari, we would get along very well!
We did this "punishment" set the other night called the rooster tail set. I let it go at first but when we finished the first 200 the coach said your rooster tails are suppose to be straight they are going crocked. Well, it spiraled out of control after that, I started it off with "no crocked cocks." My maturity level is very high. I got a pull buoy thrown at me. Then we got on to cocktails. It was an enjoyable set. ;)
Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! Oh man! I liked the innuendo of that joke!! Too hilarious!! As for violence, no, I do not support it. I would never hit a woman, no matter how spoiled or immature she was. Yelling is as far as I'll ever go.
"SHUT UP YOU SPOILED LITTLE _____!!!!1111!!!"
However, I would encourage Kira to speak to a higher authority since Human Resources are too damn immature to deal with the problem professionally.
I'd have one hell of a time trying to ignore that spoiled twenty-something if I were in Kira's shoes, but that's just me since I was picked on a lot as a kid.
Kira,
I'll ask Pat for you. I have a feeling he's going to say there's nothing they can do, unless she actually does something.
If I were you, I'd make sure one of you found another job. That sounds just terrible.
OK kids, Things have worsened. Any advice?
My immature brat co-worker lashed out at me yesterday & told me, red-faced & enraged to "break it up & get back to work" when I was talking to a co-worker (huh? who made her boss? -actually the boss is out sick). Then, as she was walking out last night she walked past my desk & gave me a look best described by another co-worker as an "I'm gonna kick your a-- in the parking lot" look. She kept glaring at me & wouldn't leave. Finally, she threw her hands up in a "wanna fight?!" manner & demanded, "What?!?" I told her, "I don't know. You're glaring at me." She muttered something under her breath & stormed out. I was shaking and panicked. I told our office administrator (HR is out sick). I informed him that her look was frightening. I know it sounds hysterical, but she was REALLY scary. My other co-worker told me I had to go to the office admin. b/c she wasn't so sure this person would NOT be in the parking lot to "meet" me. I told the OA that I was fearful enough to want to call the police to file a report. I was terrified when I got off the elevator in the parking garage & practically RAN to my car. I drove home shaking & fearful that she would be there.
I've been writing these things down, but does anyone have any advice? Other than to get a new job? Would a police report be a good idea? She really is freaking me out. Thanks for letting me vent this stuff.
Originally posted by SwiminONandON
Just wanted to make sure you didn't think I thought you would hit a woman ... :) Not cool, so it's good you wouldn't do that.
I only hit when cornered or provoked ...
I promise you, Heather, I would NEVER and I mean NEVER hit a woman. Gentlemen's honor.
In fact, most of my team is made up of women and they're all very sweet to be around with. :)
