Let's bitch about our stupid, annoying co-workers

Previous examples have included complaining that a report I set up to automatically email him a spreadsheet each week was blank, when he was looking at the wrong sheet, TWO WEEKS IN A ROW.

Today he emailed me 3 times and then requested I call him regarding several reports which I told him I have never heard of and have nothing to do with, the first time he emailed me about them.

Now he has asked me to change the email address on another report (which by some chance I do actually produce) to some garbled version of what I assume was the address he's asking me to change it to. I was tempted to change it to sjdhfdhjk.com like he asked so I could say "but that's what you asked it to be" when he complains he hasn't received it, but that would be a little too petty.

Luckily he doesn't work in this office so I don't have to put up with him in person.

Resident Smart-Arse "No, he isn't dead."
Me: "yes, he is. That might be why he isn't playing T in the Park"
RS-A: "He's not dead"
Me: Yes, he is. He died in a hotel room in Vegas. It involved drugs and hookers."
RS-A: "You're thinking of that guy from Big Country"
Me: "No, really, I'm not."
RS-A: "You're too young to even know who the Who are, you must be getting confused"
Me: ***bangs head off desk, googles report of John Entwistle's death, shows it to RS-A, waits for apology, doesn't get one, looks for other job***

RS-A: "They won't be playing, they're rubbish"
Me: "Yes, that's why Barcelona signed them"
RS-A: "Barcelona are good, they don't need players from Scotland"
Me: "Yes, that's why they signed them, because they don't need them. I presume they play them for laughs as well"
RS-A: "Yes, but Larsson's missed loads of games for Barcelona"
Me: "Aye, he was injured. He's still in the first team squad now though"
RS-A: (floundering for arguments) "yes, but ironically they didn't even sign van Bronckhorst from Rangers, they signed him from Arsenal. What does *that* tell you?"
Me: "Er, that you don't know the meaning of the word "ironic", perhaps?"
RS-A: ***finds something else important to do elsewhere***

One time, he said aloud "why's it called the WestGate Bridge anyway? It isnt even in the west".

It is, and he then spent ten minutes arguing with me that it, and the whole inner western suburbs, was actually north. Jesus.

He also used to eat the entire loaf of bread bought by the morning tea club that was meant to be shared among about 10 people. He claimed it was because he was poor and going without meals, even though he was on the same salary as the rest of us and also a single man living in a cheaparse flat.

DON'T FUCKING TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL. It's disgusting and no one can understand a word you're saying.

Thank you, goodnight.

And I wonder how someone can actually reach adulthood without learning that talking with your mouth full is rude and disgusting. I mean, did this woman not have parents?

thanks

ps. also not everything you say has to be witty, again it's not compulsory. might be worth just going over in your head the things you're about to say too, you know, is it really that funny? will people roll about laughing? here's a simple rule - "if in doubt, leave it out"

I know you said you would be 'making up the hours' that you are away at your classes, rather than giving up a day's pay as I have been. I can't help but notice, YOU ARE NOT MAKING UP THE HOURS. I like you but I fear I am not going to be able to quell my resentment that you are NOT MAKING UP THE HOURS.

That is all,

Such as: an argument with an annoying manager known (but not to his face) as "ginger tosser". He said: when you send a copy of our price list, you should send the PDF version and not the Word version, so that they can't change it at the other end.

I said: Yes, very sensible, although of course it only matters when you email it - if you're faxing it there's no difference.

But this tosser insisted that there was a difference between faxing a Word document and a PDF, and that if you faxed a Word document to someone they would be able to edit it after receipt. Tosser.

I did say: "if you like, I can fax you a Word document and you can *show me* how to edit it afterwards." His reply was just: "I know you can"

(I did, later, bring this up again in front of my boss and his boss, knowing that my boss, at least, would treat him with laughter and derision)

Anyway, J who sits right opposite me, if you want to know if a job is done just ask me instead of emailing me and CCing it to everyone who doesn't give a shit. I've taken to hitting "Reply to all" and signing off with "Gerry, 5 feet from J..."

Oh yeah, and don't leave sodding fish all over the sodding kitchen - some of us are allergic to that shit.

*collapses larfing* thats insane FP! Now I see why you thought PlayfulPuppy's menko old boss was your boss too ;)

Why is it pointless confronting her yourself? Is she a difficult character?

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archel: it's definitely her job. "pointless" - I get the feeling that I would be ignored whereas a manager wouldn't be.

She really irritates me.