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 Ever worked with a frustrating, irritating, or difficult person? They seem to pop up in nearly ever workplace, so odds are you’ve encountered your share of these aggravating colleagues or nightmare bosses somewhere along the way. Share your story (just don’t name names!). SHARE: We're sorry, but the comment box for this article has been closed. However, you may view the past discussion amongst your peers to see what they had to say ... |
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 I worked with a horrible boss who was so completely obsessed with numbers and micro-managing. My entire team dreaded coming into work each day thus the morale was in the toilet. It was so frustrating that we began to find ways to undermine him, so he would leave or get moved to another department. I once had a female boss who seemed bi-polar as she could be really nice to you one day and turn on you the next for the smallest thing. She made every single girl in my office cry and one point, except for me. She yelled at me for being 10 min late one day, even though it was not my fault (train delay) but she didn't say anything to a co-worker who was on the same train and also late. She once said to an employee -"I'm sorry you must have me confused with someone who gives a s***." She was a horrible, self-centered person, I only stayed there a year. I'm sure this will cause some eyes to roll, but I love crabby people! They remind me how I don't want to be. Dealing with them challenges me to be a better, kinder person. I like to try and soften them up and make them smile. If it works, it makes my day complete! I work with a woman who watches her soap operas in the afternoon, on a tv hidden underneath her desk...routinely ignores our clients by telling them to come back, when it is more convenient for her and mocks one of our co-workers because English is not his first language. I always try to keep my enemies close and "kill them with kindness", and most of the time this works. I've actually gotten one co-worker who didn't speak to me for an entire month because of a job position I had not control over, do a 180 turn. Now she's friendly, engaging, and even polite(although I'll always have my guard up with her). Yes,
I work with an older woman who swears that I walk so hard when walking fast that I shake the ground near her and cause her back pain. It's very frusturating to work with someone so petty and ridiculous. My person can't seem to get her work done because she's too busy worrying, trying to get everyone's job done; plus do research to provide them wrong. Also, sends long emails that don't say anything useful but she wants a response. Boss won't do anything because of her calling the union or is too afraid to confront her because it's not her problem and we are attacking her. FRUSTRATING! I work with a 65 yr. nurse who doesn't know how to do anything but tries to intimidate me daily and talk behind my back as well as say cruel things to me in front of co-workers. She never has a positive word to say about the kids we work with and has no social skills. She likes to bully even though she is incompetent and mgmt. can't or won't do anything about it. Work with a person who really knows how to smooze the boss, the boss eats it up and allows this person to do whatever they want which does not include work. When this person is asked to do their job a tantrum is thrown including actually throwing items, this person then gets their way. When brought to the attention of other superiors, supervisor of this person defends them to the end. The remainin members of our team end up covering the work. Very difficult, if this person was a child they would need to be put in time out. Work with a person who really knows how to smooze the boss, the boss eats it up and allows this person to do whatever they want which does not include work. When this person is asked to do their job a tantrum is thrown including actually throwing items, this person then gets their way. When brought to the attention of other superiors, supervisor of this person defends them to the end. The remainin members of our team end up covering the work. Very difficult, if this person was a child they would need to be put in time out. Having a boss that apparently doesn't read your e-mails past the first few words,and writes back asking multiple questions that you've provided the answers to in that first e-mail is very frustrating and counter productive. So much time is wasted volleying e-mails that it creates useless extra work. A colleague of mine used to follow the rules so strictly that when told by our boss that he was going to close the door to write a letter, she would not let his own 30-year-old son knock on his dad's door while in the area. I went ahead and knocked on his door dispite her agressive and abusive words. My boss was so grateful to see his son and reminded both of us to "of course, interrupt him anytime for this big guy." I work with some people that feel that they need to express their thoughts aggresively, but these are people that either forget that we are both on the same team, or just want to live a negative life. Those people I just don't associate with, my life is positive and I don't surround myself anyone negative. Sooner or later they will wonder, what is going on with her, and instead of them pulling me into negativity I will pull them out of it, to the positive side. :o) What a nightmare! My experience was an employee searching the web all day long and printing everything. We use to go through reams and reams of paper per day. Data entry assigned tasks were not completed timely. What could take 10 minutes for most employees would take this employee 2 weeks to accomplish. Employees like this can change the dynamics in the offic.e I worked for my previous boss for seven years. In the first six months I was told I didn't walk right - I didn't walk with a purpose, I dressed frumpy, and "I have to lose 10 lbs and it wouldn't hurt you either" and then she got me the South Beach Diet book for my birthday. I have a coworker who can never seem to stay at her desk long enough to complete a task, instead she spends much of her time around the office complaining about how she has too much work! She doesn't seem to realize that if she'd stop wandering around and complaining to anybody who will listen, she wouldn't be so far behind. As someone who prides myself on my good work ethics, I find this incredibly frustrating. From day one, my boss thought I wanted her job and was very insecure. Consistently, directions are completely incorrect or not given at all, just "Get it done." Now the Team knows more about how to do things then the boss. All of this insecurity has her finding ways to re-interpet policy to suit the outcome she would like. Somedays I do not understand how to show my boss that "cutting off her nose despite her face" leads to her looking bad to her bosses. Learn to play to everyone's strengths not your own weakness. I had a boss that would take credit for all of my hard work. She would always say "I" and rarely say "We". Tooting her own horn was never a problem. She no longer works for the company. I am still here and learned to correct myself anytime I say the word I... I tend to always say we... My co-worker dominates every conversation at lunch and in the office, bragging about her kids, their activities, her house, her possessions, her husband, what they do on weekends, their vacations, etc. Everything revolves around her. When people from other departments stop by her desk for business purposes, she always engages them in long conversations that are distracting, and we hear the same stories over and over again. I have worked with many wonderful people over the years, but one person got it in her head that I wanted her job and she made my life miserable - to the point of trying to have me fired. My boss actually moved me to another department (with a small raise)and told me he was looking out for me. I didn't understand at the time but getting moved was a blessing in disguise. It opened up many new doors. The person who made my life miserable...she was fired one year later for other misconduct. I work with a person who is so negative. It is draining to be around her. The funny thing is that she is totally into the harmony in the universe. Will spend the weekend taking a seminor on the goddess within and first thing Monday morning start complaining about everthing. We dont know how she can not see her own negatvity. I work with a woman that won't contact me with issues with my area that she has. She tells her boss who tells my boss and I didn't even know there was an issue. She is very controlling and seems to be unfeeling, prone to finger pointing and uncompromising unyeilding behavior. I tell myself no one can possibly be this difficult but I cannot seem to find a way to get anything accomplished with her without struggle. Her direct reports back bite her constantly. Her area is very rigid and stressful I would compare her to a tyrant (an absolute ruler who exercises power cruelly and unjustly). I just try to stay clear if I can!! Yes I have and always had I work as a service technitian and is very male dominated they hide any and every piece of information it migth be work related or for personal grouth and most of the times they arrenge a way to cover up if your boss is a female and they let you sink My big issue is with people who eat or chew gum inappropriately. Anyone have advice on how to handle that? Upon the arrival of our new team member - they seemed to be the perfect fit. Then after 6 months the real person came to light. They wanted to be top dog and have all the answers to questions from the employees and our co-workers. Now we talk to a back or get the death stare and hear "nothings wrong" with rolled eyes. No communication is good communication. I still am not sure how to handle this! I begin with each day being new and yesterday's remarks didn't happen. I need Dr. Phil! I work with several immature individuals who seem to live their lives based off the movie Mean Girls. They bad mouth peoples professional reputation to any new employees but put on the halo when certain bosses are around. I sit back and wonder how people like that keep a job. But I also wonder when it will come back to haunt them. My current boss is a perfectionist. He seems to be over my shoulder, or his "accomplice is" all the time. I don't feel comfortable doing anything anymore for fear that it is wrong. I've lost my self-worth and am really just lost, without my usual joy.
If he has his way I'll be out of here soon and maybe there are things planned for me that I'm not yet aware of, better things. I am a Christian and believe that all things work out through the will of God. We just don't know what is planned for us around the corner. Hope things get brighter soon or I will lose my mind! I work with someone who is obsessed with micro-managing me because he cannot do that with the other people that he also supervises. I have no idea why, but everytime I get up from my desk, he soon follows. It is so obvious that other people in other departments notice this and tease me. He also licks his fingers whenever he is turning pages... this makes me sick to my stomach...I need a lot more room to vent! |
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