"That Guy": People Share Infuriating Stories About Their Worst Coworkers
There is always “That Person” at work. They come in all shapes, sizes, and attitudes and have a special talent to annoy everybody.
For those fortunate enough to not know what we’re talking about–and for those who need to know they’re not the only ones–here are the internet's best stories about the people who make 9-5 feel like forever.
1. Mr. Softie
When the boss is at another location, it's so easy to get away with doing nothing. At least that's how it was for my old officemate.
He literally turned his desk into his personal office from which to run his side business (he owned an ice cream store). He only got caught when he sent a GIANT print job to the printer for birthday cake forms.
The printer ran out of paper, so he thought they all printed. Someone comes in and sets more paper in the tray and...what the heck is all this?? Stacks of this guy's flyers were coming out. He denied up and down that he was doing it.
When we cleaned out his office, his drawers were full of his personal business' employee information, tax stuff, bills. Nothing actually related to his supposedly full-time job. He got away with it for months if not longer. Crazy.
2. Hush, Sonny!
We have a coworker who keeps putting the Grease soundtrack over the PA. She does not do this as a joke but because she thinks it’s actually good music.
3. Dang, Daniel
Let's call him "Danny." Danny doesn't wash his hands. Danny for some reason feels the need to not use a spoon to put coffee in the communal coffee maker. Instead, he's "gotta" use his hands because people need to "quit being afraid of germs." That's not the worst part. Danny takes a poop, comes out to join everyone in a company lunch, and sticks his germ hands down the bucket of KFC to get a piece at the very bottom.
Danny came in hungover one day and just slept for eight straight hours at his desk. Danny doesn't flush. Danny loses every form of paperwork given to him. Danny is a jerk, but is also apparently too good of an engineer to fire. I hate Danny.
4. Feeling Free at Work
He always asks questions in the slowest manner possible. Over explains what he is doing to people who are already aware of what's going on.
Oh, and he gets buck naked in the bathroom before and after work and just sits on the bench, private parts spread out. No towel or anything. Then, he gets dressed and tries to strike up conversations with everyone.
It's a small two stalls, two urinals, bathroom in an aircraft hangar. No one gets so dirty from the work we do that they need to change even their underwear on a daily basis.
