Job Swill

My co-worker is the stupidest, most annoying person I have ever worked with. She sits next to me (a small waist-high wall separates us) so there's no escaping her idiocy. I stupidly tried to be nice when she first started her job. This lead to hour long discussions about why she never has had a boyfriend. I even hung out with her outside work once, and she accounced I was her best friend. She would blab endlessly about four word text messages from men trying to ditch her. The day I finally brought some headphones to work to block out her endless chatter, she got angry that I was ignoring her and began pounding on her desk. Now with my headphones, I don't have hear her slurp down her lunch every day and chew with her mouth open. She also asked me for a loan one day, which is strange since she's 43 and lives with her mom. I of course said no, but couldn't help but notice she went to the mall every day and bought expensive clothes.

(Posted by Anonymous)

I answered an ad in my local paper for a "Customer Service" position at a dry cleaners place. 2 weeks after I was there, the owner asked if I wanted to learn the bookkeeping because their receptionist was going on maternity leave. They already had a bookkeeper who worked there part-time, so I said I would try it. They never told me I had to learn how to do the payroll, something I have never learned to do, let alone their bookkeeping was pretty bad. The pregnant gal that was training me was a real bitch and not very helpful. I was fired 1 day after my birthday (I was there for exactly 1 month). 2 days later, they changed the ad in the paper to "Office Coordinator". I always thought that dry cleaner place was a reputable place, but the workers like to pocket the money no matter what the amount if they find it in customers clothing.

(Posted by Anonymous)

I have the misfortune of working at the same place as an immature, loud, spoiled rotten to the core, highly overrated "co-worker". I put co-worker in quotations, because it's a stretch to even call her that. I don't even know where to begin. I guess the only positive thing about it is at least we work in different departments, so I don't have to see her too often! But, when I do see her, it makes my stomach turn! She is a 35 year old child. She has two kids, but could honestly care less about them. But, boy, they come in handy when she needs an excuse to be gone from work for long periods of time! An offense that the rest of us would be fired for, by the way! She has been working here for close to ten years and has taken countless leaves of absence. Two were for maternity leave, which was understandable, but the others were certainly not. For instance, she claimed that the doctor put her on a stress leave due to her manic depression, but yet, she always ended up some place far away. New Zealand, Venezuala, Italy, the Bahamas.

The story continues after the jump.

Most white collars believe, even today, that they will never become the victims of the downsizing that comes with globalization. That is how I thought: that it would never happen to me. I was secure, confident and even a little smug in my position as a marketing executive with a corporate bank. I had reached the level of vice president. To me, blue-collar workers were the ones who had to face job loss. What did they have to do with me, comfortable and confident in my fancy office with my fat paychecks and the cushion of my MBA?

That was five years ago. In the time since I have learned a valuable lesson and I have realized my own foolishness. We are in this together, and we must remember that.

One day, I received the news that millions of Americans receive. My job had been moved to another country, and I was now unemployed. I was fifty-two years old. There had been rumors for several months, but it did not occur to me that I would be one of those on the receiving end.

I did not expect to have trouble finding another job. I was wrong. For months I followed every lead and made every contact. Several times I was among the finalists, but at the end I was not the choice. The stress and frustration put a terrible pressure on my marriage, and after four months my wife divorced me; I don't have any bitterness about that. We were both at fault. The list of debts was already large when I was fired; they continued to grow.

(Posted by Anonymous)

I work with someone who needs help. She is a chronic liar. When and if she shows up for work, she is always late. She will put 80+ hours worked on her time card...lucky if she put in 5 total hours in two weeks. Slams the boss constantly behind her back, even though this same boss looks past all of her terrible habits and has bent over backwards for her. I can't believe one thing that she says, probably because she can't look anyone in the eyes when she talks. She is loud & very unprofessional. She can b.s. with the best, but NEVER comes through with any projects she says she will do. Always borrowing money from boss/co-workers. Doesn't always pay back. I try to ignore it, but it's been two years. What should I do?

(Posted by Jag)

I've worked for my company as an assistant taking care of lunches, meetings, travel and schedules for 8 years. Today I blew my top and have to share what children I work with.

Every Wednesday I order lunch for various meetings in our predominantly male software development department. I have their lunches to their meeting room by noon each week and to try and change up the food selection. Today, I go with a new restaurant to feed their hungry mouths, a Mexican chain that is now offering delivery.

The restaurant called me directly at noon to say the delivery lady was running 10 minutes late so I let the meeting supervisor aware of when the food would be delivered. When the delivery arrived, I personally took it downstairs to the meeting. Wouldn't you know the "boys" were making wise cracks about it being late and how starved they were and whining like little bratty kids. Whether they were kidding or not, I was pissed at the way they reacted and how I felt they took me and my assistance for granted.

(Posted by Anonymous)

I have a coworker who is mentally abusing me. From Day 1, she has said awful things to me like..(wow, did you purposly get your hair cut like that? I'd ask for a refund!!) Now it has become worse!!She always goes on about herself and how wonderful she is and in the next sentence she is basicly telling me that I am ugly. I blow off what she says, but cry when I am alone. She really hurts my feelings!!

Everyone says that she is jealous of me. I have a highly sucessful husband and I don't have to work. I live in a dream home. I am very fortunate! I am much younger than her! However, she is 36, still lives with her parents in a trailer park. "36" and still with Mom and Dad- Loser!! She looks like Peggy Hill from Family Guy, if you ask me!! She has been fired from her last 3 jobs..(Gee, how did we get stuck w/ her- great job and way to go HR Dept) She hurts me to make herself feel better about being a loser. Does anyone know if this is something I can go to HR about? She is totally abusing me mentally!! Its non-stop!!

(Posted by Michelle)

Dave our computer technician

-comes in late
-leaves early
-leaves rotting food at his desk,and under others' desks.
-he farts non stop
-and burps,literally in my face
-plays his computer music really loud
-eats really smelly food all the time, and leaves it out.
-stands over my shoulder and grabs the gum out of my hand and eats it with out asking. And continues to do so after I've told him to ask first.
-listens in on my phone conversations and comments on them afterward, or asks dumb questions about it.
-now this one is strange....
he speaks in anomonopea:
like if my shoes are squeaking a little, he'll yell "SQUEAK" and continue to do this untill I respond. Or if my computer beeps, he'll yell "MEEEP" MEEEP MEEEP. and continue doing this until I tell him to stop.
-He's so rude to everyone, and constantly yells. And to top it off........ he smells like mildew.

I hate my coworker. She is the evil bitch monster from hell. "Sandy" is the daughter in law of my boss. She has a useless degree and no experience. I wonder how she got the job?? Her incompetence means that I have to fix her mistakes. I am so sick of it! I hate her!

(Posted by Anonymous)

Today, I get called to a "meeting" which is not unusual for my completely anal supervisor. We schedule for after lunch and I go on about my day. I also met with the office manager (my supervisor's boss and who used to be my direct supervisor)in the morning to discuss my ever increasing stress due to my supervisor. Nothing is resolved, of course.

Lunch time comes and goes and I am off to hear about what I assume I have done wrong with my work. I was in for a shocker! She lets me talk about my questions regarding work first, then it came. She pulled out a stack of papers she sais she "found" while looking for something while I was at a training. I admit, I am lazy and do not shred papers on a regular basis--hardly ever. So when the "to be shredded" drawer was discovered, I guess she thought she was going to find something on me. Plus, rather than ask me when these itmes were found, she proceeds to conduct her own "investigation" researching the papers that look like they should lead to something horribly incriminating against me. But... my friends I am not stupid. Why would I leave "evidence" of my wrong doings so easily to find? I wouldn't! Everything she "found" checked out--HA!

(Posted by Anonymous)