Awkward office interactions ...

• O-Trap

  

  We all know about Justin's little Miss Piggy and her croutons, but what other awkwardness do you come across during your work day?
  
  I just heard a coworker ask a female coworker, "Are you rubbing your mouse?"
  
  Then, earlier, another coworker just randomly pulled a pizza box from under his desk and he began chowing down (this guy eats like Jimmy Chestnut).
  
  What about you?
• majorspark

  

  We just hired a guy that laughs very loud. Like a hyena. Shutting the door does not help.
• coyotes22

  

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• iclfan2

  

  We sit in our own office at clients that we work on, and some guy on a different floor emailed my manager the other day. Apparently my manager has never met the guy and was trying to set up a meeting, but the email when he replied said "Btw, I have been sitting across from you for awhile and I have to say that I really admire your great posture". WTF kind of compliment is that, and who sends it in an email?
• 4cards

  

  ^^^^
  ...that's creepy!
• se-alum

  

  We had an older gentlemen(since retired) here a couple years ago. One of my co-workers, who is very attractive, has an office that has a bush outside the window that blocks her from seeing outside. He was talking to her one day, and says,"Looks like you need to trim your bush". He immediately turned bright red, and it has been a running joke ever since.
• Iliketurtles

  

  That's like ccrunner609/ETB/Snotbubbles creepy! Who fuckin sends/says something like that at all?
  
  Only awkwardness I have is when the person I share an office with never takes any responibility when she makes a mistake so when my boss or another co worker comes in and talks to her about it she trys to make it seem like it wasnt her fault and everything. A few times I've had to walk out just to not laugh at the situation.
• Fab4Runner

  

  My boss likes to tell me things that I don't care about/want to know. Like his whole family has "problems". This includes his son being bi-polar and his brother being gay (didn't realize that was a problem??).
  
  This happens about three times a week.
• coyotes22

  

  Everybody I work with, are idiots. So, it makes it awkward being the smartest person here. Plus, its stressful.
• Heretic

  

  Iliketurtles;845849 wrote:Only awkwardness I have is when the person I share an office with never takes any responibility when she makes a mistake so when my boss or another co worker comes in and talks to her about it she trys to make it seem like it wasnt her fault and everything. A few times I've had to walk out just to not laugh at the situation.

  
  Yeah. I have someone like that. She's great at blaming other departments when no one from that department is in our office. And at gossip. It's like, "Bitch, if you weren't looking for something to gossip about all the fucking time, maybe those screw-ups that are all "someone else's" fault might have been caught by you."
• Heretic

  

  coyotes22;845858 wrote:Everybody I work with, are idiots. So, it makes it awkward being the smartest person here. Plus, its stressful.

  
  Coyotes...did one of your co-workers use your account for this post?
• Rotinaj

  

  Joey Chestnut.
• power i

  

  At a previous job I found over $100,000 in checks that the owner's wife (our office manager) had written to herself, forging her husband's signature. Very awkward.
• password

  

  Fab4Runner;845851 wrote:My boss likes to tell me things that I don't care about/want to know. Like his whole family has "problems". This includes his son being bi-polar and his brother being gay (didn't realize that was a problem??).
  
  This happens about three times a week.

  
  
  Is this the brother of your boss?
  
  
• hasbeen

  

  My boss's wife left him with the kids. He went around telling his sob story to everyone. Man, you can't do that. We don't care anyway.
• Little Danny

  

  We used to have an office administrator who was a total bee-yatch. She was in her early 30's and moderately attractive.
  
  One day, she sent an email to the entire office about cleaning up after yourself in the breakroom. The last line of the email was something to the affect "Please be sure to put your coffee mugs in the sink. This means you Howard!". (awkward moment #1)
  
  Howard was this crazy, witty old guy nearing retirement who was not afraid to mix it up with anyone. His response was priceless, and it was something to the affect, "Julie, I promise I won't let the rest of the office know about all the hot sex we secretly have, Love Howie". (awkward moment #2)
  
  You really have to see and know the two individuals and you would really crack up.
• Sonofanump

  It gets weird sometimes, worst part is that I work alone in a home office...
• Little Danny

  

  Sonofanump;846254 wrote:It gets weird sometimes, worst part is that I work alone in a home office...

  
  Any inter-office romances?
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Little Danny;846279 wrote:Any inter-office romances?

  
  Don't dip your pen in company ink.
• Cat Food Flambe'

  

  A person I worked with several years ago underwent a sex change. Personal pronouns were really difficult for the three or so years to complete the process -
• Sonofanump

  Little Danny;846279 wrote:Any inter-office romances?

  
  I always ask that my wife knocks before she enters.