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We have, all within a small workgroup:

A guy who belches out loud. (When called out on it, he said "Sorry, I had a big omelette")

A guy who talks to himself out loud constantly. ("OK, I did that, now I'm gonna go down and get a drink of water, take a little walk, come back, and make a call to.....")

A guy who can never remember to silence his phone. Rings out loud several times a day. ("Oh gosh, I forgot to turn the dang thing off again...")

Note--all of the above are the same guy.

A guy who consumes a 2 liter of Mountain Dew and a large bag of Chips(family size) throughout the day.

A guy who is about 5'8", 315, and is so inflexible and out of shape that if he drops a pen or some other object, he cannot bend over or kneel down and get it. He has to kick it over to the nearest wall, then use the wall to brace himself while he uses his hands to work his way down the wall toward the object, then snatches it gorilla-like, then, works his way back up. If he successfully does this he then staggers over to his chair and hyperventilates for about 3-4 minutes.

Note-the above 2 are the same guy.
 
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A Co-Worker that gets on a UK message board and rants and raves about his fellow co-workers personal quarks. :joy:
 
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Mashburned said:
- gorilla-like movements
- consumes 2 liter of Dew + family size chips

I like those attributes. Sounds kind of badass.
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I left out that when he works his way down to the object, he gets his free arm(the other one is braced against the wall) swinging like a pendulum in ever-widening arcs until it is near the object, then he snatches it up. When I saw this for the first time, it reminded me of when I had seem gorillas or chimps at the zoo suspended in a branch or whatnot reaching down to the ground for a banana.
 
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We have a hardcore Libertarian who believes in every conspiracy theory there is. He gets so made that all of us are not super riled up about all this stuff he reads about. I'm like dude even if I believed it all there is nothing I can do to change it so I still wouldn't be all riled up about it. He insists people like me are the reason the world is so messed up. The I say if nice, polite, hard working, good parent, good husband people are the problem why are you worried about all these conspiracies?
 
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WayneDougan said:
I worked with a Russian guy who had a photogenic memory and loved movies. Any situation - and I mean any - he would say in his Russian accent, "thees reeminds me of that moooviie (select any obscure movie between 1981 and today)... have you seen eet?" He also thought that Mother Russia circa 1984 was the peak of civilization.
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Wayne, shouldn't you have typed "photographic" rather than "Photogenic"?

Meanwhile,

"In America, you watch Big Brother."

"In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch YOU!!"
 
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Is it odd to check every door and window as soon as you enter the room. Open the microwave, oven and fridge for inspection like your looking for something? Did I mention every single time he enters the room and every day? He also does this before he leaves for the day.
 
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There was a guy that would walk the hallways and would always have to have his index finger touching the wall. If someone was standing in front of him he would just stand there until the person moved, then he would continue on his way with his finger touching the wall. There was also a guy that would stare at people...until someone would stare back at him then he would flip out and run out the door.
 
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gollumcat said:
We have, all within a small workgroup:

A guy who belches out loud. (When called out on it, he said "Sorry, I had a big omelette")

A guy who talks to himself out loud constantly. ("OK, I did that, now I'm gonna go down and get a drink of water, take a little walk, come back, and make a call to.....")

A guy who can never remember to silence his phone. Rings out loud several times a day. ("Oh gosh, I forgot to turn the dang thing off again...")

Note--all of the above are the same guy.

A guy who consumes a 2 liter of Mountain Dew and a large bag of Chips(family size) throughout the day.

A guy who is about 5'8", 315, and is so inflexible and out of shape that if he drops a pen or some other object, he cannot bend over or kneel down and get it. He has to kick it over to the nearest wall, then use the wall to brace himself while he uses his hands to work his way down the wall toward the object, then snatches it gorilla-like, then, works his way back up. If he successfully does this he then staggers over to his chair and hyperventilates for about 3-4 minutes.

Note-the above 2 are the same guy.
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Sounds like you have a government job.
 
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WayneDougan said:
I worked with a Russian guy who had a photogenic memory and loved movies. Any situation - and I mean any - he would say in his Russian accent, "thees reeminds me of that moooviie (select any obscure movie between 1981 and today)... have you seen eet?" He also thought that Mother Russia circa 1984 was the peak of civilization.
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AustinTXCat said:
Wayne, shouldn't you have typed "photographic" rather than "Photogenic"?

Meanwhile,

"In America, you watch Big Brother."

"In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch YOU!!"
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Maybe his co-worker is Dumas Walker.
 
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Two ladies who are identical in the fact that they over talk everything while losing focus and going down rabbit holes (they hate each too - surprise). They are extremely good at their job but can't stay on topic without a lot of redirection.

When I took over my division I wanted to review the efficiency and overall viability of our software and applications while watching someone work a case. Guess I got hazed because I was told they were the SMEs.

Needless to say, I spent an hour with each of them and never got all the way thru a case.
 
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BeaveUKGT said:
I have so many personal quarks that I can't imagine counting them all.
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I work with pretty highly compensated professionals. One guy owns 3 shirts and isn’t shy about wearing multiple days in a row. Sort of like Dwight Schrute. Another guy, who no one knows what he really does, visits offices throughout the day. He has a high-pitched giggle that you can hear throughout the day.
 
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They’ve said at two different jobs that I’m the best trainer they’ve ever had, even though I hate to train. Since I’ve had to train so many I’ve taken liberties that put my personal rights first. One trainee told me he was sick, I told him to go up front and out of my general area. He stands there anyway, I said are you touching stupid go up front and he gets it after just two tries. Guess I am pretty good at this ish.
 
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We have it all.

Opened-mouth belching, often farting, close-talker guy who takes over conversations we call Sheldon.

Tough acting guy who never responds when you say hi and struts like a badass we call Flex.

A group of men and women whenever they meet up, they whisper the entire conversation as if in high school.

Foreign guy that microwaves fish.

Same meal every day guy who microwaves garbage that smells worse.

Plus the usual 2 or 3 guys who take personal calls on their cell or speakerphone at their desks.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
Wayne, shouldn't you have typed "photographic" rather than "Photogenic"?

Meanwhile,

"In America, you watch Big Brother."

"In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch YOU!!"
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Yakov Smirnoff, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yakov Smirnoff.

Lets give him a big hand.:clap::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
 
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Used to work with a guy here in Louisville, and even during the hottest summer days would wear long sleeve flannel shirts to work. And sometimes even corduroy slacks. We had a team golf outing one time, and he came wearing his Carl the Greenskeeper hat with.....you guessed it.....long sleeve flannel shirt and long pants. Must have been 100+ with the heat index.
 
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Not necessarily strange or odd but still annoying.

Years ago worked in the corporate headquarters of a large company. It was a very professional setting, and everyone was expected to be on their best behavior at all times. The type of place where you're expected to wear a suit and tie every day, and if you're 30 seconds late to work you get written up.

This one lady, who was very good at her job, would cuss like a sailor 24/7. And to make it worse she had a loud voice so you could hear it even if you were down the hall from her office which I was so I had to put up with it every day. Now I don't mind cursing one bit, but when it's every other word out of your mouth on a daily basis then it gets old. Especially at work.

Have no idea how she got away with it. Anyone else would have been fired immediately. I guess the fact that she was good at her job, a little intimidating, and a total b*tch made others too scared to say anything.
 
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gollumcat said:
We have, all within a small workgroup:

A guy who belches out loud. (When called out on it, he said "Sorry, I had a big omelette")

A guy who talks to himself out loud constantly. ("OK, I did that, now I'm gonna go down and get a drink of water, take a little walk, come back, and make a call to.....")

A guy who can never remember to silence his phone. Rings out loud several times a day. ("Oh gosh, I forgot to turn the dang thing off again...")

Note--all of the above are the same guy.

A guy who consumes a 2 liter of Mountain Dew and a large bag of Chips(family size) throughout the day.

A guy who is about 5'8", 315, and is so inflexible and out of shape that if he drops a pen or some other object, he cannot bend over or kneel down and get it. He has to kick it over to the nearest wall, then use the wall to brace himself while he uses his hands to work his way down the wall toward the object, then snatches it gorilla-like, then, works his way back up. If he successfully does this he then staggers over to his chair and hyperventilates for about 3-4 minutes.

Note-the above 2 are the same guy.
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Note--If both are Republicans they're also racist white supremacists & very likely Grand Wizards in the KKK.
Note--If both are Democrats they're work & socially challenged persons of the highest order.

Spica Orbit
 
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Used to work with a guy who, after urinating, would drop his pants to the floor in front of the bathroom mirror so that he could tuck in his shirt. Like all the way to the floor. Reminded me of my son when he was 3 years old. This dude was in his 50s.
 
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BankerCat12 said:
How did this happen and end? Are you two still together?
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Married...7 years

I have worked at universities my entire career and he was a student employee of mine. I noticed he was hanging out more than anyone else and would come by the office on days that he wasn't scheduled, send random emails about stuff, etc. So, I called in to talk to him and let him know he needs to focus on when he actually should be at work and before I could even start, he says, "There is something I need to tell you, I've never felt like this about anyone in my entire life". Talk about not knowing what to say. Luckily, he decided to move on to a different job.

My boss, who is a no bc guy asked me, "So, what happened with Rob?" I told him he confessed his love for me and he says, "Get the F outta here".

I moved on from that school and city to another job not long after, so I have no idea what the guys is up to now.
 
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CatOfDaVille said:
Used to work with a guy who, after urinating, would drop his pants to the floor in front of the bathroom mirror so that he could tuck in his shirt. Like all the way to the floor. Reminded me of my son when he was 3 years old. This dude was in his 50s.
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He's just proud of himself. That's natural.
 
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