One of the guys I used to work with, as well as my sister, both started taking cigarette breaks because they felt they were effectively losing out on having a break. Neither actually went to smoke, they just went with a smoker and came back in @Porkins, make outrageous requests, see how long they keep asking you
That's always a good option, most people stopped asking me so much at my office when I started to ask for things like 1/5 spoon of white sugar and 1/3 spoon of brown sugar in a room temperature cup of coffee. The more awkward to make the better at warding people off. Though I mostly get people to stop asking me because I'm very picky with how my coffee tastes so prefer to make it myself. When I'm making drinks, everyone with an empty cup gets a refill whether they like it or not, I don't bother asking.
Yeah, its really annoying when you’ve got generous colleagues and they try and do something nice. The other day one of the girls bought donuts in for everyone. Needless to say I kicked off and smashed her face in. She certainly won’t be eating donuts any time soon – or any other non pulped food. That was just Monday! It got even worse at the back end of the week, the MD took us out on Thursday to say goodbye to a colleague who’s been about the place for years. The drink was free which really got to me. Were they trying to say that I couldn’t afford to buy my own beer or something? When one of my assistants passed me one and made a joke about them ‘treating me to a round’ that was the final straw. I told him right there that his mother was a wh*re and that I hope he died of a really rare form of untreatable cancer. I hate it when people are polite and nice. People really need to complain more about the most pathetic of life's mildest problems. I am fun at parties.
Free beer? I hope you complained. I've had the misfortune of suffering similar evenings. "Drink as much as you want" they said, it was disgusting.
Sadly, at my company's upcoming 20th anniversary bash, I am expected to not only PAY for drinks, I am also expected to DRIVE home afterwards!
Wow... maybe you should have taken your colleagues up on a few coffees this morning. Or perhaps have just stayed in bed. You certainly should have stayed off the forums at any rate. Have you been stewing on this for the last four weeks and finally reached breaking point now?
Not been stewing, just a few sneezes occurred in my office today and it made me think of this thread.
Will somebody pleeeease think of the children. Just don't bring them any drinks........ I know, I know. I'll shut up now.
Bahahaha! Yes, I do usually say 'bless you' and 'thank you' sometimes. Did I show you guys the list I made of organisations I hate? 1. Centre For Victims of Torture (you don't get tortured unless you deserved it) 2. Muscular Dystrophy Association (it is really rare, they probably only need a tenner, greedy) 3. Global Hunger Project (its not our fault your country is crap, you are probably lazy) 4. Water.Org (water comes right out of the taps, this is clearly an outright scam) 5. Global Fund for Woman (this is positive discrimination and woman are money grabbing harlots) Yeah, I know they are all charities, but every other business is earning their cash by providing a service, so how about they get some of the languid types that they claim to represent to do some actual work for a change. In my eyes charities and charity in general need to be wiped off the face of the earth, along with upbeat people and Koalas.
I misread the last word of that post as "Kronos" rather than "Koalas" For a second there I thought "Oh, Parge, you've taken it too far."
What about the Salvation Army? Hanging around shopping centres playing cheery Christmas songs. Very shifty behaviour if you ask me.
You're right! Salvation army headquarters is only a few doors down from me. Maybe I should go burn an effigy of Santa Claus in front of their building....
