Stheno wrote: » Well I had a female colleague who tended to have problems with sanitary wear being sufficient and left chairs stained with menstrual blood regularly. We hot desked, so on the first day of every shift, we would all carefully inspect the chairs at any free desks She was also found once underneath her desk in the middle of a call (it was a call centre) trying to change said sanitary wear
BrianD3 wrote: » I don't think that qualifies as weirdness/eccentricity. Now what would qualify is if someone was sniffing the blood stained chairs after she had sat on them. Pretty much guaranteed that someone has done this or at least thought about doing it.
Ronin247 wrote: » Look on the bright side, still a higher employment rate than the travelling community.
Lollipops23 wrote: » We had an absolute oddity with us in the last 12 months- she came in to cover a mat leave, but constantly texted the woman she was filling in for asking when she was coming back. We warned her more than once that what she was doing was illegal. She also told many tall tales about various degrees she held, amazing jobs she'd had before us etc. She then told me she'd interviewed for a job that paid 3 times what she was earning with us, and was subsequently offered the role. I did question how she was qualified for this very niche, high tech role (given that she was in an admin role with us and barely able to cope with that- I constantly had to check her work). Low and behold, the day she was due to finish with us the role was magically 'withdrawn'. She left anyway and she then texted me that night to say she'd been offered another role that also paid the big bucks with another company. Last I heard she'd left them after a matter of weeks.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » Just another quick example Long term employee absolute gentleman (30 years in the company) was retiring and at what would be his final monthly meeting the new area manager made what I would consider unnecessary “cheap shots” at his sales figures for the previous quarter. We were literally speechless at his carry on. Over the top. The retiree has more built up experience and know how in his little finger than the area manager will ever have. Again we suspect he was doing this to get noticed by senior managers -“oh he always has the company interests in focus” type of thing. Absolutely no need to do it, everyone else spoke glowingly of him and wished him well in his retirement - pure gentleman. A jumped up pr1ck was one of the nicer descriptions on whatsapp that day
Foweva Awone wrote: » Anyone else following this thread just in case they recognise themselves?
tylercheribini wrote: » I have never met somebody in my life who isnt a bit strange,some more than others of course.
tylercheribini wrote: » "Hell is other people."- Sartre
Beechwoodspark wrote: » If anyone wants a laugh look up the following linkhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eRbEg5HosBo Yer man sent that around quoting the title “best sales pitch EVER” We were rolling around laughing at how to utilize that in kinnegad or urlingford to get the shop to buy an extra box of hula hoops off us ����
Real Life wrote: » Sounds like your guy has no qualifications relevant to his job and no experience and is just completely winging it and you have to say fair play to him he seems to be getting away with it for now. Reading through this thread makes me appreciate my work colleagues, apart from someone who chews a bit loud and gets a bit grumpy occasionally I could have no complaints.
Wanderer78 wrote: » Yup, more than likely another aspie, all the signs of it anyway, and possibly undiagnosed, unemployment rates with the disorder is shocking, some research showing up to 80% unemployment rate with the disorder, the modern working world isn't kind to us aspies
anplaya27 wrote: » Nor if you are an Irish Sign Language user. Huge unemployment rates and poverty in our community unfortunately. The majority who do have employment tend to work in very poorly paid jobs. You tend to be isolated from mainstream society.
mariaalice wrote: » Did work with someone years ago whose whole life was avoiding work, he could sit and do nothing for hours on end, also bizarre conversations about how he could not do physical work and appeared to think he was being taken advantage of by being asked to do physical work. Could never decide if he was a chancer or had mental health issues.
tylercheribini wrote: » TBH I was probably considered odd in my last office job because I dont generally talk for talks sake, its a professional environment,colleagues aint your buddies, do the job you are paid to do and go home, wash/repeat.
Wanderer78 wrote: » yup, im somewhat aware of other disability sectors, precarious employment is an extremely serious problem for society as a whole, all we ask for is a fair chance and just a bit of respect, we have things to offer to society, if only we re given a fair chance
cml387 wrote: » In a long working life I can remember several. One guy was a fantasist who at one stage convinced everyone that he was a superb marksman who was going to the Olympics to represent Ireland in the shooting category. So convincing was he that the plant arranged with their US counterparts to look after him when he was over there. Sure enough he took two weeks off around the time of the Olympics. His cover was blown when a manger saw him wandering around Douglas shopping centre when he should have been in Atlanta.
Beechwoodspark wrote: » Just 2 other quick examples 1. One of the first meetings we had with him we were discussing the daily tasks we do and someone made a quick comment about how stock rotation in shops can be time consuming and that it can have a knock on effect on staying on schedule for the next shop call Yer man stops the conversation - “what? What? Stock rotation what is that?” So we explained that if you have the time you would generally look at the stock and rotate out the stuff that was near sell by date so it would be picked up by the customers in order. Saves wastage and the store appreciates it and it also makes it easier to gauge sales. He literally hadn’t a clue about what we were talking about. Not a breeze. A whole new world to him. Cue a 20 min discussion of stock rotation, the principles of stock rotation, principles of stock levels, layout to maximize sales - BASIC stuff you would probably be told on day 1 working in spar. Knowing him he was probably straight into YouTube after the meeting to watch rakes of videos on it. He has a habit too of dropping calls/zooms if complicated questions are asked. The joke we have is he has google assistant working overtime haha 2. Long term employee absolute gentleman (30 years in the company) was retiring and at what would be his final monthly meeting the new area manager made what I would consider unnecessary “cheap shots” at his sales figures for the previous quarter. We were literally speechless at his carry on. Over the top. The retiree has more built up experience and know how in his little finger than the area manager will ever have. Again we suspect he was doing this to get noticed by senior managers -“oh he always has the company interests in focus” type of thing. Absolutely no need to do it, everyone else spoke glowingly of him and wished him well in his retirement - pure gentleman. A jumped up pr1ck was one of the nicer descriptions on whatsapp that day
screamer wrote: » I’ve managed so many of them at this stage I could literally write a book on it. I won’t give specific examples but I’ve seen some hair raising behaviour, for some people was the start of a breakdown. All IT people I might add, dunno, it seems to be an industry with a very unusual blend.
Wanderer78 wrote: » yup, the modern work place sometimes promotes liars and cheats!
tylercheribini wrote: » “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”-Bukowski Id take the company of the quite office "weirdo" any day of the week over the nattering empty vessel.
tylercheribini wrote: » “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”-BukowskiId take the company of the quite office "weirdo" any day of the week over the nattering empty vessel.
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