Anyone work with someone like this?

UpCork · 27-01-2009 02:54PM #1

There is a girl I work with. Grant it, we only have meet each others acquaintance at lunch time, but God, she's a right pain in the backside. At the start, I just thought it was me, but it isn't. I've slowly come to realise that others feel exactly the same away about her too.

Firstly, she thinks she's brilliant. We have to hear every minuate of her daily life. I actually know more about her personal life than about those of my own family members.

She'll ask you a question & befoer you get a chance to answer it, she'll regale you with details of her own life.

If you look and say 'the sky is grey', she'll say 'it isn't, I see a hint of blue'. I'm over simplifying it, but what I'm saying is: she has to have the last word on everything.

If you say you hear that the government are cutting the wages of architects (again I'm simplifying ), she'll know an architect that's been affected; or a nurse; or a doctor; or a teacher.

We all just sit and nod and agree. Also, she can be quite cutting and saracastic. We've all come to the end of our rope.

Anyone else have the misfortune of having a colleague like this?

I'm actually at the stage where I'm willing lunch time to end, so I can get back to my desk.

SV · 27-01-2009 02:55PM

Don't talk to her?

Wagon · 27-01-2009 02:56PM

Yep. Headphones and a music player are a good defence.

sillymoo · 27-01-2009 02:56PM

Just 4 more minutes buddy

Pace2008 · 27-01-2009 02:56PM

Eat your luch at your desk? I need some quiet time when I eat so I do that.

stovelid · 27-01-2009 02:57PM

Next time she opens her mouth, place a hand on her tit.

UpCork · 27-01-2009 02:58PM

I don't actually strike up conversation with her. One day the other four people sat there and didn't say a word and she just went on and on.

Also, it is frowned upon if we eat at our desks, so to go to the kitchen is commonplace.

Lockstep · 27-01-2009 02:58PM

Yeah, I worked with a wanker like that.

Take the mick outta her.
Works well enough.
People like her ususally can't stand that happening to them.

Adam · 27-01-2009 02:58PM

stovelid wrote: »

Next time she opens her mouth, place a hand on her tit.

or stick your tongue down her throat. that would be funny.

UpCork · 27-01-2009 02:58PM

stovelid wrote: »

Next time she opens her mouth, place a hand on her tit.

Am not that way inclined, sorry hahah

DanGerMus · 27-01-2009 02:58PM

UpCork wrote: »

I'm actually at the stage where I'm willing lunch time to end, so I can get back to my desk.

:eek: she must be done away with post haste!!!

SV · 27-01-2009 03:00PM

I think this is one of those girls that is easily dealt with, with a good ride.

jellie · 27-01-2009 03:01PM

i think i KNOW this girl.. or a girl very similar anyway. wrecks my head. friends with her because shes friends with friends..

tribulus · 27-01-2009 03:03PM

sar84 wrote: »

i think i KNOW this girl.. or a girl very similar anyway. wrecks my head. friends with her because shes friends with friends..

I think we all know someone like this!

UpCork · 27-01-2009 03:04PM

We all felt like decking her before Christmas, then after Christmas it was a bit better, but back on form again now. Arrrgh. And this isn't female bitchiness, it's fact, she's a right royal pain in the backside.

mp3guy · 27-01-2009 03:09PM

Link her to this topic and stop being so two faced.

27-01-2009 03:11PM

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UpCork · 27-01-2009 03:11PM

I hardly think venting here is being two faced. Also, I'm not saying anything that is untrue.

boredatwork82 · 27-01-2009 03:12PM

make up proposterous stories for her to out do you. and let everyone that eats with ye know, so ye can have a laugh at her new better story.
Have a laugh at her expense every day at lunch.

I remember this guy in work and we were talking about climbing craogh patrick in your bare feet. but this guy actually claimed he knew a guy that climbed it on his knees......wtf?????

mp3guy · 27-01-2009 03:12PM

UpCork wrote: »

I hardly think venting here is being two faced. Also, I'm not saying anything that is untrue.

Well you just nod and agree when facing her, but otherwise you've quite the opposite attitude. Sounds like two facedness to me.

OldGoat · 27-01-2009 03:13PM

So now that you have assassinated her character and made yourself look like a whinging pup in a public forum do you feel any happier?

UpCork · 27-01-2009 03:13PM

boredatwork82 wrote: »

make up proposterous stories for her to out do you. and let everyone that eats with ye know, so ye can have a laugh at her new better story.
Have a laugh at her expense every day at lunch.

I remember this guy in work and we were talking about climbing craogh patrick in your bare feet. but this guy actually claimed he knew a guy that climbed it on his knees......wtf?????

Yes, that's the kinda person I'm on about.

I'm thinking of doing what you say: not making up stories, but just exaggerating the going out at the weekend, or the other things we do.

Adam · 27-01-2009 03:14PM

UpCork wrote: »

I hardly think venting here is being two faced. Also, I'm not saying anything that is untrue.

hang on. so you don't actually literally work with this woman, yet you can't tell her she annoys you, and you're venting on her because of that?

tell her to eff off tomorrow. then eat her sandwich. then carry on with your life and freshly enjoyable future lunch breaks.

chin_grin · 27-01-2009 03:18PM

UpCork wrote: »

Am not that way inclined, sorry hahah

That's why it'd be funnier. Nothing better than an awkward silence. And if I'm right any silence will be golden for you.

Dave! · 27-01-2009 03:23PM

What's more annoying is working with someone who just talks non-f*cking-stop.

I used to work with this chap who would ask you a question just so that it would give him an opportunity to give his own thoughts on the matter. He would just keep talking for about 15 minutes, and you don't get to participate in the conversation, you just get to observe and take in the information.

It is bloody annoying.

who007 · 27-01-2009 03:23PM

have a guy like that here.. and what a b*llsh*tter! Apparently was abroad on hols and (not naming the country) helped foreign police nab a crim that had eluded them for years. They paid for his dinner and beer for the night in thanks for catching the crook.

Pure Famous Five stuff! :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

messrs · 27-01-2009 03:30PM

maybe she just feels uncomfortable if there silence (there is ppl like this) and just talks constantly coz she is nervous! r maybe she makes up these elabrote stories coz she wants to be popular and wants ppl to talk to her/like her, cud just be a condfindance thing (r lack of it)

ladyella · 27-01-2009 03:36PM

I work with someone like this.. I cant stand her:mad:

Everything has to be about her, she even belittles the lady that comes in to make the tea (she's in her 80's and does it to get out of her house for a couple of hours each day) I stopped going on break on the days she's after she came crashing through the kitchen door while everyone was eating their toast with the opening statement.... My daughter done a POO yesterday!!!
Two words... time and place

DubLass · 27-01-2009 03:39PM

Lots of people are like that, they dont bother me as I usually sit in company I like, no one knows what other people are truly going through and everyone has problems, be a bit nicer to her in your mind and accept her for who she is, she'll realise soon enough that her behaviour is not making her too many friends.

Kold · 27-01-2009 03:42PM

Punch her in the head.

AnonoBoy · 27-01-2009 03:43PM

UpCork wrote: »

Also, it is frowned upon if we eat at our desks, so to go to the kitchen is commonplace.

Spend an hour having your tits bored off or be frowned upon? Hardly any choice at all really.

Anyone work with someone like this?

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