Weird people you work with

me-skywalker · 10-09-2009 01:04PM

lol you know so much about this person im suree your just really jealous

cherryghost · 10-09-2009 01:08PM

in with a bang! welcome to the forum!

shovelsfc · 10-09-2009 01:13PM

I dub thee head slapper

stepbar · 10-09-2009 01:16PM

star.chaser wrote: »

Recently started work with a new company. Large open plan office. This one girl on my floor from; lets say from one of the founding member countries of the EU, seemed normal enough at first, maybe a bit on the quiet side. So i begin to notice little things. She wears this kind of homemade uniform like a cleaners pinny with the word Geek embroidered on it. Then, when shes around this other guy of the same nationality, they begin to make weird noises to each other. like animal noises or something and they both just laugh and tell everyone, they can understand each other. Turns out they're both Trekkies. What topped it all off was when she arrived into work one day with her hair dyed luminous green and its been like that now for months.

Last company i worked for had a woman of the same nationality that started off wearing a high visability jacket on the journey to and from work (on the bus?) but after a while was wearing it like a normal piece of clothing around the office. Used to have this weird habit of randomly jumping up while talking to you?? Asked management if it would be ok if she brought her space hopper into work to replace the chair at her desk (management said it might not be a good idea as she might end up bouncing out the window! we were on the fifth floor).

Anyone else have any similar experience of weird people they work with?

You work in Google?

stepbar · 10-09-2009 01:18PM

Bill-e wrote: »

Oh crap, this guy kindof sounds like me! :eek:
I live at home with the rents(<-I bet that's also annoying), have a pretty sh!t hot home entertainment system and my ma rings me at work most days. I'm also a finicky bollix when it comes to what I eat. I've loads of computers at home and I'm also doing my MS certification.
Is 25 a ridiculous age to still be living at home?
I'm getting worried now!

Do you say "hungovered"?

star.chaser · 10-09-2009 01:26PM

stepbar wrote: »

You work in Google?

no, are they like that down there as well? think it's the same in most multi nationals. weirdos that can't find a job in their home country. lots of nice ones though.

Trix · 10-09-2009 01:26PM

cathysworld wrote: »

Does he look like this??

exactly who i was thinking off when i read that post.

bob the bob · 10-09-2009 01:28PM

Bill-e wrote: »

Oh crap, this guy kindof sounds like me! :eek:
I live at home with the rents(<-I bet that's also annoying), have a pretty sh!t hot home entertainment system and my ma rings me at work most days. I'm also a finicky bollix when it comes to what I eat. I've loads of computers at home and I'm also doing my MS certification.
Is 25 a ridiculous age to still be living at home?
I'm getting worried now!

It has its benefits for sure, bet you have 3x the disposable income I have.
There's nothing like chilling out around the house bollock naked though.

Do you think you're a fussy eater because you haven't lived with other people besides your parents? New people expose you to new foods etc.

I fear I have derailed the thread a bit, so here's another sticky morsel.....

The first thing he ever said to me was "My name is *******. I'm really into TV. What do you watch on TV?"
Then he went into a story that I have heard 300 times since, he always figures out who is the killer is in CSI, NCIS, etc. He always figures out the plot twists in movies etc.

rockal · 10-09-2009 01:34PM

Biggest bummer is when you find out that these weirdos earn more than you!

10-09-2009 01:40PM

I used to work with a guy in an office near one of Dublin's busiest streets. He used to get McDonald's for lunch every single day and every day, an hour before lunch, he'd ring McDonald's and order ahead- "Hiya, can I have a large Big Mac meal with Coke. Will collect it at ten past one. Thanks".

He also had this habit of talking standing with his leg hitched up on a chair, regardless of whether someone was sitting on that chair or not. More than once, I had to jump up from my chair just to avoid a sack in the face.

Professey Chin · 10-09-2009 01:40PM

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Lt Col Kojak Slaphead III is better

I cant remember that many syllables

Professey Chin · 10-09-2009 01:42PM

rockal wrote: »

Biggest bummer is when you find out that these weirdos earn more than you!

And I always thought the biggest bummers were the gheys

professore · 10-09-2009 01:45PM

Bill-e wrote: »

Oh crap, this guy kindof sounds like me! :eek:
I live at home with the rents(<-I bet that's also annoying), have a pretty sh!t hot home entertainment system and my ma rings me at work most days. I'm also a finicky bollix when it comes to what I eat. I've loads of computers at home and I'm also doing my MS certification.
Is 25 a ridiculous age to still be living at home?
I'm getting worried now!

It IS you.

admiralofthefleet · 10-09-2009 01:46PM

years ago there was a crazy spanish girl working with me in bewleys. she used to bring a banjo into the canteen on her lunch break and wreck everybodys head with it. she eventually got sacked for robbing but when she was being interviewed over the robbery she stripped off naked to plead her case
mad as a brush

Cork24 · 10-09-2009 01:48PM

theirs one guy in our work place i have image's of him coming in one day and shooting us all :eek: Your man is a nut job..

he was getting driving leasons one day and at the Kinsale roundabout the car stop's so he gets out and starts kicking the S**** out of it and started to walk but to Work with the car still on the roundabout... and the Teacher inside the car,

Never did see him drive again duo.

star.chaser · 10-09-2009 01:56PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

years ago there was a crazy spanish girl working with me in bewleys. she used to bring a banjo into the canteen on her lunch break and wreck everybodys head with it. she eventually got sacked for robbing but when she was being interviewed over the robbery she stripped off naked to plead her case
mad as a brush

is this all just one big european joke on Ireland. Are they just sending all the nutters over here on one way Ryanair tickets or what?

I asked this one German guy i worked with who i got stuck with on the bus home if he had any plans for the weekend.

His reply: "I'm buyink a vireless rooter"

cathysworld · 10-09-2009 01:57PM

star.chaser wrote: »

is this all just one big european joke on Ireland. Are they just sending all the nutters over here on one way Ryanair tickets or what?

I asked this one German guy i worked with who i got stuck with on the bus home if he had any plans for the weekend.

His reply: "I'm buying a vireless rooter"

Vit no Vires?? Vat a veirdo!

star.chaser · 10-09-2009 02:14PM

the same guy did eventually return home after realising his dream of working in management wasn't gonna happen here. before he left he built a website and emailed us all the address. he had photos and prices of all the little bits and pieces he had from living here. bathroom mat, set of three, 4.50 euro.
slippers, size 9, good condition, 6.25 euro. dustpan and brush, 3 euro, etc, etc.

when he went on holiday (on his own) to america, he sent back a postcard with those personalized stamps. you know the ones where the stamp is a photo of you. half a dozen stamps on it with him in different poses. grinning, frowning, laughing

Cuckoo Cuckoo

metaoblivia · 10-09-2009 02:22PM

A few years back I was working for a standardized testing company. The job consisted of grading the same 8-10 questions over and over again for 8 hours. It was the most monotonous work I've ever done and the job attracted some weirdos.
I had to sit next to this middle aged man who would make odd noises throughout the day. One morning he comes in a little late and says, "Did you happen to see the animal droppings in the parking lot?" And I said, "Um, no, I didn't." So he then went on to explain how he came across some very interesting animal droppings that morning and had closely examined them to try and figure out what kind of animal they had come from.
So that gave me a new excuse to use in my arsenal of "why I was late to work."

And he wasn't the weirdest person who worked there, unfortunately.

A year later, I was working for a publishing company. The guy in the cubicle across from mine would spend all day on the phone talking to his parents or girlfriend, usually about the show "Heroes." The best conversations were when he and his girlfriend would get into fights about who he was inviting to their weekly Heroes parties.

Amy33 · 10-09-2009 02:46PM

Apparently I'm the weird one at work because I'm 33 and single...

tech77 · 10-09-2009 02:54PM

bob the bob wrote: »

Had to join just to post in this thread.

I have a manchild at the desk next to me. 25yo, living with parents. Calls his mother asking what's for dinner every day. Usually asks her to go into his room, get clothes from floor, wash these clothes.

He always talks about his bedroom, the 50" plasma, PS3, Xbox, 2 PCs as if it's his castle.

He talks all the time about buying a house to live in all by himself. No interest in living with a few other people for a few years. Straight from under Mammy's wings to big empty house. Then looks at prices of houses online, decides to stay with Mammy a bit longer and start some savings. In the next hour he will buy a DVD boxset for £100 and a new game for £50 and start speccing the next laptop he "needs".

His taste in food is like a 2 year old. He doesn't eat veg, fish, nuts and will only have chicken "the odd time". So mostly red meat and chips. A hardy meal I agree, but every day? when our department goes out to lunch, we have to go somewhere that does steak and chips. Amazingly there is a nice chinese restaurant nearby that offers steak and chips.

He usually has burger king for lunch, but once every few months will go on a "diet". This "diet" will involve eating nothing but grapes and bananas for 2 days, then calling in sick because he has piercing headaches and nausea.

I was telling him recently that my wife was going away for a few days. He says "Dude, you can have a house party!!!"
I explained that it was my house and I could have a house party any night of the year if I wanted.
Also, my wife is not my mother so I don't need her to go away for me to have some friends over and get pissed.

He spent 3 months agonising about whether to buy a guitar or not. (I play a little bit) I said go ahead, his favourite music is Nickleback and Green Day so he could be as good as his heros in 6 months with a bit of effort. He bought it, and gave up in 2 days cos "his fingers are too long" for guitar.

He bigs himself up to unbelievable levels
"On my first driving lesson, I was asked to do a 3 point turn. I did it in 2, and the instructor said I was the best driver he had ever seen"

He has been talking about studying for IT exams since I met him in 2007. He cannot digest and understand an email that is more than 1 paragraph long (easily distracted, poor concentration skills) yet proclaims he will be MCSE qualified in a year (This involves studying and working through 7 books each 700-1200 pages)

He says "hangovered" instead of hungover.

Good description- made me laugh.

You know an awful lot about this guy- does he tell everyone everything or something.

bob the bob · 10-09-2009 03:42PM

He never stops talking!!!

Bill-e · 10-09-2009 05:01PM

bob the bob wrote: »

It has its benefits for sure, bet you have 3x the disposable income I have.
There's nothing like chilling out around the house bollock naked though.

Do you think you're a fussy eater because you haven't lived with other people besides your parents? New people expose you to new foods etc.

Most of my money is disposable, well that's how I treat it. If I have any left at the end of the month its rare. I have finished with my college loans, credit cards and car loan all in the year since I finished college. That would have taken a lot longer if I wasn't at home.

I did live out of home for a year or so with work and college in the past. But when I got the job I'm in now it was just easier to live at home for free. Food wise I more finicky about hygiene and stuff. Altho, I have a thing about beans touching the rest of my food. (don't ask) I do all my washing and I help out with bills and do all the DIY around the place. I think renting is a waste of money and buying in the current market is also not a great idea. I'm stuck!

My plan is to convince the folks to move to Spain. This summer's weather has really helped my argument and they are looking into it. :cool:

Turd Ferguson · 10-09-2009 05:16PM

Bill-e wrote: »

Most of my money is disposable, well that's how I treat it. If I have any left at the end of the month its rare. I have finished with my college loans, credit cards and car loan all in the year since I finished college. That would have taken a lot longer if I wasn't at home.

I did live out of home for a year or so with work and college in the past. But when I got the job I'm in now it was just easier to live at home for free. Food wise I more finicky about hygiene and stuff. Altho, I have a thing about beans touching the rest of my food. (don't ask) I do all my washing and I help out with bills and do all the DIY around the place. I think renting is a waste of money and buying in the current market is also not a great idea. I'm stuck!

My plan is to convince the folks to move to Spain. This summer's weather has really helped my argument and they are looking into it. :cool:

Use the sausage as a breakwater

Dr_H_Lecter · 10-09-2009 10:59PM

this thing about being weird cause you live at home at 25. im not so sure it is. personally i had the opportunity to have my own place before 25 but i dont think its weird to still live with your folks at that age in this country. the alternative is paying off some greedy landlord/cavan garda's third mortgage (and the bankers at the same time) while living in a tiny room and paying extortionate rates. at the same time your old room is going empty, better to give your own family a bit of your cash and save for a mortgage.
paying some other fkers mortgage off ....... now thats weird.(where not necessary)

but i shouldnt be saying anything really. dont want my own lodgers getting any ideas. (might have to pay my own way:eek: heaven forbid)

StormWarrior · 10-09-2009 11:36PM

star.chaser wrote: »

the same guy did eventually return home after realising his dream of working in management wasn't gonna happen here. before he left he built a website and emailed us all the address. he had photos and prices of all the little bits and pieces he had from living here. bathroom mat, set of three, 4.50 euro.
slippers, size 9, good condition, 6.25 euro. dustpan and brush, 3 euro, etc, etc.

when he went on holiday (on his own) to america, he sent back a postcard with those personalized stamps. you know the ones where the stamp is a photo of you. half a dozen stamps on it with him in different poses. grinning, frowning, laughing

Cuckoo Cuckoo

I think he sounds like a right laugh. Love those quirky continentals.

bug · 11-09-2009 12:04AM

Worked with a guy who had webcams at home while he was at work to watch his other half, and worse still thought it was perfectably acceptable to show me as a result of a conversation about websites and webcams.
It didnt look like she knew at all. I was completely taken aback.

Worked with a girl years ago who was obsessed with a particular singer and made no bones about the fact that she was arrested a few times at his/her property.

There are many more. It takes all kinds I suppose.

Naikon · 11-09-2009 12:15AM

syklops wrote: »

Lucky Bastard.

"taH pagh taHbe'!"

There is this really weird guy in my office. First off he does not like star trek. Secondly, he does not understand any of my geeky t-shirts, such as "There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who dont".

I feel sorry for people like that.

I like this one myself:
http://rlv.zcache.com/unix_is_sexy_tshirt-p2358221883420482833pkg_400.jpg

sky88 · 11-09-2009 12:16AM

i used to work with a guy in a supermarket who talked to the shelves and himself a lot and at lunch would just talk to himself even though you were sitting across from him

laugh · 11-09-2009 12:35AM

limklad wrote: »

The other guy, his desk looks like everybody in the company dumps everything into his cubicle. Rough looking, impulse driven in his decision making and has a family.

I am he, well like him.

Weird people you work with

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