how do you deal with assholes in work?

eilo1 · 29-05-2011 11:00PM #1

fairly self explanatory, how do you deal with work collegue/ customers / clients that are assholes?

Go afterhours go...........................

SadieSue · 29-05-2011 11:00PM

Fart in their general direction.

Biggins · 29-05-2011 11:01PM

Try my best to ignore them.
If they REALLY get in my face. Go through them without hesitation.

jimcoolding · 29-05-2011 11:01PM

blast 'em with piss?

Chris P. Bacon · 29-05-2011 11:01PM

Depends what kind of arsehole they are,there is many kinds.

El Weirdo · 29-05-2011 11:02PM

jimcoolding wrote: »

blast 'em with piss?

Don't.

PinkFly · 29-05-2011 11:02PM

Bate the shíté outta dem.

GarIT · 29-05-2011 11:03PM

Fire them:cool:

eilo1 · 29-05-2011 11:03PM

Biggins wrote: »

Try my best to ignore them.
If they REALLY get in my face. Go through them with.

what if they are really really awful, what will you go through them with??!!

TeddyTedson · 29-05-2011 11:03PM

I say nothing generally.
I've literally been red in the face with anger at times with some of the people I've had to work with.
It's amazing how much stress is relieved when you know you're going to work with people you get on with.

strokemyclover · 29-05-2011 11:04PM

Laugh at them. If they are real assholes there's a good chance others think so too so make the most of it.

Biggins · 29-05-2011 11:04PM

jimcoolding wrote: »

blast 'em with piss?

Thanks. Haven't seen that in the last few minutes. Needed that joke reminded to me again.

Shryke · 29-05-2011 11:05PM

Walk away.

Ghandee · 29-05-2011 11:05PM

*adopts camp voice* ride em!

Biggins · 29-05-2011 11:06PM

eilo1 wrote: »

what if they are really really awful, what will you go through them with??!!

I reserve the right to not answer that question on the grounds it might indite me.

Naikon · 29-05-2011 11:06PM

Blast them with piss?

Solnskaya · 29-05-2011 11:09PM

Had a mate who worked in a builders providers. Customer would order somthing or whatever, then turn up at the appointed hour to collect same. Which had usually not yet arrived/been totally forgotten/turned up and was the wrong thing. Customer would go off on a rant, the usual "this is feckin typical..blah blah...rubbish service here...blah blah....ye just don't give a damn...blah blah..."
And, cool as a cucumber, obviously not giving a single flying sh1te, my mate would almost always respond "And how does that make you feel???"
This either p1ssed the customer off more, or made them laugh(I don't think my mate really cared which) So, when dealing with an 4rse, why not end their rant with "And how does that make you feel?" It does not generally do much for your career advancement though.

Biggins · 29-05-2011 11:10PM

Naikon wrote: »

Blast them with piss?

O' Yay!!!

holystungun9 · 29-05-2011 11:12PM

F*ck 'em. Straight from the school of Rocco.

Absurdum · 29-05-2011 11:15PM

Blast them with a shotgun.

PinkFly · 29-05-2011 11:17PM

eilo1 wrote: »

what if they are really really awful, what will you go through them with??!!

a sledgehammer of course

Ruu_Old · 29-05-2011 11:18PM

Put them on ignore.

galwayrush · 29-05-2011 11:24PM

I sack them.

Biggins · 29-05-2011 11:25PM

GarIT wrote: »

Fire them :cool:

galwayrush wrote: »

I sack them.

Works for me.

peasant · 29-05-2011 11:33PM

smother them with kindness (they can't handle that

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Abi · 29-05-2011 11:35PM

Biggins wrote: »

Try my best to ignore them.
If they REALLY get in my face. Go through them without hesitation.

^ This.

I'd make sure I'd as little dealings with them as possible, be professional in my dealings with them but walk away with a face on me like I'd just stood in dog-shit.

I'd keep conversations with them short, sharp and to the point. Though as Biggins said, if pushed to it I'd tear strips off them.

Dangerous Man · 29-05-2011 11:36PM

I usually put up with the bullshit for a while then if I'm pissed off I'll go to my boss and make an official complaint. Then I'll sit back and enjoy my grovelling apology. Then I hatch a plan to get them fired somehow. I"m petty like that me.

Mrmoe · 29-05-2011 11:46PM

Like most things in life you have to learn to rise above it. Treat it as just a job. I usually try and be nice, courteous and professional which usually drives them mad. Fortunately, I haven't worked with too many out and out assholes but everybody has their moments.

LumpyGravy · 29-05-2011 11:48PM

eilo1 wrote: »

fairly self explanatory, how do you deal with work collegue/ customers / clients that are assholes?

Lock them in my basement and turn them into a human centipede.

amandaf675 · 29-05-2011 11:57PM

ignore them most of the time but tonight i decided to play a trick on her.

Me and my mother were supposed to be off on the 2nd of july so had basically decided to have my bday session on that nite, but we realised that this girl had wrote her name down for a night off leaving only one other person to cover the shift. and even at that, the person left to do the shift is new so aint the best! and Its a saturday night so need at lease 2 people on!

The rule where we work is when u want a night off you find out whos night off it is and talk to them and ask them to swap. We basically d out own roatas between us as our boss is there 7 nights anyway!

But she had marked a day off which was her night to work (she does this the whole time and never thinks of saying it to anyone. this is the 5th day she has wrote in she wanted off since start of may and she only does 3 nights a weeek anyway) so we told her we had our party that night so she had to work. she then procedded to tell out boss that noone was able to cover the shift and he would be there with only the new girl! My boss blew a fuse at her and basically told her, if her or my mother aint there that night, she has no job to come back to!

Twas sooo funny watching her reaction! She'll think twice the next time

General General · 29-05-2011 11:59PM

how do you deal with assholes in work?

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