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Disgusting Co-Workers

  • 27-06-2014 01:22AM
    #1
    jiminho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭


    So every so often I hear a "click......click" noise coming from the other side of my cubicle wall. It's a co-worker clipping his finger nails. The noise, to put it lightly, is irksome. We're friendly with each other but we're not friends and he's been at the company for considerably longer than I have so up to this point I've kept quiet. Anyway, today he was clipping away during our lunch hour while I was catching up on some work and eating some food. You can see what's coming next. One clip and a nail comes over the cubicle wall and lands in my bowl of chicken noodle soup. Of course, I got a good look at it floating on the surface before it sank to the bottom. I was speechless. The b***erd didn't even notice :mad:

    While we're on the subject, there's also a girl in my office who frequently walks around the office bare foot. The boss has never said anything and we actually had a meet a greet with a client one time who pointed it out to us.

    I......JUST.......DON'T........UNDERSTAND


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Comments

  • #2
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    If this is the worst thing in your life, then things are not to bad ;)

    As long as they aint pooping or masturbating in front of you, not much would bother me


  • #3
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    That click click noise could be your co worker masturbating.


  • #4
    comewatmay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭comewatmay


    Take a **** in his corn flakes


  • #5
    obplayer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭obplayer


    jiminho wrote: »
    So every so often I hear a "click......click" noise coming from the other side of my cubicle wall. It's a co-worker clipping his finger nails. The noise, to put it lightly, is irksome. We're friendly with each other but we're not friends and he's been at the company for considerably longer than I have so up to this point I've kept quiet. Anyway, today he was clipping away during our lunch hour while I was catching up on some work and eating some food. You can see what's coming next. One clip and a nail comes over the cubicle wall and lands in my bowl of chicken noodle soup. Of course, I got a good look at it floating on the surface before it sank to the bottom. I was speechless. The b***erd didn't even notice :mad:

    While we're on the subject, there's also a girl in my office who frequently walks around the office bare foot. The boss has never said anything and we actually had a meet a greet with a client one time who pointed it out to us.

    I......JUST.......DON'T........UNDERSTAND

    Don't you have a canteen?


  • #6
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    Did you finish the noodles?


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  • #7
    obplayer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭obplayer


    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    That click click noise could be your co worker masturbating.

    It could be him loading the rounds....


  • #8
    MacBizzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭MacBizzle


    jiminho wrote: »
    While we're on the subject, there's also a girl in my office who frequently walks around the office bare foot. The boss has never said anything and we actually had a meet a greet with a client one time who pointed it out to us.

    I......JUST.......DON'T........UNDERSTAND

    Your boss has a foot fetish.


  • #9
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    Mr. Incognito wrote: »
    Did you finish the noodles?

    Of course he did, who throws out noodles these days? He just fished out the nail probably, or maybe left it there and ate around it


  • #10
    obplayer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭obplayer


    Links234 wrote: »
    Of course he did, who throws out noodles these days? He just fished out the nail probably, or maybe left it there and ate around it

    Around it? I used to know a girl who ate her own toenail clippings.


  • #11
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Is a nail clipping more dense than chicken noodle soup?


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  • #12
    jiminho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭jiminho


    Mr. Incognito wrote: »
    Did you finish the noodles?

    :rolleyes: maybe, but I'll never tell


  • #13
    MacBizzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭MacBizzle


    obplayer wrote: »
    Around it? I used to know a girl who ate her own toenail clippings.

    I do it too.

    No shame.


  • #14
    obplayer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭obplayer


    MacBizzle wrote: »
    I do it too.

    No shame.

    Do you do it at work?


  • #15
    MacBizzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭MacBizzle


    obplayer wrote: »
    Do you do it at work?

    I do it at funerals.


  • #16
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    Is a nail clipping more dense than chicken noodle soup?

    I wouldnt think so yet it sank to the bottom of the OPs soup, is he making up this story?


  • #17
    obplayer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭obplayer


    MacBizzle wrote: »
    I do it at funerals.

    Who's toenails?

    Now we could be getting into Jimmy Saville territory.


  • #18
    MacBizzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭MacBizzle


    obplayer wrote: »
    Who's toenails?

    Now we could be getting into Jimmy Saviile territory.

    I only eat the fingernails of the dead.

    Do you think I'm sick or something?


  • #19
    obplayer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭obplayer


    MacBizzle wrote: »
    I only eat the fingernails of the dead.

    Do you think I'm sick or something?

    Well with that I think it should be back to the original point of the thread, if I can remember it. Who was the most annoying co-worker you have ever dealt with?. My one was a manager who used to hold entire conversations with himself. Very distracting.


  • #20
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,609 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    I wouldnt think so yet it sank to the bottom of the OPs soup, is he making up this story?

    This was my initial thought too.

    After much searching, it appears the average density of a human nail is 4.5 gm/cm^3. As the density of water is 1gm/cm^3, it appears the nail should indeed sink.

    However, is the OP eating the watery chicken noodle soup or the thick stuff? Can you please clarify OP so we can confirm the validity of your story? If you could measure the density of your soup, that'd be great.


  • #21
    Mickey H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    MacBizzle wrote: »
    I do it at funerals.

    :eek:


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  • #22
    jiminho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭jiminho


    Diego Simeone wrote: »
    This was my initial thought too.

    After much searching, it appears the average density of a human nail is 4.5 gm/cm^3. As the density of water is 1gm/cm^3, it appears the nail should indeed sink.

    However, is the OP eating the watery chicken noodle soup or the thick stuff? Can you please clarify OP so we can confirm the validity of your story? If you could measure the density of your soup, that'd be great.

    After a quick mass over volume calculation I have determined that the density of the soup was 1.5gm/cm^3. So not quite watery but.........jaysus people make you work too hard to start threads. Good day


  • #23
    Amirani
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,609 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    jiminho wrote: »
    After a quick mass over volume calculation I have determined that the density of the soup was 1.5gm/cm^3. So not quite watery but.........jaysus people make you work too hard to start threads. Good day

    I may have been joking a little bit...


  • #24
    SouthTippBass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭SouthTippBass


    Well did you say it to him, that he ruined your lunch? Or did you just fume quietly?


  • #25
    Arthur Beesley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭Arthur Beesley


    jiminho wrote: »
    So every so often I hear a "click......click" noise coming from the other side of my cubicle wall. It's a co-worker clipping his finger nails. The noise, to put it lightly, is irksome. We're friendly with each other but we're not friends and he's been at the company for considerably longer than I have so up to this point I've kept quiet. Anyway, today he was clipping away during our lunch hour while I was catching up on some work and eating some food. You can see what's coming next. One clip and a nail comes over the cubicle wall and lands in my bowl of chicken noodle soup. Of course, I got a good look at it floating on the surface before it sank to the bottom. I was speechless. The b***erd didn't even notice :mad:

    While we're on the subject, there's also a girl in my office who frequently walks around the office bare foot. The boss has never said anything and we actually had a meet a greet with a client one time who pointed it out to us.

    I......JUST.......DON'T........UNDERSTAND

    Is the girl hot?

    Does your office have any health and safety rules about eating at your desk or eating hot food at your desk?


  • #26
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,967 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    Yeah used to work with someone who perused porn daily. Was generally followed with a hand down the pants, and a large "shuffle" - fixing himself.
    Report it.
    They didn't get fired; they got a severe letting off.

    Guess where I used to work. I'll give you a clue: "job for life".


  • #27
    V Eight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 245 ✭✭V Eight


    OMG......


  • #28
    waraf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭waraf


    Zulu wrote: »
    Yeah used to work with someone who perused porn daily. Was generally followed with a hand down the pants, and a large "shuffle" - fixing himself.
    Report it.
    They didn't get fired; they got a severe letting off.

    Guess where I used to work. I'll give you a clue: "job for life".

    Wow. That must have left a bad smell in the office.


  • #29
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,889 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    waraf wrote: »
    Wow. That must have left a bad smell in the office.

    Not as bad as the Op's chicken noodle soup

    Ban billionaires



  • #30
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,889 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    waraf wrote: »
    Wow. That must have left a bad smell in the office.

    Not as bad as the Op's chicken noodle soup

    Ban billionaires



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  • #31
    Wabbit Ears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,064 ✭✭✭Wabbit Ears


    OP, Why would you think for second that eating hot chicken noodle soup in an office environment is considered OK? Trust me, what you were doing usually tops peoples "disgusting co-workers" lists!!

    Tell yer man to stop doing his nails in the office, simples!!


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