Quirky co-workers?

lisab

I'm lucky that, in general, I work with people who are easy to get along with, fun, and really smart. But, in any crowd there's always that one, isn't there...?

Currently I work with a guy who whistles ALL THE TIME...poorly. I can usually avoid him but not always.

In my previous workplace, the quirky one was the HR manager. She would sit at the back of the room during safety meetings and pop her gum every 4 seconds. And she was a manager!?!

My worst quirky coworker was a guy I worked with several years ago. He had memorized all of Chris Rock's routines and would constantly act them out, every day. This was harder to put up with, since the instruments had to stay in the lab, and I couldn't take my work elsewhere. People would tell him to knock it off, we all know Chris Rock's routines...it was like he couldn't stop himself, and couldn't interact with people any other way. The guy had issues.

Anyone work with quirky coworkers?

Cyrus

AHAHAH chris rock routines. Im sure that goes real well in the work place, n'word this, f'word that, f' f' f', ahhahaha.

Math Is Hard

I guess I never told you that story about the "cropduster" I had to share an office with?

I also had a whistler next door who drove me crazy. I complained and complained and complained. My boss finally went over and talked to him and things got better.

lisab

We would always worry what he might say when tour groups came through.

lisab

Cropduster? Did he have an ordor issue?

Math Is Hard

I think it was a digestive problem. Or maybe dietary. Too many beans or something.

Kurdt

So he was an awful whistler too?

BobG

Most of the people where I work say they work with a quirky coworker, but I haven't met him yet.

Moonbear

I don't have any quirky coworkers, I'm the quirky coworker.

I've had a few in the past, but I think I've blocked them from my memory, because no specific examples come to mind.

baywax

I had one who dried her pantyhose in the film drier in my Medical Illustration department. It was this metal mesh (not really) support stuff that just reeked up the whole room to high heaven. She was English of course. I never figured out why it smelled so bad in there until I caught her having morning tea waiting to finish dressing and start the day.

I can't say I'm any better. Sometimes I'd type with my nose after a long night of too much fun. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkhjkkkhhhhhhh

Ivan Seeking

Yes, my coworker brings dead bodies into the office.

Cyrus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9A2I-X7b-w

HAHAHAH.

Ivan Seeking

This was in the news just recently [video]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/0..._n_106366.html

Cyrus

Ahahha Wowww...

BobG

You must have a pretty big dimple in your nose. I can't get from k to h without hitting the j.

Astronuc

My office at my old job was next door to an office room that was jinxed. All the guys (managers) who worked in that office didn't more than 5 years or so, but one in particular was downright weird.

This weird guy would walk from his office to the computer room which was across the hall from my office, and he would stop in the doorway of my office, sigh, and say "yep, yep, yep, . . . <sigh>" I usually refrained from responding because it would usually invite an inane comment. He was finally let go, because no one could work with him, and even though he was a manager, someone usually had to direct his work, and that was often me.

runner

it seems as if we each come bundled with our own slightly different "operating systems," doesn't it? i suppose the trick is to get compatible versions under one roof working together. at least that's what they tell us. occassionally, however, there's a slip up and you get one that's 'special.'

we had one years ago that had a big outside interest in gardening and started a lot of seeds and cuttings indoors, in the office, in their cube. come to think of it, it was actually fun going there and seeing all that green popping up. it was kind of a relaxing change of pace. come to think of it, maybe more offices should apply the concept.