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Old 02-24-2018, 12:22 PM
 
Location: Yakima yes, an apartment!
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I was working at the shop yesterday and saw a large bug that had been crushed in the machine. Reminded me of a co-worker in a cabinet shop. He'd had served in the military. Was a medical aide and yet, if he saw a squashed bug, he'd start dry heaving....

Have you ever had co-workers with such idiosyncrasy?
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Old 02-24-2018, 01:07 PM
 
Location: God's Country
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Priscilla would at least two times a week pull off a fake sneeze. It was more like an ear-splitting squeal. At first, people on the floor laughed, but after a while it got tiresome. Still she'd keep it up and look around the floor hoping to see if someone, anyone, reacted.


Very juvenile, especially for someone in her 50s and even into her 60s (before finally retiring) but she was a lonely old soul who needed attention. The thing is that she was well-educated and had a well-paying, responsible position as a disability adjudicator.


Poor old Prissy, probably no longer with us, ripping off fake sneezes up in heaven.
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Old 02-24-2018, 01:14 PM
 
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Priscilla would at least two times a week pull off a fake sneeze. It was more like an ear-splitting squeal. At first, people on the floor laughed, but after a while it got tiresome. Still she'd keep it up and look around the floor hoping to see if someone, anyone, reacted.


Very juvenile, especially for someone in her 50s and even into her 60s (before finally retiring) but she was a lonely old soul who needed attention. The thing is that she was well-educated and had a well-paying, responsible position as a disability adjudicator.


Poor old Prissy, probably no longer with us, ripping off fake sneezes up in heaven.
...or in hell.....
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Old 02-24-2018, 04:25 PM
 
Location: on the wind
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I was working at the shop yesterday and saw a large bug that had been crushed in the machine. Reminded me of a co-worker in a cabinet shop. He'd had served in the military. Was a medical aide and yet, if he saw a squashed bug, he'd start dry heaving....

Have you ever had co-workers with such idiosyncrasy?
Well, considering that working in a group means you have to share time and space with other humans, chances are they have idiosyncrasies. Some are annoying. Some are funny. Most of them are easily ignored. I had a co-worker who was addicted to the filler phrase "in regards to...". She used it hundreds of times a day. Drove me nuts for the few seconds I stewed over it.
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Old 02-27-2018, 01:27 PM
 
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Farting , belching, nosepicking, clipping nails
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Old 02-27-2018, 01:32 PM
 
Location: North Texas
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I usually ignore my co-workers' idiosyncrasies unless they're truly disruptive, which is rare. They usually do me the courtesy of ignoring mine in return.
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Old 02-27-2018, 01:54 PM
 
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I worked for a company and the owner had a serious hatred of popcorn. It was against the rules to bring it to work. A few people that thought the rule was silly were fired on the spot while it was still popping in the microwave. He also had a thing about personal items on desks, no photos, etc. were allowed.
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Old 02-27-2018, 02:12 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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A woman I work with greets everyone, everyday, with a giant hug in our office. I had to flat out deny her on day 2 and say I wasn't a hugger but she's welcome to a fist bump.

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Old 02-27-2018, 02:28 PM
 
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A woman I work with greets everyone, everyday, with a giant hug in our office. I had to flat out deny her on day 2 and say I wasn't a hugger and she's welcome to a fist bump.
That is so weird....
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Old 02-27-2018, 02:41 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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A woman I work with greets everyone, everyday, with a giant hug in our office. I had to flat out deny her on day 2 and say I wasn't a hugger and she's welcome to a fist bump.
That's awful! I have a coworker that greets everybody by name as she goes down the aisle. It's kind of annoying when you're in the middle of something that's demanding a lot of attention and you have to respond back to her. It would be completely different if she just said a general good morning to everybody, but I feel like if somebody uses your name that you have to respond, and that she's demanding your attention. The other thing she does is we'll have a meeting with 3 people and she'll use my name 10 times in a 5 minute conversation. I *know* my name and I know *she* knows my name.
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