Congratulate me, folks, I’ve just been declared “delightfully odd” by a co-worker! It’s a new job, and I’m obviously fitting right in. I enjoy being delightfully odd, I like saying delightfully odd, and even typing delightfully odd (but enough is enough) so I’m pleased that my co-workers (several agreed with the first to notice) see me as, well, you know, delightfully odd. It’s the delightfully that does it.
Any who–share with us how your co-workers see you, or how you see your co-workers.
Not yet postal.
I’m pretty sure they hate me. It’s OK though; I just try to keep them talking while I reload.
Delightfully Odd def:
He/She’s a complete nutter but we’d better be nice to him/her 'cos we don’t know what might happen if we tell he/she that they’re a few screws loose.
Delightfully odd? Does that mean you do quaint little English jokes instead of fart jokes in the middle of staff meetings?
I think staff around here see me as that anal retentive bastard who goes around either spouting off or issuing policy. Of course, my job title is anal retentive bastard who goes around either spouting off or issuing policy, so they’d be right! 
I think they’re too afraid to tell me!
I was given the title of “The Most Pleasant Narcissist Ever”.
I think that’s along the same lines as “Delightfully Odd.” 
I got a plaque for Christmas a few years ago engraved “The Girl With The ‘Golden’ Voice, Pleasant Demeanor and Effervescent Personality.” My husband says they don’t know the real me. [devil smiley]
My oh-so conservative co-worker called me a “Spit Fire” in the beginning of our association with each other - which I take as a compliment - I say the things she quietly complains to ME about but never to Management or whoever is causing the problem. Of course now, 3 years into this job, she would probably have a different phrase altogether to describe me. It’s OK - The feeling is mutual.
*Originally posted by kambuckta:
No, it means I tell English fart jokes to start the staff meetings. I tell nun jokes in the middle of staff meetings. Doesn’t everyone?
I prefer to think of myself as eccentric.
I don’t have any co-wokers… but my cat likes me!
Well depends on who you talk to. My coworkers for the most part see me as a hard worker who knows how to placate guests and make the exit spiels like nobodies business.
Then there are the guys who I don’t like and they would call me a few four letter words.
Of course we can’t forget my friends from school who dub me things like “Big Brother” or “The worlds smartest pillow” or “Jolly Green Giant” (being 6’5" causes a trend in naming) and from the street basketball games I got named “Big Country” then from rowing Crew I was named “Squatch” short for Sasquatch.
Quite a list, I should put together my nickname compendium but I have not the time nor the motivation.
My two most common titles are Eccentric or Quixotic…
Well, I’ve been referred to as “a real bastard” because I require employees to adhere to travel policy.
Hmm, I should mention that the two descriptors I listed are the polite ones.
I don’t know than anyone at work has called me “delightfully odd”, but I try. Our manager has been having us do these daft little “get to know your coworker” presentations about what we do in our off-time. Other people have brought pictures of their kids, or samples of crosstitch, or suchlike. I brought a gargoyle, a webshooter, and some prop swords. I’m sure I’ve at least got the “odd” part nailed.
After a recent DFW Dopefest, Bad News Baboon called me “Penn&Telleresque”, which I took as an enormous compliment.