# New and Unimproved Workplace Rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 14, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638 "2015-10-14T15:44:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/661 "2016-06-30T07:41:16Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > Moody coworkers at the job annoy me By this he means “female coworkers”, I think. This, after observing the general tenor of many other posts of his. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/662 "2016-06-30T07:41:53Z")
You’re annoying us, and in your case it doesn’t even seem to be a mood, more of a baseline. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/663 "2016-06-30T08:10:16Z")
> [@saje](#): > > I would bet that if she was devastated enough to be crying at her desk, she was pretty well frozen with fear/panic and YOUR welfare was the last thing on her mind. > > A titch of compassion goes a long way. Shame you don’t appear to have any. Nobody has bothered to ask about\*\* cg18\*\*'s line of work. I mean, if he works in the front office for the Chicago Cubs, I’d say his attitude is perfectly defensible, on account of there’s no crying in – well, _you_ know… ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/664 "2016-06-30T13:05:29Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Nobody has bothered to ask about\*\* cg18\*\*'s line of work. I mean, if he works in the front office for the Chicago Cubs, I’d say his attitude is perfectly defensible, on account of there’s no crying in – well, _you_ know… State worker ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/665 "2016-06-30T14:37:24Z")
> [@cg16](#): > > women and their mood swings For the record, I’m a 54 year old white male and I think you’re being a jerk. Perhaps you should spend less time worrying about how YOU feel about other people’s emotions. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/666 "2016-06-30T14:47:51Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > For the record, I’m a 54 year old white male and I think you’re being a jerk. Perhaps you should spend less time worrying about how YOU feel about other people’s emotions. I cleaned it up already. I don’t like moody coworkers ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/667 "2016-06-30T14:53:13Z")
s’fine. I don’t like assholes who have to show me their bad emotions because they’re bothered by mine. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/668 "2016-07-01T00:31:44Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > s’fine. I don’t like assholes who have to show me their bad emotions because they’re bothered by mine. I know everyone has a bad day but I am referring to the coworkers who are moody all the time. You get to the point where you don’t even want to speak anymore because you don’t what to expect. Now I just found out one of the moody coworkers was suspended for a few days which means they will really be in a bad mood when they return and I will make sure I am not around the person. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/669 "2016-07-01T00:34:20Z")
I’m sure “the person” will appreciate that. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/670 "2016-07-06T14:11:46Z")
Background: where I work, engineering is not supposed to contact vendors for quotes. Even if you contact a vendor and ensure customer service and purchasing are copied on all correspondence, it’s still frowned upon. Nearly three weeks ago, I emailed purchasing (and copied the customer service agent) about a component that couldn’t be fabricated in-house. I gave them the job information, the vendor’s information, and attached a copy of the drawing; I also explained that this drawing was a draft for quoting purposes only. Just found out this morning that neither one of them bothered sending it to the vendor, because they weren’t aware a quote was needed. WTF, did they think I was just showing off my work or something? Regarding “moody co-workers” (can they still be called “moody” if they’re guys?), I’ve witnessed managers getting into loud arguments and telling one another to fuck off. And people keep telling me that one of the advantages of a small company is “it’s like working with a big family?” ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/671 "2016-07-06T14:15:55Z")
People who walk past you in the hallway and don’t speak. Always annoyed me ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/672 "2016-07-06T15:47:50Z")
Back went out, migraine headache, left arm numbness issues… And I’m the only one on my team who is here today. The rest are on PTO or out. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/673 "2016-07-06T18:06:11Z")
An attorney asked me for a specific affidavit to be completed on a case. Unfortunately, our standard fill in the blank affidavit would not work for this case. Ok, complete this specific account reconciliation, and we’ll use that. I spent 10 hours in total on this, between yesterday and this morning. With over $54K in charging, I could NOT find $51.62. Anywhere. The case flipped between public assistance and non-public assistance so often, I had ten spreadsheets running at one time. (Basically, take all your bank accounts and balance them to the penny back to early 1999) I went to see her this morning to notify her of my fail… “Oh, you did WAY too much, all I needed was this form.” That’s NOT what you told me! I could’ve had it completed in an hour. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/674 "2016-07-06T18:13:13Z")
I guess from now on all of THAT attorney’s requests get confirmation in writing? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/675 "2016-07-06T19:24:32Z")
Gah. Why is it that it’s only the moment I get up to get a coffee from the Keurig in the break room that someone calls? Now I have to ditch my coffee in the keurig to answer the phone and I can’t retrieve my mug for 15-20 minutes. Now my coffee’s cold and I feel like an asshole who’s hogging the keurig. I long for a big urn like at church instead of keurigs that take forever to brew. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/676 "2016-07-06T23:53:57Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Regarding “moody co-workers” (can they still be called “moody” if they’re guys?), I’ve witnessed managers getting into loud arguments and telling one another to fuck off. And people keep telling me that one of the advantages of a small company is “it’s like working with a big family?” I don’t think the term “moody” is gender-specific. I’ve met men who can be even pissier than any PMSing woman I’ve met. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/677 "2016-07-07T14:46:10Z")
I want to give a little rant about office space designers/managers, specifically how they build out meeting rooms. I’ve seen variations of this issue at several companies. Just because a room is small, designed more like a huddle room for small teams, doesn’t mean we don’t need a freaking projector! Similarly, why are you wasting money on little whiteboards? Why is the only floor-ceiling, wall-wall whiteboard in a room so large that we all call it a classroom? You do understand the purpose of the rooms is collaboration, right? Hello? Also some random peeves about this particular office: Please for love of dog, mount the few projectors we have on the ceiling! They’re currently sitting on the table, which means that the people in front of the projector block the view when they open their laptops or set their drinks on the table. It’s also annoying and just looks like complete shit to have the cables strung across the room from the wall to the projector on the table. I truly appreciate that you rebuilt the conference rooms for us so that they had better noise control. But I can’t figure out why you couldn’t make the lights work better at the same time. Lights that didn’t shine directly on and thus wash out the projector screen would be thoughtful. It’s not rocket science. And this is just mind-blowingly goofy: when you were asked to put windows near the room doors so that people could see if there was a meeting in progress without opening the door and disturbing it, WHY did you install large picture windows? (And later, because two of the rooms were directly across from the bathrooms, they had to re-install frosted glass to block the view! - LOL!) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/678 "2016-07-07T19:21:44Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I’ve witnessed managers getting into loud arguments and telling one another to fuck off. And people keep telling me that one of the advantages of a small company is “it’s like working with a big family?” Yeah, that sounds just like a lot of families that I know of. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/679 "2016-07-07T21:36:36Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > …I’ve witnessed managers getting into loud arguments and telling one another to fuck off. And people keep telling me that one of the advantages of a small company is “it’s like working with a big family?” Maybe every single person that is surprised by the dysfunction in a small “family” business has never been in a family… Note to self: poll everyone at work, fully expecting to get 97% replying yes to “Are you or have you ever been a foundling?” ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638/680 "2016-07-08T00:14:12Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I don’t think the term “moody” is gender-specific. I’ve met men who can be even pissier than any PMSing woman I’ve met. Pretty much the same here! We have one manager who pretty much always yells…the trick to knowing if he’s actually angry or not is to look at his arms. If he’s flailing his arms or making big gestures, he’s mad. > [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > Yeah, that sounds just like a lot of families that I know of. It actually reminds me quite a bit of one branch of my family mixed with alcohol. (I don’t see them very often.) > [@digs](#): > > Maybe every single person that is surprised by the dysfunction in a small “family” business has never been in a family… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638.md?page=35)