We close our eyes and dream of being well off. Not necessarily filthy rich but just have enough money where we don’t have to worry about anything. We could travel anywhere in the world, stay at some of the best hotels, eat at the most exclusive restaurants, buy anything we want and not worry once how we will pay our bills.
There is no harm in dreaming or fantasizing, it just stinks when we open up our eyes and realize it was just that, a dream. Yes, we all know, it just makes us want to cry. Of course, we wake have to wake up.
We brush those tears aside and get ready to go to work. We know we have a lot of things to do and before we get there we are already stressed. Now, not all of us dislike our jobs, we actually enjoy the work. It can be stressful at times but at least for those eight, nine, ten hours we are there, we don’t think once about our own problems. It’s sort of a getaway, so if home life stinks, work will be the place where we will distract ourselves.
The last thing we want to deal with at work is a co-worker or supervisor that is always whining, complaining, bickering, snooping, etc. These types of co-workers are so negative that the minute they walk in through that door, the room gets dark. All we want to do is get to our desk, we say good morning along the way and do our job peacefully. Luckily, not all co-workers or supervisors are troublesome, there are those that are actually just like us that only want to do a good job and not be aggravated by negative comments.
At our jobs, we always have a friend or two, people we click with and share the same likes and dislikes. We go to lunch to get away from the office, go shopping, have fun and back to the office we go. That lunch hour is our time and we help each other escape our problems. Now there are some of us that wonder why we are not close to our co-workers and they avoid us all the time. It could be we fall into one of these categories.
- Brown Noser – This person is the one we avoid the most and can’t stand them. This person is so far up the supervisor’s rear end we can’t seem to tell where on begins and the other one end’s. They will tell on everyone, talk about everyone and try their hardest to put themselves on a pedestal. We on the other hand look for every opportunity we can to kick that pedestal from under them.
- Me Complex – This co-worker only talks about themselves and their family all day every day. All you hear is about their life, their partner, their children, their baby, their new home, their new car, blah, blah, blah. It’s nice that they have a life but why do they have to constantly tell us about it. Plus, why do we have to get pictures of everything. We can’t seem to shut them up. This is where chewy candy comes in handy. Always have some and make sure to give them a lot of it. It will keep their mouth busy for a long time.
- Overly Cheerful – This co-worker can be annoying. There are two types, the one that is wants to be liked by all because they want to be your friend. The other who wants to gain your confidence and stab you in the back. Both are ignored and avoided. We make an effort to avoid them; we will even run the other way. If they stop us along the way, we smile but the entire time we are hoping someone will save us from them.
- Loud – Then there is the co-worker that is loud, nothing is said in a low voice. We hear everything they say and to make it worst, their laugh sounds like a cackle. These are the ones we wish had offices and would close their doors.
- Intimate issues – We all have one of these co-workers that are ready to tell us about their nightly adventures. Well, here’s a news flash, we don’t want to hear it. As our youth would say “TMI”. We don’t want to know what they did last night and we definitely don’t want details. This type of conversation is not for the office, ever. Plus, it’s a good way to get a bad reputation and we all know how news travels in an office.
Does this mean we should find a new job? Nope, they are everywhere whether we like it or not. What we should do is be polite and courteous, it is an office environment. Avoid getting into personal conversations with them. If you do this, they will get the hint and give you your privacy. Of course, the most important thing is to make sure we are not one of these co-workers. Let’s keep ourselves in check. If we should find that the situation is difficult with these employees then we should speak to our supervisors calmly and with real facts. This way they know it’s not personal, it’s all about work.