CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:56 am

Giff wrote:
P.D.X. wrote:Hate, HATE, when someone requests document changes that they could've made themselves in less time than it takes to request someone else to do it.
Drives me nuts. Or when you're asked by someone to ask someone else for something. "Hey, can you ask Corporate Support to request the logs and send them to us?" Yeah, why can't you just ask Corporate Support yourself?

Because I am more important than you, dammit. The sooner you peons understand this, the happier you will be. Freedom is slavery! Work will set you free!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:57 am

Its also passing blame if something isn't done or is done wrong. Think, man.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:20 pm

mister d wrote:Its also passing blame if something isn't done or is done wrong. Think, man.

That mister d is just a straight shooter with upper management written all over him.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:26 pm

I observed a gentleman get out of his car and walk into the office this morning wearing a pair of massive Beats-style headphones, a pair of sunglasses on top of his head, and another pair of sunglasses on his face.

I just saw the same guy walk in this afternoon with a pair of ear buds in his ears, a pair of sunglasses on top of his head, and another pair of sunglasses on his face.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:33 pm

Obviously one pair of sunglasses was a reading prescription.

Alternatively, he had two pairs because he was unsure what restaurant he'd be at for lunch. One was kind of a hipster look, in case he ended up at an authentic ethnic place.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:31 am

We got burgled last night!

So far a shitty old laptop, our Wii and an AppleTV box are known casualties.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:48 am

That's it, I'm moving.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:58 am

rass wrote:We got burgled last night!

So far a shitty old laptop, our Wii and an AppleTV box are known casualties.

You have a Wii at your office?

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:08 am

Brontoburglar wrote:
rass wrote:We got burgled last night!

So far a shitty old laptop, our Wii and an AppleTV box are known casualties.
You have a Wii at your office?

HAD!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:16 am

You should pen a really harsh "Dear robbers who robbed my office" open letter on facebook. I hear they have something like an 83% effectiveness rate.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:23 am

mister d wrote:That's it, I'm moving.

Back to Boston?

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:57 am

rass wrote:We got burgled last night!

So far a shitty old laptop, our Wii and an AppleTV box are known casualties.

shit. i'm gonna have to lock down my expo dry erase markers*

*item of highest monetary value currently in my classroom

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:01 am

Loud sales guy in my office is on the phone yukking it up. His laugh sounds exactly like Krusty the Clown.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:04 am

The Sybian wrote:Loud sales guy in my office is on the phone yukking it up. His laugh sounds exactly like Krusty the Clown.

The guy he is talking to probably has the conversation on speaker phone thus annoying two offices.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:18 am

The temp (older gentleman) covering for our normal part-time receptionist (older lady) is wearing a sweet manatee-patterned belt today.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:45 am

rass wrote:The temp (older gentleman) covering for our normal part-time receptionist (older lady) is wearing a sweet manatee-patterned belt today.

Meaning that it has pictures of manatees on it, or that it's made from manatee hide? Or both?

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:59 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:
rass wrote:The temp (older gentleman) covering for our normal part-time receptionist (older lady) is wearing a sweet manatee-patterned belt today.
Meaning that it has pictures of manatees on it, or that it's made from manatee hide? Or both?

Sorry. Pictures of manatees.

I spent a couple of minutes looking for it, but google only turned up a couple of sweet manatee belt buckles. No belts.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:00 am

If he's not hired full-time by 5:00, you and your company suck.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:12 am

mister d wrote:If he's not hired full-time by 5:00, you and your company suck.

He is a recurring temp.

He has a bad habit of not remembering names. He got my office mate and I confused for most of August, presumably because we both have facial hair.

Post by **brian** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:52 am

My dog just came into my office and barfed. Acceptable to beat him or not?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:55 am

brian wrote:My dog just came into my office and barfed. Acceptable to beat him or not?

How much barf?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:58 am

rass wrote:
mister d wrote:If he's not hired full-time by 5:00, you and your company suck.
He is a recurring temp.

He has a bad habit of not remembering names. He got my office mate and I confused for most of August, presumably because we both have facial hair.

You people all look the same. Since he will blame it on the other guy, you have to take a picture of the belt and post it.

Post by **brian** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:58 am

DSafetyGuy wrote:
brian wrote:My dog just came into my office and barfed. Acceptable to beat him or not?
How much barf?

Not a lot. Like a 3 on a 1 to 10 scale where 1 is some spittle and bile and 10 is "what the fuck did you eat?"

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:00 pm

brian wrote:
DSafetyGuy wrote:
brian wrote:My dog just came into my office and barfed. Acceptable to beat him or not?
How much barf?
Not a lot. Like a 3 on a 1 to 10 scale where 1 is some spittle and bile and 10 is "what the fuck did you eat?"

I'd say a harshly worded email from his supervisor ought to send the right message.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:02 pm

My dog/office today story. I'm sitting here, having just finished my lunch at my desk when I notice that it smells ... bad. That's not my lunch trash I'm smelling. I look down and see a few pieces of dirty dog shit by my feet. Evidently, I stepped in some dog shit this morning at home and have been tracking it around all day until a bunch of it just fell off. Luckily it wasn't fresh, so it wasn't too hard to clean, but I'm pretty sure there's some shit ground into the carpet under my desk.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:27 pm

were you wearing socks or slippers?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:34 pm

My dog always sits by the bathroom door and whines when I'm in there, so basically everyone in the office knows when I'm dropping a deuce.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:30 pm

BSF21 wrote:
brian wrote:
DSafetyGuy wrote:
brian wrote:My dog just came into my office and barfed. Acceptable to beat him or not?
How much barf?
Not a lot. Like a 3 on a 1 to 10 scale where 1 is some spittle and bile and 10 is "what the fuck did you eat?"
I'd say a harshly worded email from his supervisor ought to send the right message.

Provided it also includes that an account of the event will also be registered with canine resources to document the incident.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:34 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote:
BSF21 wrote:
brian wrote:
DSafetyGuy wrote:
brian wrote:My dog just came into my office and barfed. Acceptable to beat him or not?
How much barf?
Not a lot. Like a 3 on a 1 to 10 scale where 1 is some spittle and bile and 10 is "what the fuck did you eat?"
I'd say a harshly worded email from his supervisor ought to send the right message.
Provided it also includes that an account of the event will also be registered with canine resources to document the incident.

Well of course. What kind of two-bit operation wouldn't cross document with CR to protect the aforementioned canine's interests? Brian could have fed him cat food for all we know. Word has it his brain is kinda funky...

Post by **brian** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:52 pm

All appropriate paperwork has been filed with the involved parties though before any disciplinary action can occur I need to interface with the aforementioned canine's co-owner, who is most likely going to tell me to go fuck myself and give him a treat.

So that was a waste of time.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:14 pm

brian wrote:All appropriate paperwork has been filed with the involved parties though before any disciplinary action can occur I need to interface with the aforementioned canine's co-owner, who is most likely going to tell me to go fuck myself and give him a treat.

So that was a waste of time.

"Local businessman honored with 'Good Boy' status by Dog. Will be honored with opportunity to give out belly rubs at next home game."

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:22 am

I guess I didnt have to watch Agents of SHIELD last night cause I just got an entire episode synopsis from the loud chick FIVE cubicale away down the hall.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:56 pm

I just bought an Esquire-branded shirt, and noticed that the included collar stays feature their "rules." The particular rule for this set states: "No mammals on sweaters, or belts." Rass needs to track down his receptionist and let that fucker know he's in violation.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:16 am

Some people are so rude.

Lady comes to my cubicle..

Lady: "Excuse me, I'm looking for so and so".
Me: "oh, she's a couple of squares down the hall, by the window"

Lady walks over there

Lady: "Hi! So this is where you are!"
So-and-So: "yeah, I've been sitting here for almost 2 years, are you not paying attention?"

I would not keep a person like that. Again it's the other team that shares our floor. My team tries to be super polite.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:21 am

degenerasian wrote:Some people are so rude.

Lady comes to my cubicle..

Lady: "Excuse me, I'm looking for so and so".
Me: "oh, she's a couple of squares down the hall, by the window"

Lady walks over there

Lady: "Hi! So this is where you are!"
So-and-So: "yeah, I've been sitting here for almost 2 years, are you not paying attention?"

I would not keep a person like that. Again it's the other team that shares our floor. My team tries to be super polite.

Which one is the rude one?

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:38 am

P.D.X. wrote:
degenerasian wrote:Some people are so rude.

Lady comes to my cubicle..

Lady: "Excuse me, I'm looking for so and so".
Me: "oh, she's a couple of squares down the hall, by the window"

Lady walks over there

Lady: "Hi! So this is where you are!"
So-and-So: "yeah, I've been sitting here for almost 2 years, are you not paying attention?"

I would not keep a person like that. Again it's the other team that shares our floor. My team tries to be super polite.
Which one is the rude one?

The one who is on a team with another woman and hasn't figured out where she is in the office after 2 years?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:44 am

According to the guy replacing him, my supervisor (and catalyst for my wanting to leave this base so bad) has been reassigned.

I couldn't fist pump hard enough. My supervisor is just about every douche listed in this thread rolled into one.

BYE FELICIA.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:02 am

BSF21 wrote:
P.D.X. wrote:
degenerasian wrote:Some people are so rude.

Lady comes to my cubicle..

Lady: "Excuse me, I'm looking for so and so".
Me: "oh, she's a couple of squares down the hall, by the window"

Lady walks over there

Lady: "Hi! So this is where you are!"
So-and-So: "yeah, I've been sitting here for almost 2 years, are you not paying attention?"

I would not keep a person like that. Again it's the other team that shares our floor. My team tries to be super polite.
Which one is the rude one?
The one who is on a team with another woman and hasn't figured out where she is in the office after 2 years?

the lady was from another floor. I would never answer like that. I don't expect all 300 people in the company to know exactly where I sit.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:50 am

Mr. MANatee belt is an official part timer now.

Even if I was inclined to take a creep shot of our male receptionist, he's been wearing a back brace this week that covers up his belt.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:03 pm

rass wrote:Mr. MANatee belt is an official part timer now.

Even if I was inclined to take a creep shot of our male receptionist, he's been wearing a back brace this week that covers up his belt.

He knows you're trying to take a picture of his crotch, perv.