In most professions, you have to deal with people, and even if you're working for yourself, you won’t avoid it. And because you are constrained to work with some random people, there will be unexpected situations, misunderstandings or you will simply not understand them at all.
People who have to work with these kinds of coworkers like to vent about it on the internet and for us, it is entertaining to read because maybe we relate or because the stories are so wild they leave us incredulous.
Bored Panda went on the internet to find some of the pictures people took that prove what terrible or just annoying coworkers they have to work with. Do you have similar experiences? Upvote the photos that resonate with you the most and tell us your stories in the comments!
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My Coworker Has A Tendency To Spill His Cereal Walking Out Of The Kitchen In The Morning And Just Leave It There. I Made It Modern Art
In an ideal world, everyone would have a job they really like, but even if that was the case, the work environment and the people you work with are important too. Most of the time, having contact with the people you work with is inevitable as you share the same space or equipment and some jobs require teamwork.
Coworker Brought His Dog To The Office. Dog Did This, Coworker Says "I'm Real Busy So Can Some Else Get It"
My Passive Aggressive Coworker Saw Me Shut A Slightly Open Drawer On My Way To The Bathroom...Came Back Out To This
I Work With An Office Full Of Sadists
But as proven by this list, it is not always smooth sailing. Some people have habits that you can’t stand or they are not as tidy as you would wish they were, while some are plain rude and annoying.
So people like to go to the internet to express their frustrations about fellow coworkers they find bothersome or because the stories are too good to not be told. Of course, there are far worse coworkers that can seriously affect others, but in this list, you will find behaviors that are more annoying than damaging.
We Have A Serial Pooper At Work
Typical reasons are mental illness or someone being disgruntled. It is more common than you think.
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You know, I can't imagine any situation that would cause me to think that smearing my own excrement on the walls and floor would be an appropriate reaction. I can't even imagine thinking about doing such a thing. WTF is wrong with people?
Yeah like the terrorists that took over the capital on Jan 6. They smeared their feces all over the walls but they're patriots lol
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I did janitorial for a few years, and I can say that it's incredibly disgusting people do this sort of thing. 😑 I hope they caught the stink finger doing this!
Hehehe the stink finger! That made me smile and giggle like a child.
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At a former job I had, I've been politely denied the right to poop at work ( too smelly!🙂) due to one old lady coworker complaint....To be honest, the stalls were very close to his work station and I totaly got it. Boss made a deal with the bar across the street upfront my working place, and I was allowed to use their bathrooms whenever I needed. Dialog when the staff saw me coming sometimes was quite awkward: ''Hi Fab, is it a coffee you want? Nah sorry , just gonna have a meeting at my private office'' 😂 This was OK as everyone stayed chill about that situation, and also I wanted to keep on being respecful towards my colleagues...
I'd be looking into my diet if I was asked to have a dump in another building because what I was producing penetrated the door of the toilet and infiltrated the working area I'm guessing for a prolonged period of time. The other way of looking at it is why is the extractor fan not able to cope with the smell and also why is there an employee's workstation that near the toilets to begin with.
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My theory And i know it's ridiculous there are three monkeys in a trench coat pretending to be a human.
Have had to send the - "Ladies, you can do better at respecting other people also using the facilities" email before -it is always shocking.
This happened at a place I worked. Turned out the woman was so big she was brushing up against the walls of the stall. The smears weren't intentional, but leaving them there was.
There's an easy solution to this. Lock the bathroom and make everyone sign for a key before they go. No key, no loo. Office buildings do this every time.
This is a potentially awful solution. Sometimes a person cannot wait around for the key holder to be available and accidents would happen. Or if the key holder is a control freak or vindictive type person. And then there are those that would be too embarrassed to ask for a key.
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Never worked anywhere that had this happen BUT have worked at a couple places where there was a Mystery Pooper who used to fill the bowl with their stinky turds then not flush. Never could catch them, at either place, so it could’ve been anybody. Before you say what I know you’re going to say: I’m both pee and poop shy, so can exclude myself from consideration. (I really prefer my own facilities. Simple as that. I don’t eat on my lunch break to avoid the latter, and I only pee if I’m bursting—-any port in a storm, you know.)
And her I thought it was bad enough that we had one or more people smearing their boogers all over the stall walls and bathroom walls. It stopped happening on our floor when a certain department was moved to another floor.
They actually had to hang signs in the bathroom at my job to tell people to stop wiping boogers on the stall walls and doors. Women's public bathrooms are always so much nastier than men's.
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Someone in my office did this too. Silly me. I thought we were all professionals
When anyone returns from a restroom break....check da fingernails. *ugh!*
We had a serial mystery crapper on The USS Bennington during a cruise in the Pacific in 1961.
"When found, the subject will be terminated immediately... and we don't mean 'fired.'"
We had a woman shitting on the floor. It's wasn't very often, but they actually installed cameras pointing at the entrance to the toilets and would check regularly to try and find them. Problem is, they kept moving between floors.
There are some things that I have seen in a ladies' restroom that will make you question the sanity of the person. There is a sign in each stall of the bathroom with bathroom etiquette. At our age, we should know how to go to the bathroom and not leave it in a total mess but it still baffles me what I have seen in the stalls or at the wash sinks of public bathrooms at work.
One possibility is someone with Crohn’s disease. I am aware of someone with this awful disease who caused such a mess. The bowl movement comes out so explosively that it literally sprays on to the floor and stall walls. If this is the case for this poor person, he/she might try to clean it up but there would be too much and this person would be too embarrassed and ashamed to report it.
Ed is that you? Used to live in an apartment with a communal filthy bathroom. Crazy old man ed would finger paint with his waste on the walls of the bathroom.
This happened in a place I used to work. Someone was also regularly clogging the toilets (definitely intentional) with huge amounts of TP. HR had to get involved but then I got fired so I don't know if it ever stopped!
There was someone who kept using toilet seat covers to clog up the toilets.
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Can you not (discreetly)put a camera facing the entrance to wherever it's happening and check the toilets every so often , that way if it happens you can rewind the video and work out who was in the bathroom. Disgusting disrespectful behaviour
This happened on a regular basis at the Joann Fabrics store I worked at some years back. I refused to clean it. Minimum wage is not worth it.
This is disturbingly more common (men and women both) than anybody would like.
You can wash your hands, but unless you are really good hand washer, poop will remain! Checking hands would be good or springing for DNA test!
Are their butts a cannon?!How do they get poop smeared on the wall?
With their hands, and I don't mean they used toilet paper... Years ago I entered the restroom where I was working and was disgusted by what I saw. Feces had been smeared everywhere, and the streaks made by the person's fingers were clearly visible. This bathroom was attached to a deli/bakery and the stench was overwhelming.
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This happened in my school once. Someone pooped near the wall and smeared it on the wall. Gross
Feed Me, Seymour! In My Office, A Coworker Has Been Growing This Vine For Years. The Office Manager Wants It Gone. I Like It
Coworkers Don't Know How Coolers Work
Inspired By The Other Cigarette Butt Post. I Give You My Coworkers...
However, even if some things that coworkers do aren’t that serious and sometimes they can just be brushed off, that doesn’t mean people should always let them get away with it. Business News Daily pinpointed some tips on how to deal with annoying people at work.
First thing they recommend is to figure out what exactly is annoying you. Maybe it is caused by a miscommunication that is easily fixed and then all the problems would be solved. Another thing to have in mind is to not to react rashly or overreact. It is best to approach the situation calmly and going to HR might also help. It could also be useful to find a common interest or something that you both agree on that would make that person more likeable to you.
Coworkers Brought Binoculars To Work To Perv On Young Beach Goers Today
My Coworker's Desktop
My Coworker Yawned While Using My Computer And Left This For Me
If all else fails, the best policy is always to be diplomatic but direct and speak your mind. Most often, it is possible to find a solution because maybe the person you’re annoyed with doesn’t even know it. If someone is bothering you and is preventing you from doing your job, this is a perfect situation where being upfront pays off. Try to be polite and ask them to let you do your job and to go to you only if they have work-related questions.
The last point Business Daily News discusses is just to stay positive. It’s important to have your boundaries and let others know when their behavior is making you uncomfortable, but there is no use in dwelling on negativity.
The Way My Coworkers Park
My Coworkers Typhoid Mug
Is there a way to mention in front of them how well your mug cleans up with a scrub using baking soda?
Had To Use My Coworkers Office Today Who Is On Vacation To Make Some Phone Calls. This Is What His Phone Cord Looks Like
I Have Evil Coworkers Who Like To Prank Me. Fortunately, I Don't Look When I Type Anyways
Some Asshole In My Office: “Damn, That Was Close. If I Took That Last Ice Cube I Might Have To Refill The Tray”
Coworkers Who Do This To My Dry Erase Markers
The Way My Coworker Used My Tape
My Coworker Takes Off His Smelly Shoes And Sleeps In The Break Room While We Eat Lunch
My Hospital Coworker Rests Her Lollipop On Her Phone Screen
We Have 300+ Employees
The Caveman Like Way My Co Worker Has Opened His Bread
I Bought A Danish For My Coworkers. Someone Cut Out And Ate The Jelly Part, Leaving The Edges
Someone At Work Asked If They Could Have One Of My Sudafed
Lazy Coworker Decided He Was Too Good To Help Ring Up A Line Of 5 People. Left Me High And Dry To Deal With Frustrated Customers
All My Coworkers Do This. Makes Me Want To Quit
My Coworker Returned The Front Desk Stapler Like This. Told Me It Ran Out Of Staples
We Had Donuts At Work, And I Watched A Coworker Take Two Bites Out Of This Donut And Put It Back In The Box
Cutting off a piece - fine. Breaking one off using a napkin - fine. This - childish and not fine.
My Coworker Parked In The Wrong Lot Near The Building
This Guy At My Work Never Drinks The Whole Coca Cola
My Boss Posted This Email (Which We’d All Seen Already) Up On The Company Notice Board In Full View Of Customers
How One Of My Coworkers Leaves His Trash After He Is Done Taking His Break
My Colleague Placed The Server Up There, Alone. They Have The Network Rack There
I Have The Laziest Co-Workers
I am sorry but I have to. Too many years cleaning bathrooms. That empty roll doesn't go into the dispenser. That dispenser is for jumbo rolls. However the person who brought their own paper should throw the tube in the trash
my coworker NEVER STOPS TALKING and she knows everything there is to know about everything but asks for your opinion anyway so she can argue with you and tell you how you're wrong.
I know a person exactly like that! "I'm not an expert, but I know more about everything than you, and if you're also correct, I'm more correct"
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we had a rogue pooper here at our building. we had to put signs up on how to properly poo.
Despite several emails, my colleagues never clean or fill the espresso machine. I spend the least time in the office and I always have to clean, refill, throw away milk that has been there since Friday, remove green mold etc etc. Same for dishes - nobody ever does them. I am the company owner, pay well, am nice - but on this aspect of being together in an office everybody shits. It really frustrates me. They are just ignorant pigs when it comes to basic kitchen hygiene. And if i remove the coffee maker - I will be the bad guy.
I worked at a place where there was a cleanup schedule, so everyone had at least one day of cleaning duty per month. There was still stuff that got forgotten in the fridge (throwing away expired stuff was part of the chores) but as a whole, the break room was one of the neatest I've known.
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I can't stand people that are to lazy to pick up after theirselves and do their jobs!!! I hate to see how they live, disgusting!!!
When I worked, I never saw any of that stuff. I must have had wonderful coworkers!
No photos, but what about the thieves who help themselves to YOUR stuff in the fridge. I bought an 8-pack---this was back in the 70s, and thank the gods, retired and have an awesome part-time job I wish I had full time then--ALL of them were gone. Not a one left. He hid the bottles to take home later! I did find out the person who stole them. He was let go for other reasons. Just to show that Lady Karma may take a while, but at last she shows up. Going on 40+ years and I am not kidding, and all away across the country, I had to call my medical insurance and get some info. The person who answered sounded REALLY familiar....then my brain kicked in...it was the thief all those years later. I said "Say you sure sound like "so-and-so"--silence. He apparently looked and saw my name and got really quiet. I said " I hope you buy your Coca-Colas now instead of helping yourself." He could not believe I remembered. He had to read the script about a survey. "We'll see!"
you know why I'm glad I work solo? THIS is why I'm glad I work solo...
Coworker who moves keyboard keys and puts random business cards in my box of cards so I give random cards to clients instead of my own.... i have walked back down the hall cursing his name many times
my coworker NEVER STOPS TALKING and she knows everything there is to know about everything but asks for your opinion anyway so she can argue with you and tell you how you're wrong.
I know a person exactly like that! "I'm not an expert, but I know more about everything than you, and if you're also correct, I'm more correct"
Load More Replies... we had a rogue pooper here at our building. we had to put signs up on how to properly poo.
Despite several emails, my colleagues never clean or fill the espresso machine. I spend the least time in the office and I always have to clean, refill, throw away milk that has been there since Friday, remove green mold etc etc. Same for dishes - nobody ever does them. I am the company owner, pay well, am nice - but on this aspect of being together in an office everybody shits. It really frustrates me. They are just ignorant pigs when it comes to basic kitchen hygiene. And if i remove the coffee maker - I will be the bad guy.
I worked at a place where there was a cleanup schedule, so everyone had at least one day of cleaning duty per month. There was still stuff that got forgotten in the fridge (throwing away expired stuff was part of the chores) but as a whole, the break room was one of the neatest I've known.
Load More Replies... I can't stand people that are to lazy to pick up after theirselves and do their jobs!!! I hate to see how they live, disgusting!!!
When I worked, I never saw any of that stuff. I must have had wonderful coworkers!
No photos, but what about the thieves who help themselves to YOUR stuff in the fridge. I bought an 8-pack---this was back in the 70s, and thank the gods, retired and have an awesome part-time job I wish I had full time then--ALL of them were gone. Not a one left. He hid the bottles to take home later! I did find out the person who stole them. He was let go for other reasons. Just to show that Lady Karma may take a while, but at last she shows up. Going on 40+ years and I am not kidding, and all away across the country, I had to call my medical insurance and get some info. The person who answered sounded REALLY familiar....then my brain kicked in...it was the thief all those years later. I said "Say you sure sound like "so-and-so"--silence. He apparently looked and saw my name and got really quiet. I said " I hope you buy your Coca-Colas now instead of helping yourself." He could not believe I remembered. He had to read the script about a survey. "We'll see!"
you know why I'm glad I work solo? THIS is why I'm glad I work solo...
Coworker who moves keyboard keys and puts random business cards in my box of cards so I give random cards to clients instead of my own.... i have walked back down the hall cursing his name many times
