How true is this??
Have been working for 5 years now in the same organisation... and have learnt alot about different kinds of attitudes people have
I have encountered different kinds of people here and have learnt that these attitudes are common in most offices .Age no bar,personality no bar, religion no bar...it's just how they are. Try identifying these different traits which are usually available in your office
Category 1 : The Irritating Pot!
This character has to comment on everything you do. Has least interest in his/her business and talks his mind at anytime/anywhere. Usually makes a fool of him/her-self and is very proud to do so. One of those people who have to stop by your desk everytime they pass it ,they have to comment on your hair, how you do things, try and make fun of you and peer over your shoulder and ask you if you're really working or just pretending so loudly so that your whole office can hear him/her. These are those kind of people who you just bear because you know nothing can affect them at all and make a face each time when they leave you finally..Lame jokes! That's what they are all about and damn irritating!
Category 2 : The Maniacs
These type of people take the word "work" way too seriously.. People in this category prefer not to take lunch breaks,smoke breaks ,love coming to work even at 3 in the morning, love staying back late. Their aim is to get that fat heavy bonus at the end of each year and they don't mind killing themselves for that. They don't mind coming on holidays, cancelling their annual leave and oh sometimes I've even seen them gulping down a hot cup of tea like in 2 minutes so that they go back to their "work". They don't like attending annual parties or know anything about the latest movies but they do remember what mail was sent to whom regarding what even 4 years ago when they first joined. They are like robots. They are great at doing what they have been asked to for years .. But give them something to solve like a maybe a paper jam in a printer...and they will just look at you blankly.
Category 3 : The Fox -better known as the Asshole
There are loads of these spread out everywhere. They are usually found hovering near those on higher positions. They usually bring the boss food, take them out for drink and pretend to work very hard on the front.. They are the ones who get away with murder with the boss. They are the ones who get promotions on like a monthly basis. They are usually not skilled for anything but are born with the gift of gab! As long as they are at the boss's feet,they also feel that they have a license to bully others... in short....Assholes!
Category 4: Children of lesser Gods.
This category has the majority population. The people in this group are the ones who just come work and go home, they are least bothered in what the other person is doing and usually form a group with the same kind of crowd and work at the boss's pace. They are usually pressurised by their boss,asked to stay late, given menial jobs like filing or asked to do the boss's personal work like book his air tickets. They usually stay on the same grade for eternity and don't even have the guts to ask their boss for small favours.. like a half day. They are usually forgotton on the important events and like a social outcast in group talks. And as if their life wasn't bad enough they usually have a beast of a boss!
Well, Thats how it is.. guess this sums it up...Let me know if I missed out on any in particular.
I have encountered different kinds of people here and have learnt that these attitudes are common in most offices .Age no bar,personality no bar, religion no bar...it's just how they are. Try identifying these different traits which are usually available in your office
Category 1 : The Irritating Pot!
This character has to comment on everything you do. Has least interest in his/her business and talks his mind at anytime/anywhere. Usually makes a fool of him/her-self and is very proud to do so. One of those people who have to stop by your desk everytime they pass it ,they have to comment on your hair, how you do things, try and make fun of you and peer over your shoulder and ask you if you're really working or just pretending so loudly so that your whole office can hear him/her. These are those kind of people who you just bear because you know nothing can affect them at all and make a face each time when they leave you finally..Lame jokes! That's what they are all about and damn irritating!
Category 2 : The Maniacs
These type of people take the word "work" way too seriously.. People in this category prefer not to take lunch breaks,smoke breaks ,love coming to work even at 3 in the morning, love staying back late. Their aim is to get that fat heavy bonus at the end of each year and they don't mind killing themselves for that. They don't mind coming on holidays, cancelling their annual leave and oh sometimes I've even seen them gulping down a hot cup of tea like in 2 minutes so that they go back to their "work". They don't like attending annual parties or know anything about the latest movies but they do remember what mail was sent to whom regarding what even 4 years ago when they first joined. They are like robots. They are great at doing what they have been asked to for years .. But give them something to solve like a maybe a paper jam in a printer...and they will just look at you blankly.
Category 3 : The Fox -better known as the Asshole
There are loads of these spread out everywhere. They are usually found hovering near those on higher positions. They usually bring the boss food, take them out for drink and pretend to work very hard on the front.. They are the ones who get away with murder with the boss. They are the ones who get promotions on like a monthly basis. They are usually not skilled for anything but are born with the gift of gab! As long as they are at the boss's feet,they also feel that they have a license to bully others... in short....Assholes!
Category 4: Children of lesser Gods.
This category has the majority population. The people in this group are the ones who just come work and go home, they are least bothered in what the other person is doing and usually form a group with the same kind of crowd and work at the boss's pace. They are usually pressurised by their boss,asked to stay late, given menial jobs like filing or asked to do the boss's personal work like book his air tickets. They usually stay on the same grade for eternity and don't even have the guts to ask their boss for small favours.. like a half day. They are usually forgotton on the important events and like a social outcast in group talks. And as if their life wasn't bad enough they usually have a beast of a boss!
Well, Thats how it is.. guess this sums it up...Let me know if I missed out on any in particular.
posted by || sbk || at
5:16 AM
12 Comments:
5 years and just 4 categories?? I think one is missing: the one you belong to :) Now, can we have a post on what that is, unless you belong to one of the last 4 of course. :D
Yes you missed out one big category. I too have been sticking with the same organisation for past 5 years since i started making money with gradual two promotions in 5 years. And you missed out a major category. There is the 5 category and i will elongate the same into extra two.
1. a collection of all the above
2. A jolly person who makes fun in office and who lives like a catterpillar singing , making fun like the first category as well make the work place a fun and lively by fooling himself, makign others also fool, pulling each other, suddenly ordering sweets, ordering the whole office lunch, snaks, suddnely hosting parties,,, as well oiling bosses, fighting the HR bluntly at office, daring to say this is how i am to big bosses, challenging if not required to sake him/her.. yet works out late night and comes ot office before it dawns and never showing when he works and finishing his work, bulling others as well some who never bothers what others think of him suddenly coming to office unshaved for a month growing hippis, and what not.. heiehie..and suddenly depressed as his sales figure doenst met , the next day having a big - this is the category i fit in.. and heihei.. there are other category..
who works only to survive their personal life or keep their personal life happy . not bothered whetheer the politics happens or not..
i wish i make a huge list.. i will and ellaborate
Very true ..! ..and beware of the technical guru ..technology changes way to fast.
Oh! There are more.
The compulsive cribber - who has been working for the organisation for donkey years, always talks about quitting, never does and loves to hate the company. Cribs non-stop about the managemnet and keeps comparing this company to another.
More coming soon.
I am sure this list is not a comprehensive one. But these type of people do exist. I know a few of them in each category you mentioned :-)
My work atm was nice when I was working. But one incident in which i was nastily trapped by a cunning colleague from another dept. keeps me wary of such sly people. I was saved by my boss at that time, and all my other colleagues fully supported me in this :)
There must be more na? I can't soley belong to cat 4 :p
Maniacs is one large group who make the normal ones feel gulity for working for only 8 hours.
What about the group who has the most fun,for whom its like an extended college life..i belong to that group:)
Sudipta: The one I belong to is mentioned..take a wild guess :)
Known Stranger: Thanks Mate, Your input for sure is appreciated..and true..
Lee & Arun: Definately..how could I forget those..
Manish: Ofcourse this ain't a comprehensive one..I wanted you guys input.
Pseudofreud: EEKS i know how that feels..A female in my office did something like that to me too..
Sangeeta: No love, I don't think you belong in the last cat..Ofcourse there is more..the one we probably belong to..but we can't tell all can we?..SSSHHHHH..*our little secret*wink*wink*
Shikha: You go girl! Love the attitude!
its realy true yer was happy to read it
do u watch cricet macch? any ways thanks for droping in
which category do u fit in?:)
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