Has anyone else got someone at work

[Goring Gull]

Who insists on butting in to any conversation your having and boring you about what they have done or about what their kids have done..... Please i really don't want to know if i did i would ask.

Why do they think i'd be remotely interested, Then i get accused of not talking about my family friends etc!!!!!!!

 

[Tricky Dicky]

You really are bored this week, aren't you.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Who insists on butting in to any conversation your having and boring you about what they have done or about what their kids have done..... Please i really don't want to know if i did i would ask.

Why do they think i'd be remotely interested, Then i get accused of not talking about my family friends etc!!!!!!!

Yes..... it's me.....

 

[Goring Gull]

You really are bored this week, aren't you.

I always thought i'd enjoy having not a lot to do - I can't wait till next week when everything gets going again.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I always thought i'd enjoy having not a lot to do - I can't wait till next week when everything gets going again.

Indeed, I'd always rather be busy at work than bored. Even as an IT-ist, I get bored surfing the net pretty quickly, I actually prefer doing my job apart from the odd break.

 

[Goring Gull]

Indeed, I'd always rather be busy at work than bored. Even as an IT-ist, I get bored surfing the net pretty quickly, I actually prefer doing my job apart from the odd break.

It doesn't help the other 3 in my team have all been on hols this week - billy no mates here, but i wasn't wasting 3 days holiday just because of that.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

It doesn't help the other 3 in my team have all been on hols this week - billy no mates here, but i wasn't wasting 3 days holiday just because of that.

Fair enough I took the hit because I had the days hols to spare. However, I wouldn't have minded working if necessary, but I would have wanted to do it at home, commuting to Londinium is no fun over the holiday period.

 

[Noldi]

Soory to butt in.
Anyway my in-laws have not had thier x-mas prezzie that we ordered on line, bloddy CityLink.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Soory to butt in.
Anyway my in-laws have not had thier x-mas prezzie that we ordered on line, bloddy CityLink.

They'll be plenty in that boat this Xmas I think. What was the pressie - a spell-checker perchance ?

 

[Sheebo]

Who insists on butting in to any conversation your having and boring you about what they have done or about what their kids have done..... Please i really don't want to know if i did i would ask.

Why do they think i'd be remotely interested, Then i get accused of not talking about my family friends etc!!!!!!!

Hell yeh - Got 2 of these at my work. But in and just talk about themselves or their kids for hours. Sooooooo annoying.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

It's even worse if they or their missus happens to be pregnant.

The other day, one of my colleagues, without warning, whipped out his mobile and started playing some audio file. It sounded like a load of static to me. He proudly announced that it was in fact the sound of his unborn baby's heartbeat, and paused, as though waiting for the rest of us to sigh in awe. As I carried on typing and didn't turn around, I have no idea whether he looked disappointed at our lack of enthusiastic response, so I don't have to feel guilty about it at least.

Why do people with babies think everyone else is interested? Scan photos are the worst. I can never really tell what's what with them anyway, but you feel like you have to feign interest or risk offence. To me, they mostly look like the old satellite images they used to have on weather forecasts. But without FAIL, every single time, the father-to-be will, on production of the photo, make the same, unoriginal comments about the infant either (a) being certain to be a footballer as he has (shock!) feet, or the size of the poor unborn sap's genitalia.

 

[pasty]

commuting to Londinium is no fun over the holiday period.

Au contraire my dear Richard. With all the knobby commuters out the way and a Saturday service running, the train from Brighton just stops at E. Croydump, Clapham Junc. and Victoria. Left home half an hour later than normal today and got to the office at the same time.

 

[Goring Gull]

Just thought of another office irritant - The "comedy genius" that has to show you every and i mean every joke text they get sent and you have to pretend to find it funny when you'd rather grab the offending mobile and lob it out the office window into the canal preferably followed by it's owner.

 

[Sheebo]

It's even worse if they or their missus happens to be pregnant.

The other day, one of my colleagues, without warning, whipped out his mobile and started playing some audio file. It sounded like a load of static to me. He proudly announced that it was in fact the sound of his unborn baby's heartbeat, and paused, as though waiting for the rest of us to sigh in awe. As I carried on typing and didn't turn around, I have no idea whether he looked disappointed at our lack of enthusiastic response, so I don't have to feel guilty about it at least.

Why do people with babies think everyone else is interested? Scan photos are the worst. I can never really tell what's what with them anyway, but you feel like you have to feign interest or risk offence. To me, they mostly look like the old satellite images they used to have on weather forecasts. But without FAIL, every single time, the father-to-be will, on production of the photo, make the same, unoriginal comments about the infant either (a) being certain to be a footballer as he has (shock!) feet, or the size of the poor unborn sap's genitalia.

My colleagues MADE me bring in my scan pics

 

[Goring Gull]

Au contraire my dear Richard. With all the knobby commuters out the way and a Saturday service running, the train from Brighton just stops at E. Croydump, Clapham Junc. and Victoria. Left home half an hour later than normal today and got to the office at the same time.

Bet you managed to get a seat for once aswell. I have no idea why people pay thousands a year to stand on the frigging train from Hove, this is one reason i could never commute to London.

 

[Badger]

It's even worse if they or their missus happens to be pregnant.

The other day, one of my colleagues, without warning, whipped out his mobile and started playing some audio file. It sounded like a load of static to me. He proudly announced that it was in fact the sound of his unborn baby's heartbeat, and paused, as though waiting for the rest of us to sigh in awe. As I carried on typing and didn't turn around, I have no idea whether he looked disappointed at our lack of enthusiastic response, so I don't have to feel guilty about it at least.

Why do people with babies think everyone else is interested? Scan photos are the worst. I can never really tell what's what with them anyway, but you feel like you have to feign interest or risk offence. To me, they mostly look like the old satellite images they used to have on weather forecasts. But without FAIL, every single time, the father-to-be will, on production of the photo, make the same, unoriginal comments about the infant either (a) being certain to be a footballer as he has (shock!) feet, or the size of the poor unborn sap's genitalia.

Oh I know what you mean about expectant fathers or mothers, people in my office seem to breed like rabbits (3 babies born since Christmas!) and to give them credit most of them aren't too bad when it comes to talking about their new sprogs but there is always the exception to the rule. One woman in particular (thankfully on maternity leave at the moment) seems to have super hearing which can pick up whenever anyone in the building mentions children or babies, she suddenly appears out of nowhere and starts sticking her oar in and banging on about her own kids. What really irritates me is the way she goes on about them as if no one else has kids and wouldn't understand how hard her life is now.

Let's not forget the woman that talks about her dog all the time and of course has to compare it to people's babies, it's a DOG not a HUMAN BEING, I'm pretty sure you didn't give birth to it. She also has to announce that she's off to 'liberate the dog' at lunch time instead of just walking out of the office without saying anything like everyone else.

 

[pasty]

Bet you managed to get a seat for once aswell. I have no idea why people pay thousands a year to stand on the frigging train from Hove, this is one reason i could never commute to London.

To be fair, getting on the train at Brighton, I get a seat every morning

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Au contraire my dear Richard. With all the knobby commuters out the way and a Saturday service running, the train from Brighton just stops at E. Croydump, Clapham Junc. and Victoria. Left home half an hour later than normal today and got to the office at the same time.

Fair do's, but I think you have a direct train from Brighthelmstone - a Sat service from Shoreham does not include anything to London Bridge - and I hate changing, it ruins my train sleep time.

Bet you managed to get a seat for once aswell. I have no idea why people pay thousands a year to stand on the frigging train from Hove, this is one reason i could never commute to London.

It is true, that on many days people from Hove do stand all the way, at least those people are getting the last seats. Luckily, on a normal day, at Shoreham we still get to sit down - although about 3 months ago I changed my normal train to the earlier one (06:22) as the 07:01 was getting too crowded - which means getting up at 5.

I agree with the sentiment that paying £3,688 a year, really SHOULD mean you get a seat for journeys over an hour, but, sadly, the reality is that it doesn't.

 

[Goring Gull]

Oh I know what you mean about expectant fathers or mothers, people in my office seem to breed like rabbits (3 babies born since Christmas!) and to give them credit most of them aren't too bad when it comes to talking about their new sprogs but there is always the exception to the rule. One woman in particular (thankfully on maternity leave at the moment) seems to have super hearing which can pick up whenever anyone in the building mentions children or babies, she suddenly appears out of nowhere and starts sticking her oar in and banging on about her own kids. What really irritates me is the way she goes on about them as if no one else has kids and wouldn't understand how hard her life is now.

Let's not forget the woman that talks about her dog all the time and of course has to compare it to people's babies, it's a DOG not a HUMAN BEING, I'm pretty sure you didn't give birth to it. She also has to announce that she's off to 'liberate the dog' at lunch time instead of just walking out of the office without saying anything like everyone else.

We have woman ( young quite tasty) who goes on about her cat all the time. When i first half overheard her going on about her pussy i was quite interested till i realised it was a bloody cat!!!!!!

 

[Goring Gull]

Fair do's, but I think you have a direct train from Brighthelmstone - a Sat service from Shoreham does not include anything to London Bridge - and I hate changing, it ruins my train sleep time.



It is true, that on many days people from Hove do stand all the way, at least those people are getting the last seats. Luckily, on a normal day, at Shoreham we still get to sit down - although about 3 months ago I changed my normal train to the earlier one (06:22) as the 07:01 was getting too crowded - which means getting up at 5.

I agree with the sentiment that paying £3,688 a year, really SHOULD mean you get a seat for journeys over an hour, but, sadly, the reality is that it doesn't.

What about health and safety as well? surely it's not safe to stand on a train? I was thinking this coming back from Leeds the other day (standing) and wondered what would happen if there was a train crash, Carnage and a bloody big compo bill i can imagine.