Things I see at work and hate ...

People trying to project themselves as dumber than the boss, just to make the boss feel good about himself.
People putting on a nice attitude with you only if a higher up is around else treating you like dirt.
People hating each other and still doing the air kissing.
People trying to hide info and hence make themselves indispensable to the project.
People 'sir'-ing others when it is a strict first names only environ.
People flattering others by a mile when whats deserved (if at all) is a metre.
People making veiled comments at others while the poor soul who is being ridiculed joins in on the laughter.
People trying to make a 'saas-bahu' mahoul in office.
People commenting on another, expecting you to side with them and then telling that person how lovely she looks.
People singling out and ridiculing / ignoring someone just because he has the courage to be different and not one among the sheep.
People going out in 'ethnic' groups - while keeping others away.
People trying to put off responsibility on another.
People fighting to be the boss.
The same people not wanting the responsibility that comes with it.
Favoritism amongst the same sex.
People always trying to impress someone or the other.
Mice will play when the cat's away tendency - two-faced or multi faced ?
No sign of doing something because one likes doing it.
Constantly trying to show that you are better than the guy who sits at the next cubicle.
People constantly cribbing.
Politics at the work place.
Describing a CtrlC+CtrlV as "I had to procure the file, verify that the data satisfied the criteria as mentioned in the requirement document and transferring to a more accessible location while keeping in mind all the security constraints." .

And what I hate the most about all of this is that the more I see of it, the more used to it I become and it doesn't look as sick as it used to before. Something about being constantly exposed to something that makes you immune to it and you fail to realise that it is not normal.

8 comments:

Anonymous May 15, 2007 at 12:41 PM  

Now i know where all the fwds originate from :)

Your last lines remind me of Galad, a character from The wheel of Time series.He is an extremely good swordsman and "always does the right thing, with no regard for who it hurts."

Tell me does all this happen in your office... wow ..this is one awesome place to work in ..uhahahahaaaaaaha..jokes apart..Swisss Swisss ..got it..

Swappy May 15, 2007 at 4:02 PM  

Hmmm.....that has become common in any office....If they want something to be done....they become bootlickers else....they wont even care off.....

So, what made you put this over here...?

Sam May 15, 2007 at 11:12 PM  

Hmmmm ... interesting ... I must say this is an interesting place to be ... and work .. and survive ... and grow ...and eventually to become a BLOGGER !!!
Jai Hind !!!

(I liked the Ctrl+C Ctrl+V part the most)

Prashanth May 22, 2007 at 12:17 AM  

This is not at all like Galad's righteousness... more like the anti-phoneyness in Catcher in the Rye... and hello, either way, it is a good thing to be like that, so don't make fun. Take this PATTAAR!

Vc May 25, 2007 at 6:50 PM  

uhahahhaah SP dude thats me :)

Prashanth May 29, 2007 at 12:37 PM  

What, you think I didn't know that? I mean, I don't go around slapping strangers... on second thought maybe I should... hmmm where was I? Oh.. hi, Myths.

myths June 4, 2007 at 11:13 PM  
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myths June 4, 2007 at 11:14 PM  

Hey Vc,
Swiss ! yup, no other way to handle it.. Guess your Galad comment was meant for the other post. :)
Anyways, wanna trade places? You might like working here , u know, facing a challenge ;)
Hey Swap,
Yemi ledu , appudappudu konni choosthe tega regguddi kada , appudu idi rasa , office lone ;)
Hey Sam,
Sahi hai, yeh sab dekhna aur blogger banneka , yeh kaise logic nikala aapne, I mean , pata hai , ki kaam kabhi kabhi karti hoon , leking ithna bada insult !! :-p
Hi Prashant,
Hope you are doing good. Been away from the 'blogosphere' since ages.
Myths

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