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22 September 2009

Things you don't want at your office Partly inspired by Stewriffic's post below...what's on your not-in-the-office list?
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We had a surprise in our office today. Our office is on the ground floor, so, after a super heavy rain today we found a small snake trucking down the hallway. Guess it decided this was the driest place in the area.



Dead fish. (We do have a bottle of fish sauce that was left behind by someone who worked for the Internet Archive as a parting gift. I don't think anyone has used it since.)
posted by sperose 22 September | 15:44
Passive-aggressive thermostat wars.
posted by Stewriffic 22 September | 15:48
People eating tuna at their desks near me. (I guess that fits into the dead fish category)
posted by rmless2 22 September | 16:07
Humptse!
posted by essexjan 22 September | 16:15
People sitting two feet away who can't stop IM-ing and texting and emailing their latest match.com boo.
posted by JanetLand 22 September | 18:13
Non-showering engineers. What is it about my profession that seems to preclude bathing?
posted by octothorpe 22 September | 18:20
Hobbette.
posted by Orange Swan 22 September | 19:22
Is she still around, OS?
posted by danf 22 September | 20:23
The smell of microwave reheated/cooked food. Bleah.
posted by signal 22 September | 21:22
Those vacutainers of blood stored in the beer cooler.
posted by unsurprising 22 September | 23:46
Consultants.
posted by pompomtom 23 September | 01:17
People. If it wasn't for all the interacting with people, my job would be awesome.
posted by dg 23 September | 06:20
My office is quiet and people-less, so what I wish there was less of in here is CASEWORK.
posted by By the Grace of God 23 September | 06:32
sports teams costumed mascots
(yes, this happened at work once. did you know the superstition about not washing your gear during season extends to the mascots? did I want to get surprise tackle-hugged by a giant saber toothed tiger that smelled like hobo stew made of real unwashed hobos with a rich footsweat gravy?)
posted by kellydamnit 23 September | 11:01
- burnt microwave popcorn
- burnt coffee
- fish products
- loan representatives/officers
- mortgage brokers
- over-watered plants
- cube nazis (OMG! One too many push-pins in my wall! The world will collapse!)
- space that's too warm (you can put a sweater on, they'll fire me if I get naked)
posted by deborah 23 September | 13:52
Cryptic cat is cryptic. || "Dead Fish Lights Up When Shown Pictures of Humans"

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