The 5 People You Work With

We all have those people. You know the people I am talking about... you talk about them to your friends, gchat the thing they just did to your BOFF, or share stories with your spouse. These are the people I have experienced while at work.

1. The Yeller. They yell, constantly. To you, to your boss, your co-workers, the guy who delivers the soda. And I don't mean in an angry way, he is just LOUD.  I swear through the concrete walls and the two offices in between I can still hear him on a conference call. Heck, I can hear him in the bathroom. And don't try to call him out. Nope, no way because then for the rest of your career, he will point out any loudness on your part. Period.

2.  The Know-it-all. She does--know.it.all.  And she tells you. She knows who is being hired, fired, promoted. She knows how much you make, how many hours you bill, whether your boss thinks you are a good worker.  She also knows it all about anything related to your line of work.  It's like she thinks she is a walking encyclopedia. Truth. she annoys the crap out of you.  For lawyers, she was the gunner of your 1L class.

3. Mr. Passive Aggressive.  You may work for him or perhaps be him (please don't be him).  He's normally Mr. Nice Guy, happy go lucky and a joy to work for and with. Until you piss him off or catch him on a bad day.  He’ll do anything to avoid conflict and this includes arguing with you. It’s ingrained in his mind that arguing is unacceptable and he simply won’t do it. The passive aggressive man constantly sees himself as the victim in his head. He just can’t seem to win for losing. On top of that, it’s always someone else’s fault when something bad happens to him. He takes no responsibility for his actions.  He looks at you like you are dumb and then walks away. You feel defeated. He wins.

4. Worthless Guy. Yup, that's it. He is worthless.  You have no clue what he does all day besides playing solitaire or pinning things.  She checks instagram 900 times a day and he sends fart jokes.  You cannot figure out who he/she slept with to get there, but alas there they sit. every.single.day.

5. Your work spouse.  That person, of the opposite sex whom you've connected.  Its not romantic and chances are your spouse has met him/her and loves him/her.  She is your go-to for things. he is the person you cry to when your boss (Mr. Passive Aggressive) makes you cry.  You sit next to each other in every meeting, grab each other lunch and vent to.  Yup, the work spouse also takes the brunt your of crap.  They deal with your PMS, your my wife made me convo and every in-law issue known to man.  It's like being married.  He/she is your person--at work.