The Co-Worker Vol 1

We all work with people we don’t like or we work with people that have little habits’ that we hate. With that being said, I know I am not perfect so there are things my co-workers could say they dislike about me. This will be the first volume of this particular pet peeve so look for more office related topics in the future.

THE LOUD COUGHER
The loud cougher who denies the fact that she has some kind of horrible disease she is infecting us with. She sits on the other side of the cubicle directly in front of me. Today she has this horrible cough which has to be some kind of upper respiratory infection. When she first got in she made it clear to everybody her sinus problems were acting up. 1. Being medical and 2. Having sinus problems I almost laughed when she said that. First off; I cough loud when I cough but nothing compares to this horrid sound that comes from the depths of this women’s belly when she coughs. I mean imagine a lion throwing up, a sasquatch coughing, and an alien screaming. Now combine all of those components and it still does not compare to this women’s cough. I mean my cubicle shakes and rattles it acts as the only line of defense to whatever disease this women is carrying. Others around her comment “are you ok”, “do you need something”, “maybe you should go home” and my favorite “should we call for an ambulance”. Nothing gets through to this person, what does it take for her to get a clue that she should go home! I mean after the first couple hours of uncontrollable coughing and sniffling; tell your boss that work is getting affected and you need to leave. If her work is not getting affected then it’s amazing because I know everybody around her is being distracted.

THE MAD LAUGHER
While I am talking about this person I think I will talk about another one of my pet peeves I can’t stand. The MAD LAUGHER. Sometimes I think the freaking Joker from Batman has morphed into this women’s body. Ok I am being too generous the laugh of the Joker would be music to my ears compared to this bellowing laugh protruding from this women’s mouth. Nothing is that funny to make you sound like your producing sound effects for National Geographic! Well maybe “Super Troopers” or “Borat”, but I am pretty sure those movies are banned from government computers. Wow with this person coughing and laughing all day where does she find the time to do her work? I figured it out, EVERYBODY are you ready for my thesis in nursing? “THESIS: I will prove how excessively loud laughing destroys your lungs, so you cough like a dying sasquatch.”

That is enough for this week’s blog because…well because I can’t think of anything else, every time I get a quite moment this women coughs up another lung! Until next time stay healthy and “Have a Nice Day”!