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07/24/08: Stupid Bosses
Boss comes into work, goes into his office without a hello, closes the door and locks himself inside (!), cackles occasionally, making no other noise. A quick dash out to the driveway to peek into the window finds him on the sports site of a major newspaper. Binoculars confirm it: turns out he's been listening to hours of football podcasts while he's supposed to be available...open door policy and transparency and all that.
07/21/08: Stupid Bosses
I was coerced into quitting my job after I got my one year pay raise. The worthless bosses nailed me for anything they could, just so they could get someone else for less money.
I knew they were pulling shenanigans, but could never prove it. I am a responsible adult (retired) and did my job to the best of my ability. No matter how much I did, it was never good enough after one year. I felt I was unjustly reprimanded too many times.
Don't get me wrong, if I have it coming, then I can understand about be reprimanded, but I don't think that I deserved 10 reprimands a year. 3 - 5 per year I can swallow.
I think these worthless bosses are nothing but a bunch of doomkopfs. I would bet that many of them never did a days work in their life.
I knew they were pulling shenanigans, but could never prove it. I am a responsible adult (retired) and did my job to the best of my ability. No matter how much I did, it was never good enough after one year. I felt I was unjustly reprimanded too many times.
Don't get me wrong, if I have it coming, then I can understand about be reprimanded, but I don't think that I deserved 10 reprimands a year. 3 - 5 per year I can swallow.
I think these worthless bosses are nothing but a bunch of doomkopfs. I would bet that many of them never did a days work in their life.
07/18/08: Stupid Customers
(It was in between Halloween and Christmas and we were changing the promotional aisle and switching stuff out. There was literally nothing in the aisle but folded down cardboard boxes, and signs were up saying “temporary out of order”.)
Customer: “I want to speak to your manager!”
Me: “Okay, is everything alright?”
Customer: “No, I was walking down the aisle with cardboard and I fell. I am blaming you!”
Me: “I didn’t make you walk down the aisle… didn’t you see the sign?”
Customer: “I needed something down that aisle! I am going to have you fired for your rude attitude!”
(I call the manager on the PA system.)
Customer: “You’re going to be in trouble!”
Manager: “What seems to be the problem?”
Customer: “I fell down in the aisle with cardboard boxes. It’s all this kid’s fault.”
Manager: “You shouldn’t have walked down the aisle, then. I suggest you leave before I call the police for harassing one of my employees.”
Customer: *faking she’s in pain* “I don’t believe this! I am going to call the corporate office!”
Manager: “Right after I call the police.” *walks away to “call the police”*
Me: “You got him mad. He is a mean one when he is mad.”
Customer: “Really?”
Me: “Oh yeah!”
Customer: ‘Um… I have to get my cell phone out of the car.” *leaves quickly*
(She never returned.)
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Customer: “I want to speak to your manager!”
Me: “Okay, is everything alright?”
Customer: “No, I was walking down the aisle with cardboard and I fell. I am blaming you!”
Me: “I didn’t make you walk down the aisle… didn’t you see the sign?”
Customer: “I needed something down that aisle! I am going to have you fired for your rude attitude!”
(I call the manager on the PA system.)
Customer: “You’re going to be in trouble!”
Manager: “What seems to be the problem?”
Customer: “I fell down in the aisle with cardboard boxes. It’s all this kid’s fault.”
Manager: “You shouldn’t have walked down the aisle, then. I suggest you leave before I call the police for harassing one of my employees.”
Customer: *faking she’s in pain* “I don’t believe this! I am going to call the corporate office!”
Manager: “Right after I call the police.” *walks away to “call the police”*
Me: “You got him mad. He is a mean one when he is mad.”
Customer: “Really?”
Me: “Oh yeah!”
Customer: ‘Um… I have to get my cell phone out of the car.” *leaves quickly*
(She never returned.)
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07/15/08: Stupid CoWorkers
I hate my job. I work in a small office within the confines of a major univeristy in the Midwest. This is the most high-school office I have ever worked in. One of the maain characters I'll call the head cheerleader because that what she reminds me of is a high school cheerleader that is so nice to everyones face and then totally stabs them in the back. The next central character is my boss who I'll classify as the head cheerleaders best-friend or lackey. Between these two entire hierarchy of this office is run like a high school society. Then you have all the little underlings who came into the company with the head-cheerleader type. These are her girls and they can do no wrong, ever.
07/12/08: Stupid Bosses
I use to work in a place that made electrical control panels for paint booths. Not just any kind of paint booth, big ones! We’re talking, 747 aircraft size paint booths! I loved my job, and my work, I took great pride in what I did.
My boss was a great guy, easy to get along with, knew his stuff, great father to his daughter, devoted husband, all around great guy. He had one problem though; he didn’t like to confront anyone.
My boss was a great guy, easy to get along with, knew his stuff, great father to his daughter, devoted husband, all around great guy. He had one problem though; he didn’t like to confront anyone.
07/09/08: Stupid CoWorkers
(A customer takes a free sample from a barrel marked “FREE DOG BISCUITS”.)
Woman: “Are these free?”
Me: “Yes, those are free samples.”
Woman: “What are they?” *rips package open*
Me: “Those are dog biscuits, ma’am.”
Woman: *takes a bite of the DOG BISCUITS* “These are the worst cookies I’ve ever tasted!”
Me: “No doubt…”
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Woman: “Are these free?”
Me: “Yes, those are free samples.”
Woman: “What are they?” *rips package open*
Me: “Those are dog biscuits, ma’am.”
Woman: *takes a bite of the DOG BISCUITS* “These are the worst cookies I’ve ever tasted!”
Me: “No doubt…”
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07/06/08: Stupid Bosses
I run a coffee house/bakery on a college campus and last semester, we had a large number of requests for bottled water to be sold in our shop. Now the reason that we didn't sell bottled water was because we thought it would be in the students best interest to offer free water, by placing a water cooler in the back with little paper cups next to it. In our end of the year meeting, the vice president of the college said that he wanted us to sell bottled water instead, and that he would prefer that it have our logo on the bottle. So we nixed the water cooler idea and ordered some bottled water, personalized with our logo. The bottling company required that we buy 1 palletful(about 30 cases, with 25 bottles in each, costs about 250 bucks) of water to get the label done for free. This semester starts, complete with our new bottled water for sale, and we haven't been open for a week when the same vice president comes down and says that he has changed his mind and that we need to have the free water cooler out within the next day or two, because the trustees will be taking a tour of campus. Now we can ignore the waste of money, because I am a retail center, and I can make up a loss of 250 bucks fairly easily, but tell me what the hell I am supposed to do with 30 goddamn cases of bottled water that no one will buy now that we have the same stuff in the back for free?
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07/03/08: Stupid Customers
(I’m at home, on Christmas Day with my family, eating dinner. Our number is similar to a floral shop in our town, so we’re constantly getting calls from customers.)
Me: “Hello?”
Caller: “WHERE ARE MY FLOWERS?! I ORDERED MY FLOWERS FOR NOON ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND I DON’T HAVE THEM YET! WHY CAN’T YOU PEOPLE EVER DELIVER MY FLOWERS RIGHT?! LAST YEAR, I…”
(I predicted a whole novel’s worth of stories, so I figured I would cut in…)
Me: “Sir! This isn’t the floral shop, you have the wrong number. This is *my number* and you just interrupted our Christmas dinner.”
Caller: “WELL, F*** YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER!” *click*
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Me: “Hello?”
Caller: “WHERE ARE MY FLOWERS?! I ORDERED MY FLOWERS FOR NOON ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND I DON’T HAVE THEM YET! WHY CAN’T YOU PEOPLE EVER DELIVER MY FLOWERS RIGHT?! LAST YEAR, I…”
(I predicted a whole novel’s worth of stories, so I figured I would cut in…)
Me: “Sir! This isn’t the floral shop, you have the wrong number. This is *my number* and you just interrupted our Christmas dinner.”
Caller: “WELL, F*** YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER!” *click*
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06/30/08: Stupid Bosses
I just recently got a job working at a local retail store I loved it. You will never believe how these people who ran this placed acted I have never seen anything like it in my life.
There is a lady who is over the whole store and she walks around like there are two things between her legs. This lady harassed my so bad I quite before I lost my holy ghost some of yall know what I am talking about but these people was so scared of her.
There is a lady who is over the whole store and she walks around like there are two things between her legs. This lady harassed my so bad I quite before I lost my holy ghost some of yall know what I am talking about but these people was so scared of her.
06/27/08: Stupid CoWorkers
What is up with the stupid cubicles we have to work in???
I work at a computer software company and we all have some decent sized cubicles which in itself is fine. However, they have it set up so if you were to walk into the cubicle, you see the back of the person working and the front of the computer they are working on. I can't tell you how many times I have been startled, jumped right up to the ceiling, when someone has come by to ask me something out of no where.
Is it just me?? I don't like being sneaked up upon, it makes me nervous and is uncomfortable. I assume that companies situate cubicles in this way so that managers can walk by and see what employees are doing. I feel like a little kid. I mean, if I was goofing off all day and not working, it would be pretty obvious since I would not be producing anything. Personally, I'd like to be treated more like the adult that I am and be *trusted* that I was actually doing work rather than having someone check on me. Makes me work better.
If you ask me, if we are trying to build a 'teamwork' type atmosphere where employees can openly share information with other employees, the most effective thing to do would set up work spaces which are condusive to that. I'd much rather speak with someone to their face when I go over to them rather than talk to the back of their head.
Does anyone know why cubicles are set up this way?? Does anyone out there hate it as much as I do? Of course, higher up's get offices with the computer facing *them* while they face the door when people come to see them. Ridiculous. I don't see why that should be just their luxury.
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I work at a computer software company and we all have some decent sized cubicles which in itself is fine. However, they have it set up so if you were to walk into the cubicle, you see the back of the person working and the front of the computer they are working on. I can't tell you how many times I have been startled, jumped right up to the ceiling, when someone has come by to ask me something out of no where.
Is it just me?? I don't like being sneaked up upon, it makes me nervous and is uncomfortable. I assume that companies situate cubicles in this way so that managers can walk by and see what employees are doing. I feel like a little kid. I mean, if I was goofing off all day and not working, it would be pretty obvious since I would not be producing anything. Personally, I'd like to be treated more like the adult that I am and be *trusted* that I was actually doing work rather than having someone check on me. Makes me work better.
If you ask me, if we are trying to build a 'teamwork' type atmosphere where employees can openly share information with other employees, the most effective thing to do would set up work spaces which are condusive to that. I'd much rather speak with someone to their face when I go over to them rather than talk to the back of their head.
Does anyone know why cubicles are set up this way?? Does anyone out there hate it as much as I do? Of course, higher up's get offices with the computer facing *them* while they face the door when people come to see them. Ridiculous. I don't see why that should be just their luxury.
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