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A Menagerie of Awful Co-workers

By Edward Cone on 2009-12-08


Jean-Paul Sartre said "Hell is other people," and although he said it in French and was not known as an expert on the IT workplace, I think you know what he was talking about. Not all people, of course - I'm sure you have none of the characteristics of the folks on this list. Right?
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The Credit Hog

No matter who does the work, the boss somehow gets the impression that this guy pulled the heaviest load.

The Whiner

We've all got problems, but do you have to talk about yours quite so much?

The Creep

Small spaces. Long hours. And now your host, Da-vid Letterman!

The Slacker

Lazy or just disinterested? Either way, everyone else has to carry her.

The Bungler

Can't do much right, although that doesn't always keep him from getting promoted.

The Apple Polisher

Being a Teacher's Pet was uncool in third grade.

The Polluter

"Telling your coworker they smell bad is like telling your wife she looks fat in those jeans she loves." - http://www.helium.com/items/226423-office-tips-how-to-tell-coworkers-they-smell-bad

The Disruptor

Trying to work? Too bad. This guy thinks you should take a break whenever he does.

The Backstabber

Take comfort in the fact she may meet the same people on the way down that she met on the way up.

The Teflon Man

Nothing bad ever sticks to this person, no matter what he steps in.

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