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I'd have to pull him out by his ankles.

edited October 2014 in Chit Chat
That's how far one of the owners is up my ass today, if I stopped short. He is making me insane, and this is generally the way every single person in the office feels about him, including his brother, the co-owner. 

"Is that my phone?" His cell phone, sitting on his desk. I can barely hear it. 
"Is that my phone?" His office phone, which has a different ring than any of the other 5 phones in the office. 
He's said both of those to me about 35 times so far today. 

"Are you cooking something?" as I'm standing directly in front of the microwave. Nope, just standing here to admire the wonderful view of wood paneling and office furniture from the 90s. 

"It smells like chicken liver in here." Ok. Well, I heated up grilled chicken. 

I seriously get commentary from him on every single thing I eat in the office, and I'm one of the healthiest people here. I eat salads (no dressing) and fruit for lunch. We're a pastry company, and there's always food out. Cheesecakes, tarts, muffins. Last week, I decided to eat a muffin (that we make here) and he happened to walk by my desk while I was eating it. And he scolded me, saying "Climbing! You're eating a muffin? Really? Did you offer me one? I guess you're not on your diet anymore."  

On top of that, my assistant is out today, so I'm doing both her job and mine. You'd think he'd back off a little. Maybe he could manage to send a FedEx himself? NOPE. 

There's no real point to this. I just needed to vent. He kept asking questions about my food ("What is that? Who made it?") that I just put it away. 

Re: I'd have to pull him out by his ankles.

  • What a PITA. When people comment on what I'm eating it makes me want to scream.
  • lc07 said:
    What a PITA. When people comment on what I'm eating it makes me want to scream.
    Right?! When my old assistant was pregnant, he criticized her for eating a Poptart. He chastised my co-worker for eating M&Ms. It doesn't END. 
  • I feel your pain.

    I can't stand when people comment on what I eat. I would say I probably eat the healthiest out of everyone in the office. I usually have protein and some kind of veggie for lunch. Occasionally a co-worker will comment, "That's all you're going to eat?!" WTF else should I be eating? My favorite is when they then comment, "You're so lucky you're skinny!" It couldn't possibly be the fact that I eat healthy, while you are eating a huge sandwich, chips, and a large soda...


  • I get a ton of crap about what I eat (or don't eat) at my office too and it makes me crazy. I get "Oh, just have a cookie! You're skinny, why are you worried about it?" and a couple times I have had to say "I don't stay this size by eating cookies," which is completely rude too but I get so sick of it! Honestly, one of my favourite things about being engaged is that when anyone says anything about me declining treats, I can say "Sorry, need to fit into my wedding dress!" and thus deflect the nonsense.

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  • amelisha said:
    I get a ton of crap about what I eat (or don't eat) at my office too and it makes me crazy. I get "Oh, just have a cookie! You're skinny, why are you worried about it?" and a couple times I have had to say "I don't stay this size by eating cookies," which is completely rude too but I get so sick of it! Honestly, one of my favourite things about being engaged is that when anyone says anything about me declining treats, I can say "Sorry, need to fit into my wedding dress!" and thus deflect the nonsense.
    Haha, I've been using this so much lately, and everyone's been so understanding. They even let me pick where we ate lunch last week because they know that I want to make sure I fit in my dress. I only have this excuse for 11 more days though... time to think of something new!
  • kat1114 said:
    amelisha said:
    I get a ton of crap about what I eat (or don't eat) at my office too and it makes me crazy. I get "Oh, just have a cookie! You're skinny, why are you worried about it?" and a couple times I have had to say "I don't stay this size by eating cookies," which is completely rude too but I get so sick of it! Honestly, one of my favourite things about being engaged is that when anyone says anything about me declining treats, I can say "Sorry, need to fit into my wedding dress!" and thus deflect the nonsense.
    Haha, I've been using this so much lately, and everyone's been so understanding. They even let me pick where we ate lunch last week because they know that I want to make sure I fit in my dress. I only have this excuse for 11 more days though... time to think of something new!
    I did this too, and it was the only time people pretty much left me alone regarding food. However, once I said that, then it was all, "Oh no. Climbing can't try this new cheesecake. She has a dress to fit into!"
  • I would lose my mind. You have good patience for just venting here and not telling him to STFU.
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  • So annoying. I would snap back at him that it's not a diet, it's just the way you like to eat. A lifestyle!

    I can't believe he's teasing you about "not being on a diet" because you're eating a muffin. And all those comments about your lunch food? Smack him. Smack him hard.

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  • Ugh. I had a coworker a couple years back that was like that. We did one of those biggest loser weight loss competitions in my office, and I got a TON of comments from her because I was frequently coming in first place (ranks were reported each week, but not lbs lost/total weight). I literally couldn't go into the kitchen without her stalking me down and being like, "eat more! eat more!" "what, you're only eating a lean cuisine??! What's wrong with you!?" "Let's get her to eat more!"

    I was so frustrated and disgusted by it. I didn't need to share with her that I had just moved 2,000 miles away from my then-FI, and didn't really have a lot going on in a new city, so it was easier for me to establish a really healthy lifestyle. None of your business, bitch.
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  • You need to add something to your diet that causes massive gas if he's that far up your rear. Maybe that would get him to back off?

    If you're interested, I could ask my receptionist what she ate last week that caused her to rip ass - loudly - in front of a client that stunk to high heaven. She walked away and left the client and I to suffer in her haze of noxious gas fumes. 

    I'm unsettled with my boss right now. I gave my 2 week notice last Friday and he hasn't shown up this week at all yet. He won't reply to my text messages but will respond to a group chat that includes me and the receptionist. The consensus is that he's avoiding me. I'm wondering if he's going to take the next 2 weeks off. I kind of want to tell him if it's that hard, I can go now. The new place would love me to start right away. 
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  • gladyscf said:
    You need to add something to your diet that causes massive gas if he's that far up your rear. Maybe that would get him to back off?

    If you're interested, I could ask my receptionist what she ate last week that caused her to rip ass - loudly - in front of a client that stunk to high heaven. She walked away and left the client and I to suffer in her haze of noxious gas fumes. 

    I'm unsettled with my boss right now. I gave my 2 week notice last Friday and he hasn't shown up this week at all yet. He won't reply to my text messages but will respond to a group chat that includes me and the receptionist. The consensus is that he's avoiding me. I'm wondering if he's going to take the next 2 weeks off. I kind of want to tell him if it's that hard, I can go now. The new place would love me to start right away. 
    That's not a bad idea. Hummus seems to give me such super gas, I could propel myself around the office. 

    That's weird that your boss is totally avoiding you like that. I think I'd offer to leave early too. 
  • He's broken the silence this morning. I am currently waiting to pee so that I can take my pre-employment drug test so I marked myself off work for the morning. He just texted me asking when I scheduled myself off for today. Why does that matter? What does he even mean by asking that?
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  • gladyscf said:
    He's broken the silence this morning. I am currently waiting to pee so that I can take my pre-employment drug test so I marked myself off work for the morning. He just texted me asking when I scheduled myself off for today. Why does that matter? What does he even mean by asking that?
    I had a boss that acted like that when I quit and gave my two week's notice. I had a dentist appointment for a root canal that I had to leave 10 minutes early for. He seriously lost his shit, told me to GTFO and had me escorted out of the building. 
  • I fucking hate when people either comment about what I eat, or when they lurk at my desk while I'm eating. In my old department, this lady who sat in front of me would ALWAYS comment about my food, and ask about it. She would also ask me for some. I'm sorry, but PINKCOW DOESN'T SHARE FOOD!!!

    If I want to share food, I will do so willingly. Do NOT ask me for a bite of my already measly lunch. And do NOT ask me this on a daily basis. One time I was going out to lunch with 2 of my coworkers and she asked where we were going. I told her Shorty's, a Philly cheese-steak place across the street. She had the nerve to ask me to cut up a small bite for her so that she could taste it since she never had some before. 

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  • pinkcow13 said:
    I fucking hate when people either comment about what I eat, or when they lurk at my desk while I'm eating. In my old department, this lady who sat in front of me would ALWAYS comment about my food, and ask about it. She would also ask me for some. I'm sorry, but PINKCOW DOESN'T SHARE FOOD!!!

    If I want to share food, I will do so willingly. Do NOT ask me for a bite of my already measly lunch. And do NOT ask me this on a daily basis. One time I was going out to lunch with 2 of my coworkers and she asked where we were going. I told her Shorty's, a Philly cheese-steak place across the street. She had the nerve to ask me to cut up a small bite for her so that she could taste it since she never had some before. 

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    That gif is cracking me up. Because I feel the same way, and I totally relate to Joey. How the hell could she ask you for food!?! 
  • Yea, she was the absolute worst. She did that to everyone, too. I'm so glad I'm out of that hellhole of a department.
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  • pinkcow13 said:
    Yea, she was the absolute worst. She did that to everyone, too. I'm so glad I'm out of that hellhole of a department.
    There's a guy on my floor that everyone calls the Candy Lurker. I have no idea which floor he's actually from or where he's supposed to be, but he very slowly strolls up and down every row and whoever has candy or food sitting out, he takes a bunch and stuffs it in his pockets. Every day. He looks super creepy doing it, too. Sometimes I look up from my computer and he's peering over the cubicle wall at me, and then kind of just hovers there for a while. It has gotten so bad that people who used to leave bowls of candy out for people to be nice now hide it. 
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  • gladyscf said:
    He's broken the silence this morning. I am currently waiting to pee so that I can take my pre-employment drug test so I marked myself off work for the morning. He just texted me asking when I scheduled myself off for today. Why does that matter? What does he even mean by asking that?
    I had a boss that acted like that when I quit and gave my two week's notice. I had a dentist appointment for a root canal that I had to leave 10 minutes early for. He seriously lost his shit, told me to GTFO and had me escorted out of the building. 
    I had an employer that once I gave my notice he and the other owner closed the door to the office and berated me for two hours. Then over the next three weeks, they slowly removed things from my desk, I had two computers, they took one. They took my trash can and my pen jar. They tried to remove my files but the other girl told them I needed them. They took my lamp too. Jerks.
  • I wanted to post a gif of Steve the stoned guy from Friends, but I can't find one.  That's what the owner is making me think of right now.
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    Hahah! This episode was just on the other night. 
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