Give Vanilla Advice Before She Comes

Electrophonic Tonic · 09-26-2011, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I approve of this recommendation.

If ANYONE can solve this problem, it's Brian Eno!

GuitarBizarre · 09-27-2011, 05:23 AM

There is absolutely no way anybody came into this thread without either reading or at least THINKING "Give Vanilla Advice Before She Comes"

You sly dog you.

GuitarBizarre · 09-27-2011, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Abearmauledme

This.

If she complains a lot then it shouldn't be hard to find the buttons. Just listen to what she says and use it as ammunition. And just remember to be subtle about it. REALLY subtle. Like when she goes to the bathroom take all of her pens and and throw them across the room, or leave threatening notes written in spanish.

I once used the spanish thing. We had a colleague who was leaving 'office notes' everywhere, stuff about not overfeeding the office fish, etc. Nothing big but kind of annoying.

I changed all the notes to spanish in google translate and replaced them. Then I logged into his PC and photoshopped his desktop background so that all the text was also in spanish, and changed the system language :P

We have an office forum too, so at a later date I changed his avatar on that to the spanish flag and translated his signature :P

Of course, this was all in good fun, not to annoy them particularly, but it was fun :P

Howard the Duck · 09-27-2011, 05:37 AM

there is a woman in my firm who thinks she runs the firm

i just calmly ignore her or answer with non-sequiturs

eventually, she'll step on someone else's tail and i go downstairs, buy popcorn and a can of coke, sit back and revel in the ensuing battle

**Janszoon** · 09-27-2011, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

I have to sit next to her, sometimes interact but I can do my job without any contact with her.

In that case, just pretend she doesn't exist. Not only does this make your life seem less stressful but it also will probably drive her insane.

Burning Down · 09-27-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

I once used the spanish thing. We had a colleague who was leaving 'office notes' everywhere, stuff about not overfeeding the office fish, etc. Nothing big but kind of annoying.

I changed all the notes to spanish in google translate and replaced them. Then I logged into his PC and photoshopped his desktop background so that all the text was also in spanish, and changed the system language :P

We have an office forum too, so at a later date I changed his avatar on that to the spanish flag and translated his signature :P

Of course, this was all in good fun, not to annoy them particularly, but it was fun :P

I'm curious to know how he reacted to that!

GuitarBizarre · 09-27-2011, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

I'm curious to know how he reacted to that!

Bloozcrooz · 09-28-2011, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Lol...did you get beat up a lot in school GB?

ThePhanastasio · 09-28-2011, 03:36 PM

I'd say when she starts her shit, just laugh at her. When she sees how ridiculous you find her, there's a good chance her ego will be bruised and she'll revert to just silently seething and hating you - which is something easily ignored in the workplace.

GuitarBizarre · 09-28-2011, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bloozcrooz

Lol...did you get beat up a lot in school GB?

Nope. Did you have parents or were you raised by wolves?

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