WE HATE OFFICE PARTIES!  I'm out the door everyday exactly at 5:00 pm because I can't stand another minute with my idiot co-workers so why would I want to spend any more time with them. 

With the exception of the company's Open Bar and drunken drama that is bound to occur, our holiday parties are sheer torture.  I'd rather have bamboo shoots under my fingernals then to sit even closer to Sweaty Arm Pit guy or Bad Perfume girl. 

And for some reason, why do the people you've trained to stay away from you all year, feel compelled to talk to you and play catch up.  Get the HELL away! 

Hopefully this year I can find a nice stomach virus just in time to cancel.  Someone please take notes for me this year while I'm home enjoying my latest NetFlix DVD and a pizza.

It's really a catch 22.  I love a cold office but I don't want to be accused of sexual harrassment.  Really, how do you expect me to look you in the eyes when those highbeams are blinding me.  I can see them, oops, I mean you, coming down the hall.  Tell you what, you promise to wear a sweater on cold days and I promise to not walk around with a woody.

It's Back-to-School time again.  Did you remember to stock up on those school supplies?  No?  Well don't worry because your employer has a fully stocked office supply cabinet and you don't have to wait for a sale.

Everytime you need a box of pens or staples or Post-It notes or even that expensive toner for your HP printer, just remember the golden rule: "One for Here - One for Home".  Put that empty lunchbox to work and stuff it with goodies for home.

Still can't find what you need?  A quick check of a vacationing co-worker desk is great for finding the perfect stapler.  You can always blame it on the cleaning crew or even someone that was fired while he was gone.

I guess if you need any last minute stuff that your cheap-ass employer thoughtlessly forgot to order, you can always find them at the link listed below.

This is EXACTLY the site we love to find.   Real people telling the world about office affairs, lazy or stupid co-workers, creepy/strange bosses and all for your reading pleasure.   The site is pretty much a laugh factory except for the occasional sad confession.  None the less, it’s fun to read about others telling the world about their offices.   It’s like the biggest office gossip group ever, minus the water cooler.

True Office Confessions

Happy Labor Day Weekend everyone!!!!

Any video that uses "Twinkies" as a visual aid immediately gets our attention.

I guess GeminiGossip.com is correct about the Office Politics being like Survivor TV show.  Strategy is working as a team and don't want to be the weak one and get voted off the "island".

Office Politics

Guess we were right all along!  An on-line poll, reported here, uncovered that office gossip isn't as bad as poor management.  Also in their top ten is co-worker bad breath & body odor which we personally think should have been higher. 

We LOVE reading advice columns like the following found in the New York Times by Eilene Zimmerman.

"Q. Can gossiping ever help your career?

A. It can give you a leg up because it tends to be surprisingly accurate, said David Sloan Wilson, an evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and professor at Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y.   “A company newsletter will never replace gossip, because you get much more and better information from gossip,” he said.   Gossip is your workplace radar, keeping you abreast of changes at the company, even if there is no official communication about them.   You can use that information to your advantage, Professor Morris said.   “In more volatile times, people at the top of organizations often get fired or transferred,” he said.   “People or programs you may have been betting your career on may be changing, and if you are prepared you won’t be left high and dry.”"

Even I know when to keep my mouth closed (well at least some times).   One sure fire way to ruffle feathers in the office is to discuss religion or politics.  

After Super Tuesday’s dead heat for the Democratic Party, our break room was a buzz with heated conversations mostly from Accounting's Ms Know-It-All.   Ms. Know-It-All is an expert on every topic and she's never wrong in her views.  Unfortunately, her conversations centered solely on race and gender rather than political views showing she knew nothing on the real canidates.  Her conversations were later continued at her desk and over their cubical walls for all to hear until the supervisor stepped in.  

Surprisingly, a recent Workplace Insight survey by Adecco USA showed 50% of American workers do talk politics in the office.

Other key findings from their survey include:

• Men More Willing To Share: While 48% of male workers know their colleagues' political preferences, only 26% of women reported knowing who their co-workers would vote for.

• Black Workers Make Their Voices Heard: The majority (59%) of Black workers who were surveyed participate in the political dialogue at the office, compared to only 37% four years ago.

• Politics Not First On the List of Office Taboos: Despite sensitivities around talking politics at work, Americans ranked religion, office gossip and personal life as the top three most taboo topics to discuss openly at the office, with politics and money tying for fourth position in this category.