Weird Work Anger/Angst Quirk. This is mine - what is yours?

[McGoose]

Do any of you have any strange work quirks of which you are aware? I'll start. I recently started a new job and it was going swimmingly for awhile but a few things piled up and I got a little bit of that "buyers remorse" from any big change. I also found out a few details about my run-up to getting the job that are not sitting well with me. To be frank they are eating at me.

So I kicked into a reactive mode that I have always done, and began systematically removing items from my office (and I don't have much). I pulled down a wake calendar, I took a few personal belongings home, and I'd say cleaned out 1/5th of the personal items I have here. I've done this before. I've done it for YEARS. At the job I most recently left I had hated it so much that all I had was a photo of my family and the special keyboard and mouse I use. Everything else I had taken home.

I've done this kind of thing at every job I've ever had. I was at a place for 7 years and went through periods where my area was full of fun toys and gadgets, then periods where I had next to nothing. It all depended on my morale and how I felt things were going.

Does anyone else smell what I am cooking? Or do you have any other office quirks that you see yourself doing? This does not include pranks, dating at work, avoiding dating people at work, and other kind of standard things.

Thanks,
McG

[Wakebrad]

I have one of those hand strengthener squeeze balls that I carry around and toss a good portion of the day. Usually behind my back left then right hand. Come to think of it, I haven't seen that thing in a while, I wonder if someone got annoyed and stole it.

[Bambamski]

My philosophy. Travel light.

If you get the toe do you really want to have to come back to your office and pack your sht up? Not me.

[8824]

I had to drive my truck to work for weeks, so if I quit I could get my chair and everything else in on one trip!

[Hollywood]

I post a lot on wb.com

[Commodore]

I twirl my pen in my hand at a very fast pace. I've actually seen people mesmorized by how fast I can make it spin through my fingers, repeatedly without dropping it.

[ky1e]

haugy, can you do any cool tricks?




I love this band!!

[jjaszkow]

I've got a few of those squeeze balls that I'll juggle sometimes if I need to "reset". I've been known to juggle them while on concalls too ... keeps me away from the temptation of reading emails when I should be paying attention to the call.

[Hollywood]

I tore up my foam squeeze ball the other day, it lasted longer than I expected.

[ontrider]

McGoose, thanks for the post, I don't feel so weird now.

[jjaszkow]

[Tbonez]

I make stupid poster and hang them around my office...I can always tell how happy I am with my job by these posters....

I didnt make this poster but I had it hanging in my office for about 6 months...

[Lop]

i am dying that poster is hilarious

[Erik]

Is there a hi-res, non artifacted/stairstepped/compressed version of that masterpiece?

I need it. As my desktop wallpaper, and everywhere else that I can think.

[RampageWake]

um, yea...

[ontrider]

RampageWake, WTF!!!!!! YOU TOOK MY STAPLER!?

[dirtysparks]

That unicorn pic is win. I would also love a high res version of it.

As far as office quirks I have a problem highlighting text with my mouse. Whenever I read something on my screen, I highlight that paragraph up and down over and over again quickly, it's like my hand never sits still. My pointer finger is going to fall off from clicking so much in a few years.

[Broccoli B]

We have putting competitions in the office to make stupid decisions. Like if we are going to lunch we hold a putting competition to decide who gets to choose the place to eat.

[8824]

whenever someone announces that they are going to take a stuff, I wait a minute and then turn off the lights. Sucks wiping your ass in the dark!

[RampageWake]

dirtysparks, I do the same thing. I hated that google add on that prompts you after you highlight text on the page! Had to go locate that "feature" and shut it down.

[E.J.]

I have a putting green, some balls and a putter in my office.... Sometimes we start making our own courses.... "Three shots to get to the left corner of so and so's door."

[pet575]

8824/muck, we do the same thing here. There are 2 other non-partner guys in my firm. I once made the mistake of not knowing the partners' whereabouts prior to pulling that prank on a guy who I thought was a non partner.

"Hey, WTF?" was the immediate response. I played dumb like Jessica Simpson.

[Dragonlady8]

The only thing I can do is roll my eyes or make stabbing motions in my job.
Can't really call out people in the middle of surgery as a DUMARSE or you'll never get any work done.

[McGoose]

Good responses but I am looking for more anger stories....

[Dragonlady8]

McGoose, sorry I don't have any anger reaction stories . Anger just causes distention amongst the staff which isn't good for patient care.

[McGoose]

You're an exception due to the medical field. I'm talking people that work at places like the Initech and Inotrodes of the world.

Especially those in mid-management.

[tball]

I was once "told" that I was to bring a side-dish to an office lunch. Had I been "asked", I would've happily participated. In a misguided attempt to avenge myself, I bought a graham-cracker pie crust and filled it with a can of cream corn. I dubbed it "wrath cake" and left it on the buffet table.

People ate every last bite of that damn thing.

[E.J.]

[Tbonez]

[dmb]

[savage3221]

dmb, well played. I thought there was something I should have been noticing in that post..

[8824]

[htownbdr]

dlady -