Ugh.. you got that one coworker that's really annoying?

[Zeze]

I'll call him Steve because that's his name. How is this guy a perfect 2-dimensional movie-trope stereotype? Who manufactured this kid?

He's literally that Chotskies waiter in Office Space (but in late 30s), but in an IT office. Too much talk, too much energy, too much BS.

• He's good at chatting. He chats nonstop at our meetings with his various stories, all ending with him laughing out loudly first (UHHUHHUHUHUH), followed by rest of us laughing with him.
• You know those guys who embellish stories and you can smell the BS, but you don't want to call him out on it? Ugh, he's just that.
  • How he was a CIO of a prior small company but just barely broke six figures with his current job. What kind of CIO is this? It sounds like he was a vendor-liaise in a small firm. You know you have to roll your eyes whenever he mentions how he "used to be CIO in the former job" for the 15th time.
  • His house was cheap because the lot behind it was a defunct zucchini farm. Who the fack farms zucchini in northern NJ? Why did he choose to tell this story? Also the lot is just transparent, I could see typical residential houses just 30 yards away. (he hosted dinner for the team)
  • I can't even specifically recall them. They just reek of BS- like just enough to stink yet not blatant enough to call on 'em.
• He talks big about all these group initiatives, but when it comes to it, he delays these meetings he set up like FOUR times, 2-3 week delay at a time. ZERO traction on these big talks over 5 months now.
• He set up a meeting with me, all we ended up doing was eat lunch, and he said he'd send minutes to the group about our discussion. LOL he sent nothing.
• He's a MAJOR ass kisser and what's worse? The boss eats 'em up. He makes that one kiss-ass statement that makes everyone else cringe inside while boss smirks and makes a verbal high-five in return.
• We seldom go to lunch sometimes for my sake of being friendly. I even liked him at first. At the end of the lunch he says out of nowhere, "I just want you to know, while bosses are out, I'll be the glue that holds the team together." Wow, what a blowhard.

I'm too old for this crap. I might just start gaslighting him in front of the team going forward.

 

[clamum]

Not really at my current job. There's a couple individuals that I try to interact with as little as possible but nothing like the complete tool that you described.

I've been pretty lucky I guess cause thinking back to my previous jobs there wasn't anyone of the caliber you describe. Actually at my last job, the guy that I initially thought was a tool I ended up liking more than probably anyone else there, lol.

 

[Homerboy]

I have one that I completely loathe. There is nothing, I mean NOTHING I like about him on any level.
That being said, when he goes postal (and I am pretty confident he will), I can almost guarantee I'm the first one that's going to die of lead poisoning.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Call him out on the BS and the ridiculously delayed meetings. I couldn't stand sitting on that shit.

 

[Mike64]

• and what's worse? The boss eats 'em up. He makes that one kiss-ass statement that makes everyone else cringe inside while boss smirks and makes a verbal high-five in return.

God, do I hate people-in-positions-of-authority like that... It's bad enough when they "tolerate" it with a feeble grin (as if to say "how am I supposed to respond to that?"), but the ones who actually like it are usually miserable, ass-kissing bullshit artists themselves. And "working for" them invariably sucks since they first two things they usually do are (a) try to take credit for everything they think they can get away with and (b), sabotage their "staff" behind their backs to the higher-ups (often pretending they're doing the opposite), when not outright stabbing them in the back. With some experience and a little finesse, it can be done, but it's such a pain in the ass having to deal with people like that while doing an end-run around them without being to call them on it outright...

 

[Zeze]

God, do I hate people-in-positions-of-authority like that... It's bad enough when they "tolerate" it with a feeble grin (as if to say "how am I supposed to respond to that?"), but the ones who actually like it are usually miserable, ass-kissing bullshit artists themselves. And "working for" them invariably sucks since they first two things they usually do are (a) try to take credit for everything they think they can get away with and (b), sabotage their "staff" behind their backs to the higher-ups (often pretending they're doing the opposite), when not outright stabbing them in the back. With some experience and a little finesse, it can be done, but it's such a pain in the ass having to deal with people like that while doing an end-run around them without being to call them on it outright...

The boss isn't bad, he does work hard. He just likes Steve and once you like someone, you become oblivious to that person's ways.

 

[deadlyapp]

I have one engineering manager in my company who always makes it his job to tell everyone what the "right way" is to do something, although he's old school and what he thinks is the right way isn't what 1. our customers want or 2. feasible/cost effective. I've gotten to the point that when he comes to my office to rant I completely tune him out as I know he has nothing useful to say. Thank god he retires this year.

 

[Majes]

Time to start some minor office pranks. Nothing reveals a person more than having a prank pulled on them.

 

[renz20003]

Just tell him "If you could get those TPS reports done that would be greeeeat."

 

[Platypus]

No, luckily those kind of people don't last very long in my line of work.

I have worked jobs with annoying people in the past though.

 

[nerp]

OP, just wait until he gets the promotion.

 

[OutHouse]

I'll call him Steve because that's his name. How is this guy a perfect 2-dimensional movie-trope stereotype? Who manufactured this kid?

He's literally that Chotskies waiter in Office Space (but in late 30s), but in an IT office. Too much talk, too much energy, too much BS.

• He's good at chatting. He chats nonstop at our meetings with his various stories, all ending with him laughing out loudly first (UHHUHHUHUHUH), followed by rest of us laughing with him.
• You know those guys who embellish stories and you can smell the BS, but you don't want to call him out on it? Ugh, he's just that.
  • How he was a CIO of a prior small company but just barely broke six figures with his current job. What kind of CIO is this? It sounds like he was a vendor-liaise in a small firm. You know you have to roll your eyes whenever he mentions how he "used to be CIO in the former job" for the 15th time.
  • His house was cheap because the lot behind it was a defunct zucchini farm. Who the fack farms zucchini in northern NJ? Why did he choose to tell this story? Also the lot is just transparent, I could see typical residential houses just 30 yards away. (he hosted dinner for the team)
  • I can't even specifically recall them. They just reek of BS- like just enough to stink yet not blatant enough to call on 'em.
• He talks big about all these group initiatives, but when it comes to it, he delays these meetings he set up like FOUR times, 2-3 week delay at a time. ZERO traction on these big talks over 5 months now.
• He set up a meeting with me, all we ended up doing was eat lunch, and he said he'd send minutes to the group about our discussion. LOL he sent nothing.
• He's a MAJOR ass kisser and what's worse? The boss eats 'em up. He makes that one kiss-ass statement that makes everyone else cringe inside while boss smirks and makes a verbal high-five in return.
• We seldom go to lunch sometimes for my sake of being friendly. I even liked him at first. At the end of the lunch he says out of nowhere, "I just want you to know, while bosses are out, I'll be the glue that holds the team together." Wow, what a blowhard.

I'm too old for this crap. I might just start gaslighting him in front of the team going forward.

Guys like that i take pleasure calling them out. "Look shithead, lets get something straight here and now..."

ive had guys like that in our building and they dont last long at all.

 

[OutHouse]

I have one engineering manager in my company who always makes it his job to tell everyone what the "right way" is to do something, although he's old school and what he thinks is the right way isn't what 1. our customers want or 2. feasible/cost effective. I've gotten to the point that when he comes to my office to rant I completely tune him out as I know he has nothing useful to say. Thank god he retires this year.

screw that, just tell him to shut the fuck up and get out you are busy.