Thursday, April 22, 2010

A list of awkward happenings in the workplace - a female perspective

So, one of those awkward things happened to me the other day and that got me thinking...I should make a list of all of the other awkward things - especially around a workplace - that I have witnessed or have been told about happening... enjoy!

A list of awkward happenings in the workplace - a female perspective

  1. Bring called pregnant (and you are not) and watching them try to recover.
  2. Going into the restroom at the same time as another person when either you or the other or both have to do #2, and the awkwardness at the sinks afterwards. (I think each corporate office should have a copy of the Everybody Poops book on hand AND has a radio playing in the bathroom..
  3. Bringing salad for lunch, realizing you forgot dressing, decide to use someone else's bottle for a "quick bit" and they walk in and catch you in the act (thanks for this gem Katie!!)
  4. Talking about someone (good or bad) and having them come up behind, near you or call you.
  5. Trying to disguise (insert your choice of "feminine product" here) while heading to the restroom during that week of the month. Bonus points if A: you get stopped in the hallway or B: run into a male coworker.
  6. Being in the restroom the same time as someone higher up in the company - think director level and above - they finish, and just walk out, not washing their hands. Gross.
  7. When female co-workers decide to wear thongs, and guess what, it's your lucky day because they have made it their day to constantly bend over near you.
  8. Getting into a car accident right out front of work (on the way in or on the way out) with one of your fellow employees. (I actually haven't seen or heard of this one happening, but I am sure it has happened, and how awful and awkward!)
  9. Writing out your 2-week notice
  10. A coworker shares too much personal information with others...
  11. When you hear (not by choice, but by their sheer volume) all about a coworker's personal life, the lives of their children, ex-husband and mother-in-law because they can't seem to shake it from their heads that they do not in fact have a cone of silence above their cubicle.
  12. After having been to the restroom, you are sitting at your desk for awhile, get a feeling or somehow notice, that your zipper, is in fact, down.
Well, that is about all that I can come up with for the moment.
Feel free to comment and add some from your own experiences!
-L

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