Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Most employees say they 'work with monkeys'

What drives you bananas on the job? If you said unprofessional, obnoxious co-workers, you've got company. A CareerBuildeer.com survey found 53 percent of workers asked feel like they work with a bunch of monkeys.

Twenty percent think their boss is a monkey.

Of those who think they work in a zoo, 47 percent plan to change jobs in the next two years.

Among the things that make people go ape are the co-worker who constantly e-mails the person who is sitting right next to her, they guy who walks up and randomly scratches other peoples' backs and the slacker caught sleeping on the job more than once who would insist she was praying. Article here.

Well… unlike most people- I love my job. However, the results to this survey are hilarious. They are definitely not far from the truth either.

*UPDATE* Here is the complete list:

1. The manager who tried to get employees in another department fired for eating bagels that were reserved for an event the next day.

2. The co-worker who constantly e-mails the person who is sitting right next to her.

3. The co-worker who sits in a crowded cubicle area and insists on putting every conversation on speaker phone, including the exploits of the night before.

4. The boss who cut his fingernails while standing in his employee's cube.

5. The co-worker who steals other people's food from the lunch room refrigerator and then acts baffled when asked about it.6. The co-worker who changed his job title to look more important without approval from his boss.

7. The boss who swears at the top of his lungs and occasionally throws his chair or phone down the hall.

8. The co-worker who walks up and randomly scratches other people's backs.

9. The co-worker who was caught sleeping on the job more than once and would insist he was praying.

10. The co-worker who every morning would greet her fellow employees (before they had any caffeine) with, "Are you ready for another fun and EXCITING day?!"

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