Description : What happened to your annoying co worker?
Last Answer : Went home because work is hard
Description : While mixing sand, gravel, and cement for the foundation of a house, a worker noticed a small bird hopping along the top of the foundation wall. The bird misjudged a hop and fell down one of the holes ... . What would be the easiest way to get the bird out of the hole without injuring it? -Riddles
Last Answer : Since they had plenty of sand available, they could pour a little at a time into the hole. The bird would constantly keep shifting its position so that it stood on the rising sand.
Description : How do I ask my employer why I wasn't paid for actual time worked? I'm not salaried, i'm a LPN who constantly works OT and has yet to see my check/time card reflect my actual hours worked!! I'm getting gyped, how do I resolve this without losing my job?
Last Answer : And is your overtime schedule and pay schedule synched up, so that you are actually working overtime? I would keep track of your time on your own, and talk to payroll. How long have you had this job, and is this a new problem?
Description : Co-Worker is leaving soon and how do I ask him about some things regarding the company? Is it a good idea and how should I ask?
Last Answer : Just politely ask
Description : How do you politely but firmly ask/tell a co-worker that they need to eat with their mouth closed?
Last Answer : answer:You don’t, unless you are her very good friend, and even then, it would be tricky. Solve your own problems before you solve someone else’s.
Description : When a co-worker is blessed with a son and he desires some financial assistance from you, then how would you extend your co-operation to him? Options: A) You just formally ask for any sort of ... relationship C) You try to hide your face during this time D) You put forward some lame excuses
Last Answer : B) You extend all types of support as you have intimate relationship
Description : How do I get my co-worker to stop belching and sniffling?
Last Answer : answer:Ask him if he has a cold or allergies. Phrase it such that you are expressing casual concern for his health and he shouldn’t get embarrassed. Then again, you could always take the Monty Python approach: I Fart in your general direction—The Holy Grail . Perhaps he’ll take the hint.
Description : What would someone have to do to be judged as a "douche"?
Last Answer : Anyone who uses that lame, weak & frankly annoying word, is, by default, a cuntmuffin & should be flogged in the village square…refreshments available.
Description : When did "douche bag" or better yet "douche" become a character description (as in My roommate is sort of a douche). Was it in a literary product, or did it come from the street. When did it happen?
Last Answer : answer:One etymology website cites the first recorded use from the 1951 novel From Here to Eternity. For it to sound natural in a wartime novel implies that it was in use during the war. However, another ... Show. I kind of doubt this - I seem to remember people using it a lot pre-Jon Stewart.
Description : When did "douche-bag" first appear as an insulting description of a person?
Last Answer : I remember it from the 80's, definitely. It wasn't all that popular of an insult, but it was something people said from time to time. Unfortunately, over the last few years it's seen a dramatic resurgence. I ... , That's quite a douchie thing to say , That was very douche-like of him etc hate it!
Description : What does "douche bag" mean? What about an "alabama hot pocket"?
Last Answer : answer:a douche bag is just a douche. which is an apparatus used to clean orifices. and an alabama hot pocket is where you defecate, urinate, and ejaculate into a girl, and proceed ... easily answered these questions for you. www.urbandctionary.com is another good source for such juvenile pursuits.
Description : Can a man say he likes the movie "Lolita" without sounding creepy?
Last Answer : With enough conversational skill, the right audience, and sufficient forethought, a man can say pretty much whatever he likes.
Description : My co-worker just posted a note on facebook about how she hates her job. Should I say anything to her?
Last Answer : answer:Telling her would be nice-but keep in mind that she might think it's weird that you've been looking at her facebook profile (unless she already knows you use facebook). Tell her that she ... that. Or just tell her to set her facebook profile so that only friends can see what she writes.
Description : What's a good, non-awkward thing to say when being introduced to the significant other of your co-worker/boss when your co-worker/boss has said mainly less-than-nice things about them?
Last Answer : Just say “It’s great to meet you” Nothing more.
Description : If I ask you what the most German (sounding) name is that you know, what would that be?
Last Answer : Hans.
Description : In her work each day, a courageous young woman often encounters cobras, vipers, stingrays, barracudas, eagles, cougars, impalas, rams, spiders, beetles, and on rare occasions, a panther. This woman has no ... of this brave, young woman, and why does she have no fear when performing her job? -Riddles
Last Answer : The young woman is a used-car saleswoman who encounters a wide variety of high and low end trade-ins at the dealership where she works. Incidentally, all of the models of the used cars ... last one mentioned, the Watercar panther, is an amphibious automobile which started to be produced in 2013.
Description : When I put a new battery in my "Coleman Sheltra" smoke detector. The alarm doesn't stop sounding. What should I do?
Last Answer : Chances are your smoke detector is faulty and needs to be replaced . They are very sensitive and break very easy. But most likely your detector got damaged when you changed the batterys.
Description : I'm afraid of losing my best guy friend. How can I work around this fear?
Last Answer : Do you like him more than just a friend, or you are afraid he is going to get a new best friend ?
Description : When the nurse auscultates chest sounds that are harsh and cracking, sounding like two pieces of leather being rubbed together, she records her finding as a) pleural friction rub. A ... wheezes are continuous, musical, high-pitched, whistle-like sounds heard during inspiration and expiration.
Last Answer : a) pleural friction rub. A pleural friction rub is heard secondary to inflammation and loss of lubricating pleural fluid.
Description : What are some funny or unusual sounding acronyms you have seen?
Last Answer : On a related note, my favorite is SHAT, Services Historiques de l’Armée de Terre (The French Army Historical Service). I have trouble keeping a straight face whenever I read that one.
Description : Has any musical artist ever sang the song, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" without sounding like they are screaming "Santa"?
Last Answer : answer:The Fred Astaire version doesn’t scream. Find one by someon who is not singing as part of a rock band, But the music is a bit forte so it gets a bit stronger as the final chorus comes through.
Description : How should I strike up a conversation with a guy I like and drop some hints that I like him without sounding desperate?
Last Answer : Ask him to go to a flea market with you on a Saturday or Sunday morning.
Description : How do I thank a professor for a great semester without sounding like a suck-up?
Last Answer : Say, “Thank you for a great semester”?
Description : How do I ask my co-workers to wash their hands after using the bathroom without being rude?
Last Answer : Post a health bulletin about H1N1 on the walls of the bathrooms and lead by example. You are not their mother. Beyond that there isn’t much you can do. Just be glad you don’t have a woman who shits in the trashcan like my job does and deal with it.
Description : How to say "get well" without sounding contrived?
Last Answer : Is the professor aware that you know it's her partner that's ill? If so, you can say it as directly as you want. If you want to keep it less personal, just send kind thoughts and best wishes ... or maybe some small gift based on likes or hobbies of theirs, or some yummy treat that they might enjoy.
Description : How do you tell someone you're in love with them without sounding too intense?
Last Answer : Why not just say what you said here?
Description : How do I bring this up with my boyfriend without sounding jealous and controlling?
Last Answer : Do you want to be plan B? If you don’t, and you bring it up, be prepared for it to end.
Description : Ayn Rand: Can someone explain this concept without sounding selfish?
Last Answer : answer:It is selfishness. She even says so. There’s a piece called “The Virtue of Selfishness”. Her writing is awful and tedious. Don’t waste your time. Or if you feel you absolutely must understand this “libertarian” nonsense, read Robert Nozick or Friedrich Hayek instead.
Description : How do you say that you are "passionate" about something without sounding cliched?
Last Answer : I guess it depends, to some extent, on what you're passionate about. I can say I really like dogs! & not sound too bad, but if you say I really like wine! it could be misconstrued. ;- ... I really enjoy fine wines ? I agree, saying you're passionate' about something sounds a bit over the top.
Description : How do you get your flakey friends to commit to plans without sounding mean/forceful/desperate?
Last Answer : Find friendswho are not flakey.
Description : How do you deal with people who point out your wealth without sounding arrogant?
Last Answer : Are you loaded or is it your folks money? Did you pay for all of your stuff through working?
Description : Have you ever told a friend, co-worker, or family member that they look like they've gained weight?
Last Answer : Yes. In a couple of cases I remember, it was in contrast to them having been very thin before, and wasn't meant as a negative thing. The man I'm thinking of replied with happy acknowledgement. The ... true and I'm happy about that as I enjoy getting out and hiking and feeling healthy and so on.
Description : If you've ever worked in an office environment, were there any catch phrases your co workers used that were annoying to you?
Last Answer : answer:“It is what it is.” It usually meant I was working the weekend, and I had to tell 200 people they had to as well.
Description : How do I avoid my boss's flirtation without losing my job?
Last Answer : I think the best way to avoid the situation is to anyhow let him know that you are engaged with someone else. It could help as people use to flirt where they finds a scope, in most of the cases. ... go down. This way, you will not loose your job and could also escape from the flirty boss easily.
Description : If you ask a question , it should be stopped. This is not the case . It is very annoying not to give points and decrease of points when asking questions, brother , and the desire to do activities ... like this but no one can say. So my request to the administrator is that they consider the matter.
Last Answer : : It is really annoying not to give points and decrease points when asking questions , and because of this , the desire to do activities is dying. So I want it to stop.
Description : What are some of your favorite co-worker stories?
Last Answer : I worked with an uber Catholic girl who was married and had two young children. The office-wide rumor was that she blew a guy from another work department in the basement of our building.
Description : How far would you go to support a co-worker?
Last Answer : answer:I have worked with people I feel quite sure would have helped me if I needed assistance and they could provide it. I know I have worked with people I would have helped if I could. I haven't ... . However, I'm not surprised when I hear of a Liberal politician being good friend with an ALP MP.
Description : If a co-worker told you they had tuberculosis, but it wasn't contagious, what would you think?
Last Answer : Awkward sympathy, I suppose. I never really know what to say in situations like that. I think that’s why people say the “thoughts and prayers” thing: it’s something to say when there’s nothing to be said.
Description : Have you ever had a friend, acquaintance, co-worker, or family member who viewed things very negatively?
Last Answer : answer:The draining feeling you described is what a counselor once told me people with borderline personality disorders or other like disorders. In which case I say they can only help themselves. ... and negative can help me evaluate a situation appropriately and with a certain amount of caution.
Description : Has it ever been beneficial to let a co-worker fail to make a point?
Last Answer : answer:If I am following the scenario correctly, I don't understand why other co-workers and your supervisor would encourage you to do PTO co-worker's tasks the way she trained you if they want ... is to stick to your morals, avoid the gossip, and keep your supervisor in the loop objectively.
Description : How do I handle a co-worker who lies about me?
Last Answer : answer:The fact that it seems she is buddies with the boss puts you at a disadvantage. I am a firm believer if all else fails kill them with kindness and rise above their petty behavior. Doing so ... in these people's presence and count your blessings you are not as callus and mean spirited as them.
Description : What do you say when a co-worker wants to talk about uncomfortable topics?
Last Answer : “I don’t feel comfortable talking about B.”
Description : Unhappily married, into a co-worker/boss, a different co-worker seemed to express interest, what do I do?
Last Answer : answer:my opinions 1. take care of your family first before all else (including your education) 2. don’t shit where you eat
Description : Can I use a former co-worker as a reference?
Last Answer : answer:You certainly can; but it would be helpful to the prospective employer if the individuals could speak to your skills, attitude and overall performance on the job. If you worked with them on ... the reader's (employer's) position-what kind of person could provide good testimony about you??
Description : What do you do if a co-worker sends you a friend request on facebook that you want to reject?
Last Answer : answer:Ignore it and hope it goes away. If they ask… act dumb? Did you? I can’t recall seeing it. I never really use Facebook though. Or if I really don’t like them. I would just hit .. no thank you and send them on their way. Haven’t had to do either thank goodness.
Description : Stealing money in the workplace - Do you rat out a co-worker/friend?
Last Answer : details?
Description : Can you help resolve this question my co-worker and I are having?
Last Answer : I would say jiggly.
Description : How to deal with passive agressive co worker?
Last Answer : answer:Aaaargh! I SO FEEL your frustration! LOL Of all the screwed up personality styles passive aggressive is the WORST! In my experience I'd call her out on it, maybe even give her an article about ... that at all! Tell her you're onto her sneaky little games. Otherwise, poison her coffee. haha
Description : What to buy a co worker who is leaving?
Last Answer : A compass so they can find their way back. A miniature parachute.
Description : How to deal with a new richer co worker?
Last Answer : You need to stand up for yourself and what you need. I get that you usually avoid confrontation, but not doing anything won't help it get any better. Tell her no about going to lunch or suggest ... need to talk to someone else about it (management wise) and get them involved with what she is doing.