Coworker Spat

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

I'd bring in Lysol spray and in front of her spray the keyboard before you touch it each time.

Might shut her up.

Originally Posted by AncientPaths

I'd suggest popping off some of your favorite keys and taking them with you each day.

I like this one! It's like the Clinton's!

[Praxeas]

what is a cow orker anyways?

[RandyWayne]

You could always add a couple of pennies to her phone every day over the course of a couple of weeks, the come in early and remove them all.

....then call her on her own extension first thing in the morning and watch the fun!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

You could always add a couple of pennies to her phone every day over the course of a couple of weeks, the come in early and remove them all.

....then call her on her own extension first thing in the morning and watch the fun!

Hmmm.....how exactly does this work? LOL!!

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by ILG

Hmmm.....how exactly does this work? LOL!!

When Jim pulled this gag on Dwight it took quite a while. You have to add the pennies slowly so the increase in weight of the phone goes unnoticed, yet the victim becomes used to it until the day you remove the extra pound or two you added and they smack themselves in the face the first time it rings.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by ILG

Hey All,

I had a little spat with a coworker today. We share a desk area and so do others share with us. I like to set up the desk in an ergonomically correct fashion. Most of the others (if not all) want the keyboard flat rather than at a downward slant away from the body. I do a few things like this and so I have to change the desk area around every time I come in. My coworker (who likes to control the desk area and can get catty for random reasons) asked me (told me) this morning to change the keyboard back the way it was when I came. We have had this discussion before and I have told her that I have to change the keyboard the way I want it when I come in and that everyone should arrange it the way they like when they come in and that I have no idea how she wants it changed. She says that I am the only one who likes it that way and so I should change it back. She is catty and gets an attitude about things like this.

So the question is, which is right:

1. Everyone should be responsible for changing the desk area the way they like when they come in.

2. I should be responsible for changing the area the way she wants it even though I have to change it when I come in as well.

Working in tight spaces and sharing equipment will often bring out the worst in each of us. You have my prayers in this matter.

Now, to make you want to quit your job entirely:

"Overall, a greater number of microorganisms was
detected on the keyboards of the multiple-user computers,
with an average of 20.1 colonies per square centimeters,
whereas the single-user keyboards had an
average of 4.5 colonies per square centimeters...

"...Of particular interest
was the isolation of bacteria belonging to of the Enterobactericeae
family, including Escherichia coli from one
keyboard, as well as Enterococcus faecalis, which is indicative
of fecal contamination."

http://www.vioguard.com/pdf/Microbia...%20setting.pdf

[Bella1]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Working in tight spaces and sharing equipment will often bring out the worst in each of us. You have my prayers in this matter.

Now, to make you want to quit your job entirely:

"Overall, a greater number of microorganisms was
detected on the keyboards of the multiple-user computers,
with an average of 20.1 colonies per square centimeters,
whereas the single-user keyboards had an
average of 4.5 colonies per square centimeters...

"...Of particular interest
was the isolation of bacteria belonging to of the Enterobactericeae
family, including Escherichia coli from one
keyboard, as well as Enterococcus faecalis, which is indicative
of fecal contamination."

http://www.vioguard.com/pdf/Microbia...%20setting.pdf

YUK!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Working in tight spaces and sharing equipment will often bring out the worst in each of us. You have my prayers in this matter.

Now, to make you want to quit your job entirely:

"Overall, a greater number of microorganisms was
detected on the keyboards of the multiple-user computers,
with an average of 20.1 colonies per square centimeters,
whereas the single-user keyboards had an
average of 4.5 colonies per square centimeters...

"...Of particular interest
was the isolation of bacteria belonging to of the Enterobactericeae
family, including Escherichia coli from one
keyboard, as well as Enterococcus faecalis, which is indicative
of fecal contamination."

http://www.vioguard.com/pdf/Microbia...%20setting.pdf

Thanks for sharing that with us.

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by ILG

Thanks for sharing that with us.

this is a good reason not to eat at your desk, hahaha

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Amanah

this is a good reason not to eat at your desk, hahaha

I try not to touch my face when I am working unless I wash my hands first! I handle money and items back and forth with the public!

The other day, a person took a card out of their mouth and handed it to me! Ugh!!