gimme a break!

Heineken Helen

This Scottish guy at work... one of the most arrogant people I've ever met... urgh! All his stories are about how great he is and all the jobs he's saved and blah blah blah... even stories about his friends are about how much he means to his friends and how much they want him around and blah blah blah.

Anyway, I mentioned how I was in Birmingham last weekend and he said 'aren't you the wrong colour for birmingham?' I kinda just ignored him... then he was saying how it's a sad state of affairs when you can't understand what anyone's saying in your own country . First of all I'm thinking 'you're scottish, it's not your own country' and secondly I can't understand half the things he says either... and would imagine a lot of people would have difficulty

Then he starts talking about the north and his 'indepth knowledge' of Irish politics from his time as a British soldier :rolleyes: URGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

NY PJ1

was it a guy with a skirt?

and if so what was dunk doing there?

KosmicJelli

new guy? always seems its a matter of time before people like that eventually "hang themselves" ... prolly cant hold a job because people cant or wont put up with his crap... it wont be long before he's the new guy somewhere else... have patience!!!

nuffingman

There's nothing worse than the office know all. Probably thinks he's funny and you are being entertained by him. Perhaps a quiet but polite word.

Heineken Helen

KosmicJelli wrote:

new guy? always seems its a matter of time before people like that eventually "hang themselves" ... prolly cant hold a job because people cant or wont put up with his crap... it wont be long before he's the new guy somewhere else... have patience!!!

No he's not new... he's a pain in the arse but this is the first time he's proved to BE an arse... although I'd heard it from everyone else... apparently his attitude towards women is fantastic too :rolleyes: can't wait to find that one out.

He's got this massively overinflated sense of importance... and yet nobody can stand him

the wolf

KosmicJelli wrote:

new guy? always seems its a matter of time before people like that eventually "hang themselves" ... prolly cant hold a job because people cant or wont put up with his crap... it wont be long before he's the new guy somewhere else... have patience!!!

those guys are fun to fuck with though!!!

Sian-of-the-dead

Heineken Helen wrote:

First of all I'm thinking 'you're scottish, it's not your own country' and secondly I can't understand half the things he says either... and would imagine a lot of people would have difficulty

They were my exact same thoughts! lol ah... nice to see hypocrisy isn't dead

seriously though, he should pull the stick out of his arse, what a twat.

KosmicJelli

ugh... I feel sorry for you then... completely ingnore him.. I would.. unless your talking about your business...

might be time to put him in his place bit by bit...

Heineken Helen

KosmicJelli wrote:

ugh... I feel sorry for you then... completely ingnore him.. I would.. unless your talking about your business...

might be time to put him in his place bit by bit...

nah, I just don't come to work to argue with people... especially not political arguments. For him to work in Dublin and argue his point about the north from the point of view of a British soldier... is a little bit stupid in fairness

Rygar

Heineken Helen wrote:

nah, I just don't come to work to argue with people... especially not political arguments. For him to work in Dublin and argue his point about the north from the point of view of a British soldier... is a little bit stupid in fairness

How many people do you work with regularly? I get the impression that most of them seem to annoy you.

NY PJ1

Rygar wrote:

How many people do you work with regularly? I get the impression that most of them seem to annoy you.

HEHE hmnnnnnnnn

Heineken Helen

Rygar wrote:

How many people do you work with regularly? I get the impression that most of them seem to annoy you.

No they don't... there's only two I've complained about since I got here, this guy and the lazy one who offloads his work onto everybody. My boss can be a pain in the arse at times but he's generally a good guy... and the rest of them are absolutely lovely.

The guy in this thread doesn't work for my company anyway, he's just on site.

nuffingman

Heineken Helen wrote:

No they don't... there's only two I've complained about since I got here, this guy and the lazy one who offloads his work onto everybody. My boss can be a pain in the arse at times but he's generally a good guy... and the rest of them are absolutely lovely.

The guy in this thread doesn't work for my company anyway, he's just on site.

What's he doing on site? Does he work for another company in the building?

Heineken Helen

nuffingman wrote:

What's he doing on site? Does he work for another company in the building?

He's the resident engineer... so he kinda works for the client and is overseeing all the works... kinda all of our boss :rolleyes:

He paints himself as this super cool all round great guy... but he's anything but!

Rygar

Heineken Helen wrote:

No they don't... there's only two I've complained about since I got here, this guy and the lazy one who offloads his work onto everybody. My boss can be a pain in the arse at times but he's generally a good guy... and the rest of them are absolutely lovely.

The guy in this thread doesn't work for my company anyway, he's just on site.

Ok.
I wasn't being a smartass, I really did get the impression that you were annoyed by most of your co-workers

Heineken Helen

Rygar wrote:

Ok.
I wasn't being a smartass, I really did get the impression that you were annoyed by most of your co-workers ; )

Oh no.. there is a bit of a rift between my boss, offloading guy and everyone else :( and there's a rift between asshole guy and everybody... but the rest of them really are top people. With the exception of the aforementioned, we got the best lot on this job but my favourite is leaving in a couple of weeks :( and another two who I really like are planning on leaving soon too :( but it doesn't matter... cos I got some plans in the works meself

KosmicJelli

Heineken Helen wrote:

nah, I just don't come to work to argue with people... especially not political arguments. For him to work in Dublin and argue his point about the north from the point of view of a British soldier... is a little bit stupid in fairness

hard to argue anything with a dumbass knowitall....

I actually meant to be a smartass... from time to time... beside if he cant understand you, u can say whatever u want!!!

Heineken Helen

KosmicJelli wrote:

hard to argue anything with a dumbass knowitall....

I actually meant to be a smartass... from time to time... beside if he cant understand you, u can say whatever u want!!!

oh I know what ya mean... but he's the kind who wouldn't shut up from talking about himself and how wonderful he is to LET you get a word in edgeways anyway . He's also a very very clever man... I think sometimes he says stuff to get a reaction, which is why I don't give it.

ajedigecko

more than likely.........he was picked last at recess.

nuffingman

Heineken Helen wrote:

He's the resident engineer... so he kinda works for the client and is overseeing all the works... kinda all of our boss :rolleyes:

He paints himself as this super cool all round great guy... but he's anything but!

Oh! This just gets worse. I had this years go at a design agency I worked for. The plonker interfered with everything, helped himself to our stuff and was glared at for the full 2 weeks he was there.

...and then his company went belly up and never paid us. :mad:

KosmicJelli

Heineken Helen wrote:

oh I know what ya mean... but he's the kind who wouldn't shut up from talking about himself and how wonderful he is to LET you get a word in edgeways anyway . He's also a very very clever man... I think sometimes he says stuff to get a reaction, which is why I don't give it.

ugh.. time to grip ur office chair and white knuckle it....

yeah u should know its hard to argue anything with knowitalls ... you post here on the pit...lol

Heineken Helen

nuffingman wrote:

Oh! This just gets worse. I had this years go at a design agency I worked for. The plonker interfered with everything, helped himself to our stuff and was glared at for the full 2 weeks he was there.

...and then his company went belly up and never paid us. :mad:

:mad: bastards... that happens SO fucking often... probably went back into business a week later under a different name

but yeh, sometimes this guy IS funny... like when he saved a horse from his neighbourhood the other night... or he saved this dog who just turned up at his office... he almost went to jail for a job once... he quit a job because they took away the smoking area... :rolleyes:

He's such a hero :rolleyes:

ajedigecko

Heineken Helen wrote:

:mad: bastards... that happens SO fucking often... probably went back into business a week later under a different name

but yeh, sometimes this guy IS funny... like when he saved a horse from his neighbourhood the other night... or he saved this dog who just turned up at his office... he almost went to jail for a job once... he quit a job because they took away the smoking area... :rolleyes:

He's such a hero :rolleyes:

he is a "know it nothing"......he may know is job, but he is still a nothing.

i use "know it nothing" phrase with people who come around like this.

Rygar

KosmicJelli wrote:

ugh.. time to grip ur office chair and white knuckle it....

yeah u should know its hard to argue anything with knowitalls ... you post here on the pit...lol

Stay out of the Moving Train and you'll be fine

nuffingman

Heineken Helen wrote:

:mad: bastards... that happens SO fucking often... probably went back into business a week later under a different name

but yeh, sometimes this guy IS funny... like when he saved a horse from his neighbourhood the other night... or he saved this dog who just turned up at his office... he almost went to jail for a job once... he quit a job because they took away the smoking area... :rolleyes:

He's such a hero :rolleyes:

You thought of making this into a sitcom?

Heineken Helen

KosmicJelli wrote:

ugh.. time to grip ur office chair and white knuckle it....

yeah u should know its hard to argue anything with knowitalls ... you post here on the pit...lol

absolutely! I'm so used to it here that I don't even bother in reality anymore . If someone feels the need to win... fuck it, if it makes their day!

KosmicJelli

Not trying to hijack your thread... but once argued for two hours over chicken being debeaked on here... After that I got up from the puter and vowed never to come back here... lol ... I must be a glutton for punishment

dunkman

Heineken Helen wrote:

This Scottish guy at work... one of the most arrogant people I've ever met... urgh!

i dont work with you

soulsinging

Heineken Helen wrote:

This Scottish guy at work... one of the most arrogant people I've ever met... urgh! All his stories are about how great he is and all the jobs he's saved and blah blah blah... even stories about his friends are about how much he means to his friends and how much they want him around and blah blah blah.

interesting. maybe he's your separated-at-birth twin?

Rygar

KosmicJelli wrote:

Not trying to hijack your thread... but once argued for two hours over chicken being debeaked on here... After that I got up from the puter and vowed never to come back here... lol ... I must be a glutton for punishment

To continue the hijack, why would chickens be intentionally debeaked?

Rygar

dunkman wrote:

i dont work with you

I thought she got paid to be on the message pit? (I do!)