Etiquette -- 5 days ago
Ah office stereotypes, whatever your work situation, these people will always crop up. So, which of these these sound familiar to you?
The “Ego Maniac”, If you can’t think who in your office this relates to, well newsflash, it’s you. You’re the type of guy who likes to shout about his accomplishments of which, in your book, there are many. You see yourself as the creme of the crop, holding the office together, without you, you really don’t know how they would continue to function.
The “Gossipmonger”, Whether it is literal or metaphorical, the water cooler is your safe haven. Any little conversations that colleagues have while waiting for the kettle to boil or in the lift on the way out at the end of the day, they will always get back to you. You are aware of the goings on in all your colleagues’ lives and are friends with everyone in the office- at least enough of a friend that they feel they can confide in you.
The “Doormat”, Every wonder why you always end up doing the little tasks that no one else in your team wants to do? Wake up! You are the doormat of the office. What you thought in the beginning would just be a favour here and there to get in with your colleagues has turned into a whole extra workload on top of your own. And do you ever complain? Probably not, not to them anyway.
The “Comedian”, Whether you are actually funny or not, you are the guy always cracking the jokes and looking for the laughs. You take the piss out of everyone in the office, though probably wouldn’t take too kindly to anyone rousing you. There is only room for one office clown after all.
The “Slacker”, When you have conversations with your friends in the pub after work, you never seem to be the one to say, “Yeah, it’s been a busy one today.” You’ve not been busy, you are never busy. You have – quite cunningly – carved a role for yourself where you skate under the radar, doing the bare minimum but always enough that your boss doesn’t realise your slacker ways.
The “Overachiever”, Any extra things you can do for the boss, you are there. You are constantly looking to move up the office food chain and will go above and beyond to get there. Plus side? You probably will.
The “Man Hoe”, Boasting of your sexual conquests to anyone and everyone who will listen is a daily occurrence for you. Women in the office roll their eyes, men egg you on wanting to hear more of the 8/10 you pulled at Boujis last night. You have come to be defined entirely as the “man hoe” which although has worked both in your favour and against in the past, the title suits you just fine.
One part of “The Office Couple”, You weren’t looking for a relationship but you do spend most of your time at work so what else was going to happen? You go to work together, have lunch together and leave work together at the end of the day. Don’t worry, people like you as a couple but you won’t catch them joining you for a sandwich at 1pm. Can anyone say third wheel…
The “Creep”, You think you are Mr Slick Rick, the charmer of the office who has tried it on with everyone of your female colleagues. Yet despite all this, all of your come ons have gone unanswered. We don’t want to be the one to tell you this but you are the office creep.
The “Charmer”, You are everything The Creep wants to be. You are able to charm everyone in the office; your boss, the women, your colleagues, your clients. You are well aware of your charming ways but you manage to it in such a way that no one holds it against you. Life at the office is an easy ride for the charmer. Hey, if you’ve got it…
By Victoria Gardiner
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