“Only Monsters Do It”: 30 People List Workplace Behaviors They Can’t Tolerate

I am perfectly capable of being a team player at work WITHOUT socializing in my off time with them. I learned long ago not to get too chummy with coworkers, as many of them turn out to be snakes in the grass who will stab you in the back the first chance they get. Besides, while I can maintain cordiality AT WORK with coworkers I really don’t like, I really do not want to be forced to continue that charade on my own time. It’s exhausting enough 8 hours a day, without extending that into 10 or 12 after work. My off time is my own, and I reserve the right to choose who I spend it with. FFS.

If I have to go, I'm getting paid. If work requires me to be there, I will be on the clock.

If they pay me, I'll go to any Dog and Pony show. Otherwise, its not going to happen.

Or any corporate events like "going to the baseball game!" I don't like most of you at work, a change of scenery isn't going to change my mind

Amen, you are my coworkers and managers, not my friends or people I want to socialize or party with unless I choose to do so.

As an RN with a very long career, I have had great patients and great families that I've cared for. I've also had pts and families i wish I could have tossed out the window! My way of dealing with the difficult people was to take a few minutes to get a few deep breaths and collect myself. Then, I would remind myself that these patients are sick and may be having terrible pain issues and the difficult families were simply worried sick abt theirs loved ones. Another thing we need to consider is the lack of control that our pts have in a hospital. It's noisy, someone is always waking them up to get blood, or take vital signs or give meds. It's not a place for rest! Many people are also dealing with being incapacitated due to their pain level or from a stroke or cardiac events. Think how hard that is for anyone to handle, going from independent to dependent and can't even decide what time they want to eat...or bathe! I've been a patient a few times as well and it's not at all very pleasant! My other way of tackling difficult pts and families?? Kill 'em with kindness and give them the same care you would want for your own loved ones!

I was vomiting blood and went to the emergency room. As the nurse was checking me in, another nurse came up and looked at the screen. She pointed angrily at the screen because apparently I had an outstanding bill. The first nurse looked at her, incredulous, and said... '...she's vomiting /blood./' That nurse...gives me hope for humanity.

I spend a lot of time in hospital and see some nurses/ HCA who I wonder why they are doing the job. It's not for the money as (in the UK sadly) it's rubbish, so it has to be because you want to help people- but they seem to see patients as an inconvenience! Thankfully they're in the minority and most staff are wonderful, but there are a few who would I love to ask why they do the job as they seem to hate it and hate their patients!

Yes! I went to the er once because 2 medications reacted and threw my nervous system into a tizzy and was placed next to a "frequent flyer". The woman had drug issues and came in nearly every week so the staff were tired of her; she'd come in basically to get a free meal and try to score painkillers. The staff just ignored the both of us while i was there because they didnt want to interact with her; i was told basically this hours later when i was moved to a private area with an awesome nurse. Anyway, she ended up throwing up on the floor between us and on herself and it took me complaining to about 8 people in an hour for the vomit to be cleaned up because noone wanted to deal with her. I get that it's frustrating but there's no reason to neglect me and leave someone sitting in and near vomit. Wasn't even a crazy busy day either; several workers I asked weren't doing anything for 10-20 minutes at a time.

My wife came down with a viral infection a few years ago. I had taken her to the ER earlier in the day and they just said her blood sugar was too high. She went to bed and got up to go to the bathroom, but twisted her ankle and fell. She was totally out of it and I couldn't get her up. Called an ambulance and she got taken to the ER. They put her in the ICU and took some time to figure out what was wrong. They refused to even look at her ankle.which hurt so bad she was crying. I got the doctor in the room and all he could do was talk about how great he was for figuring out what was wrong with her. He blew off her ankle pain and refused to do an x-ray to check it out. He grudgingly got the nurse to give her some acetaminophen. I confronted him about it because I don't like seeing my angel in pain. He threatened to have me kicked out of the hospital all the while she was in agony. It turns out it was a bad sprain but they never wrapped it or took any measures to help.

Peolle who expect others to read their minds and “just know” what they want are doomed to have unhappy lives. People. Are. NOT. Mindreaders! Besides, if a boss is that much of an a*****e, I don’t want to try to tune into them and their vibe. I do not need to absorb that b******t.

My manager does this especially during upraisals. Her major points are that all the unwritten, unsaid, unknown expectations were not met so the employees don't deserve a raise.

I totally agree but I also believe even if they communicate it clearly, and you don't understand they still shouldn't get angry. I had a manager who would just repeat the same but slower... then my new manager actually drew a picture... light bulb moment and I excelled.

Did I say 'blue'? I meant 'orange'.

I had a manager yell at me I wasn’t listening. I swiveled in my chair and yelled back “NO! NOT UNDERSTANDING. BIG DIFFERENCE”. Made a big change in our dynamics. In the 15 years I ended up being there we ended up being friends.

70% of bullying in the work place is women on women

Its worse when one of them is in HR and got the job through nepotism. Can't complain to the VP's childhood best friend.

My cousin's daughter has atopic eczema. One girl in her class was bullying her because "her hands are red", so cousin went to talk with girl's parents. He met girl's mother and realized that mother not only didn't see anything wrong with daughter's behaviour, she was also supporting it. Basically grown a*s woman told her 7 yo daugher it was ok to bully and mock people because "eczema is ugly"".

And this is why there needs to be a successful proactive way to nip this in the bud early in their lives, because it would be better for everyone. Honestly they can't be happy being bullies.

Some people never leave highschool smh

Besides, exhausted, burnt out people make mistakes without realizing it, because their brains are tired out and their bodies are falling asleep standing up.

Over the last 5 years I have had to teach myself to say "sorry but I need more time to regenerate so that when I work again I can perform at my best". And the manager will either respect that decision or just eventually 'let you go', and if they choose the latter then the environment is not for me.

I was hired to work up to forty hours a week, not to have all my time monopolized while being underpaid, treated like trash and be expected to lick boots while kneeling and being thankful to be employed. Especially when I'm "one of the best workers (you've) ever had"!... Sorry Costco flash back. Rick Graydon left me with PTSD I was treated so poorly.

This my last job I worked their in 2005-2007 I could submit available hours. In 2017 they were all "no no you got available all hours by contract only ones allowed restrictions are baggers." Its like what what? I got neve damage I am on disabilty! "but its VA disabilty and they say you can work any amount of hours, get social security then we can restrict you. "Its like uh I make too much on VA to get social security, they only award me up to certain amount and they deduct what ever VA pays me which is like 200 bucks more a month from my disability claim, to keep me from double dipping "well your f****d then, here is your schedule, take it or quit."

"I have a previous commitment." Just. Those. Five. Words. Works wonders, and I've never had someone ask me to explain in the 10+ years I've used this sentence.

And homophobia.

Oh, the comment I’ve heard white people say (I’m white) “ I don’t think of you as black” like they’re handing out a compliment. WTF?! 🤬 Well I sure do think of you as a racist @$$h0!€.

This is a big problem in our society

I like casual racism between friends. I have a friend from Indonesia and he'll crack racist jokes all day while I crack racist jokes right back at him. We have a good laugh about it.