Just had to deal with a client, who was really doing my head in. Never known anyone with such appallingly bad manners or person habits. Had an hour of work to do at a client site. Their contact obviously had nothing better to do, and spent the entire hour hovering.
Doing this hour he was biting his nails, and spitting them in the bin, slurping several glasses of water, eating an apple and a banana with his mouth open. And most of this was within 2 inches of my face. He has no concept of the idea of “personal space”, and then started trying to mess around with my laptop.
Having someone that close to you for an hour is tantamount to torture. It’s was so grating, annoying and …
By the time the hour was over, it has been the closest that I have been to having a smoke in four weeks.
Coming very, very close at the moment. The client today was pushing the boundaries of what I can put up with. Added to that the “friend” that was visiting last week.
My mood at the moment would be best described as “murderous”.
Thankfully another client is taking us out to the RAC Club, for an evening of dining, drinking and pool.
As for the eejit…well done for not punching him…LOL! I’m very gobby so would have said…“Can you back away from my space please before I punch ya!”. I’m a nice person really…LOL!!
I’m with jools - well done for not slapping him but why did you not just tell him to stand elsewhere? - And feel free to pick people up on their manners - many really dont know theirs are that bad and do need telling!
Absolutely agree,I have been told my facial expressions betray my emmotions so most people know when to take a step back before i actually have to say anything.but if people invade your space you need to let them know immedietly and they ussually respond, if they get away with it for more than 5 mins they assume it is ok.
a lady that insists on sitting with her legs open wide enough to offer anybody a not so glorious view of her only sometimes stockinged upper thigh or big panty covered middle aged growler
talk about an invasion of everyones personal space
I gave up the cigarettes for six months once and then found myself next to a “Jetstream” at a decent, well catered, wedding reception. I gave in to a very nice slim panatella.
The not smoking is actually going rather well (apart from the rather expensive cuban cigar on monday evening), but when you are offered brandy and cigars at an exclusive club, just enjoy the moment.
Shall certainly have words with the bloke next time, but one of our biggest customers, and they are extremely money rich. So have to be a little be diplomatic.
Chenster complain to HR that the women is indecently exposing herself.
Oldguy, I’m worried that the same will happen to me. I have spent the best part of the last three or four years trying to quit. And it works for a while and then something happens and you have one. Or you get drunk and someone offers you one.
Steve… it certainly is, going to the gym is definitely getting easier.
Dealing with the public is extremely difficult, it’s those that have nothing better to do than to phone me early morning to complain that one of my biin crews has dropped a bit of paper thats then got blown down the road. I say get a job then you wouldnt notice lol… Then there are those that call and say your guys havent done my bin, but in truth what they meant to say was can you send them back please because Ive forgotten to put my bin out today.
Its always better to come clean dont you think?
As for the fags well done, I never had a day off work sick until I gave up the fags, four years later I still want one, and have had many days off sick.
