The Worst Words to Say at Work ( Archived) (26)

Have a nice day!

O Man! My old editor at one of the papers I worked for always used to rag on me about my messy desk...Sooo one day I brought in a pic of Einstien at his desk, It was a disaster!! I told him "Joe, I think a messy desk is the sign of genius at work" And then I turned and complimented him on his impeccable shiny desk!!! Ahahahha I kept that pic pinned up and he never bothered me about it again!

my ex boss LOVED the word "tough"... good thing was,she would say it anytime to anyone...no matter who in the ranks and grades...
my boss now...well,she meets me with a smile and tells me-"no fuss from you today... "or"what are your demands agan?.."

excerpt of "Surviving the Toxic Workplace" (McGraw-Hill, 2010), by Linnda Durre, a psychotherapist, business consultant, and columnist.


Toxic Workplace?? Is that where they ask you what do you call a sociopath in a cubicle and you answer back 'A co-worker!' and you have warning signs on the walls that say 'Don't step in the Leadership'...where you sit in your cubicle taking notes for your up coming book 'Built a Better Life by Stealing Office Supplies'; where management have issued warrants to the Cubicle police to arrest the person responsible for the distribution of a pamphlet entitled 'Always Postpone Meetings With Time-Wasting Morons' and the one exposing certain managers and staff to ridicule and contempt by staff, bearing the the title of Exposed: Five Years of Working with Highly Defective People'...?

i will say i do hate whatever.
it doesn't bother me when someone who is fifteen says it.

or

"its not my job" in response to a reasonable request.
i'm sorry, phrasing what needed to be done as a request was just me being polite.
now do it!