Last week I received my first hate comment here on Who Stole My Stapler. After searching the internet for the “name” of the person that left the comment, I very quickly determined that this asshole makes a hobby out of leaving asshole comments that have little to nothing to do with the actual post.

So I deleted his comment.

I find it mildly disappointing that I can’t hit a delete key to magically erase other assholes from my life. Not that there are really all that many because I think I have really brushed up my skills in the department of detecting and ditching asshole types from my life. But sometimes you just cannot escape being in their presence. Sadly, assholes are everywhere. From the internet to our neighborhoods and even *gasp* our workplaces.

So what’s a girl to do when she wants an asshole-free existence? Who Stole My Stapler now presents….

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Ever have one of those days where the B.S. (Brown Sugar) that you have received from everyone else is enough to make you want to seek out the nearest bell tower?

Yeah, me too.

I am typically really good at dealing with difficult personalities.  Whatever their character flaw may be, I can usually counterbalance it with little to no effort.  The problem is that every now and again I get TIRED of dealing with the cRaZiEs.

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I’m not going to get into specifics about people I have dealt with recently.  Mostly because people that I deal with on a daily basis actually read these posts.  But I will give a high-level list of what I call:

Ways to drive KathyHowe batshit in the office:

(Note to co-workers: this is NOT meant to inspire).

1. Not replying to emails when it is made clear that ACTION is REQUIRED and you are given a HARD DEADLINE in the message.  If you can’t complete the task on time at least have the courtesy to REPLY WITH THAT INFORMATION!
2. Emailing my MANAGER’S MANAGER to tell on me when I don’t reply to your email marked as normal priority within five business hours.  If your message is urgent please flag it as such or pick up the dogdamn phone.
3. Spending 10 minutes bitching about doing a task that will take you 5 minutes to complete.  That is like good time management but totally different.
4. Doing my job for me.  I would be MORE than happy to stop attending project meetings if you would like to just handle everything, superstar.
5. You are more often the voice of the problem (if not the source of it) and you have nothing to offer in terms of a solution.

Now I know all of you had had the pleasure of working with difficult, challenging or otherwise asshole people.  Share your stories.  What drives YOU batshit?