When you want to strangle someone...

Oh man, it takes just one person at work who will make you nuts.

I'd like to guess-- she's been there forever and is not willing to change anything?

Miller, That's what I do. Don't worry, this is all in good fun. I won't really kill her.

Gala, It's a long story. Go HERE for more info.

In all candor and with the benefit of a couple of days to think on it, I probably over reacted. Here's the story: My job requires that every 10 weeks or so, I carry a pager in order to respond to emergencies of teh environmental sort...hazardous incidents, we call them.

I had just been called out on Tuesday to a fire that was beleived to involve multiple chemicals. It turned out to not be the case, but I still was out until 10 pm. I was a little stressed out still, when on Thursday she announced as Iwalking in the door from lunch that "You came in just in time. We had a fishkill and a spill and the coop in Ely's on fire!" Says she with a lilt in her voice.

I said, panicking somewhat, "Who do I call?" She says, "I don't know. Ghostbusters?"

Ah. Thanks for sending along the information. You've got your hands full with this one, that's for sure.

Okay, so you've had a few days to let it settle. Face it, she's obnoxious. Over-reacted? I don't think so, considering you were really tired and she delivers the news to you with a certain amount of glee in her voice.

There is one woman in particular where I work who is annoying in a somewhat similar way. Her goal in life is to get your attention by giving you an emphatic compliment, which then opens the way for her to talk/complain about herself. The topics run from her most recent visit to the doctor, to her most recent car accident, or her most favorite theme: how she was passed over for the assistant directorship.

I have learned to avoid her, when she tries to make conversation I let it be known with a good standard Hairy EyeBall that I am not interested in talking. It works. She doesn't have an aggressive bone in her body, so she backs off.

I've had to take that approach with her, too. It really goes against my nature, but it's the only way to survive. I am cordial to her. I avoid conversations with her although she goes out of her way to tell me things I don't want to hear. I think she's trying to kill ME with kindness. No, I take that back...

And I just started to collect stuff for a care parcel to the prison :wink:

Make sure you bake a file in that apple struedel.