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US - Openly talking about flatulence or whistling eight hours a day are just some of the strangest work behaviours seen in the office, say survey respondents.
In a survey by Careerbuilder.com, respondents were asked to describe some of the craziest things their colleagues have done on the job.
Some of the responses include:
- Co-worker ate the cheese off the pizza box at a company meeting.
- Co-worker talks openly about flatulence.
- Co-worker in the cubicle next to me wears 3-D glasses with the lenses removed.
- Co-worker repeatedly bangs a mallet on the table for no apparent reason.
- Co-worker whistles eight hours a day.
- Co-worker chews tobacco and spits it into empty soda bottles.
- Former boss brought a baby sippy cup to a meeting and started drinking out of it.
- Co-worker cleaned fingernails using a counterpart's business card while sitting in their office.
But if your colleague annoys you with his or her strange antics, Rosemary Haefner, vice president of CareerBuilder says communication is key to dealing with your colleague's behaviour. "It is important to identify why their behavior is bothering you. Often, having a professional conversation with your co-worker will solve the problem and allow everyone to work in harmony," she adds.
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