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Lou12
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I was just thinking earlier how lucky I am to work alone these days. I don't see any colleagues for weeks on end. My daily routine consists of seeing patients every 20 minutes and they are all lovely, even the "difficult" ones normally come around with a bit of work and if they don't I only have to see them for 20 minutes.
Colleagues however, last time I worked in an office I was surrounded by irritants.
One particularly annoying one looked like a supermodel, was actually a really nice person but couldn't put on any weight so she'd eat chocolate, crisps, sandwiches all day long next to me while fatso here was on a perma diet and absolutely starving!
Then there was false nails woman, hammered at the keyboard all day as loud as possible with two inches long acrylic nails and you could hear nothing else.
Nervous tic man, not just blinking etc, loud ones, really loud and sat right next to me. I'm phobic about nervous tics - I almost lost it. I eventually left that job because I felt I was going nuts. And what can you say to someone with tics they can't help?
Then perfect boss, was an absolute cow, always looked perfect as if someone just ironed her clothing that minute, perfect hair and makeup - would look me up and down from head to foot and back again and say, "Could try harder". Not me I am a naturally untidy looking person. An Alexander McQueen outfit specially made for me would look like a rag in five minutes.
Whistling man - I've hired a hitman to kill him.
Anyone else? 
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Lou
Think you needed a hitman for that boss....
Why do you think I love being up hills on my own after a week at work...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Can your hitman sort out finger drummers and ballpoint pen clickers? Hang on a minute - why should I care? I'm retired and loving it. Oh oh maybe ex colleagues have got a contract out on me for being perpetually happy and smiley and therefore irritating them!
I like whistling men
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Office men who never change their trousers
Yuk how gross!
There's such a lot to be said for retirement
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Retirement is great
Though I've never worked in an office and most of my working life was single handed
In the sticks near Peterborough
I like the ones who whistle Dove - when they're leaving.....
I can't talk - I like a whistle now and then
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Retirement is really good if you keep yourself busy I love it.
My entire working life was dedicated to driving large trucks so I spent hours by myself generally
listening to the radio for company.
When in the office most of the staff were easygoing and good to get on with although I did
meet a lot of self important people along the way.
I also met many interesting people too. it was all part of lifes rich tapestry.
When I was doing the early morning milking on the smallholding, I used to be able to hear a neighbour whistiing as he walked up the hill to his allotment , the same time every morning, rain or shine, without fail, you could set your clock by him.
My lovely late FIL used to while he was working in his workshop at the back of their house - you knew things were going well when you could hear him whistling. My OH takes after him
Wonky's Lovely Hub whistles when he's happy too - it's good to hear.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.