Some coworkers are just God sent. You make best friends, you fall in love, you meet your idols, you find your team players to climb up that long career ladder with. They make your lunch breaks less lonely, meetings funnier and deadlines… well, the deadlines are the same no matter what.
But sometimes your coworkers are just the opposite. They make doing your job harder than it already is, and everything in between way less enjoyable. If you are dealing with a coworker like that, let me tell you, you are not the only one. There are millions of people out there handling the most annoying, irrational, or even plain evil colleagues because… well, because it’s what you’re supposed to do, right?
So if you’re too tired to deal with this on your own, this post compiled by Bored Panda is a safe place to vent and talk about hard things. Pull your seat closer and scroll through the stories about coworkers from hell by sharing your own experiences in the comments below!
And when you’re done, more stories about difficult coworkers await in our previous features here and here.
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#1 All Of My Coworkers Agreed To Dress Up As Smurfs For Halloween. I’m The Only One To Go Through With It
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#2 My Coworker Told Me That Everyone Dressed Up At My Office. Now I’m The Only Person Dressed Like Captain Kirk Amongst Khakis And Polo Shirts
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#3 Yesterday This Guy Put Ghost Pepper Popcorn In Our Industrial Microwave At Work For Over 5 Minutes. The Office Was Filled With Black Smoke Burning People’s Eyes
No one could breathe. He basically maced the building. We were moved to the other end so we could keep working.
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#4 My Coworkers Have A Sick Sense Of Humor
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#5 My Coworker Lied To My Boss That I Could Cover His Shift
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#6 I Work At A Place Where At The End Of Shifts We Split The Tips Evenly Between The 2-3 People That Work
We had more than 50$ of tips today and my coworker had to leave about 10 minutes early. She ended up taking all but ~2.50$ and management won’t do anything about it.
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#7 Someone Brought This To The Office Potluck
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#8 It’s Always A Pleasure To Realize That Your Coworkers Don’t Know How To Close A Box Properly… Right When You’re Ready To Go Home
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#9 Coworker Announced That She And Her SO Are Finally Pregnant, I Got Her A Box Of Pastries To Celebrate And When I The Party Was About To Start I Open The Fridge At Work And See This
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#10 My Coworker Put Straight Printer Ink In One Of My Gloves At Work. This Will Take A Week Or Two Minimum To Come Off
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#11 Apparently Someone Has Been Munching My Donuts And It Was Supposed To Be For My Kids After Work
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#12 Came Back To Work So See This Prominently Displayed In A Coworker’s Cube
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#13 Coworkers Not Cleaning Their Hands Before Using The Oven Mitts
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#14 This Is How My Coworker Avoids Taking Out His Garbage
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#15 I Won A $5 Bet Against My Coworker. I Came Into The Work This Morning To Find This On My Desk. Thanks, Brad
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#16 My Colleague Drove With Me In My Company Vehicle. She Left This Piece Of Gum On The Door
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#17 Coworker Didn’t Know How To Take A Screenshot And Decided To Photocopy The Phone
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#18 My Colleague’s Desktop
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#19 My Coworker Never Shuts Sharpies All The Way And Wonders Why They Dry Out
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#20 My Coworker Hasn’t Washed Their Coffee Mug In Years
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#21 Coworkers Keep Stealing My Stapler At Work. I’ve Made It Clear It’s Not To Leave My Desk
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#22 Coworker Hit My Car And Acted As If She Didn’t Know Who Hit It
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#23 I Think My Coworker Doesn’t Like Sharing Anymore
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#24 My Colleagues, Everyone
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#25 My New Coworker’s Company Rental Car
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#26 Coworkers Replacing The Paper Towel Roll
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#27 Found At The Communal Coffee Pot At My Corporate Office
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#28 This Is At My Work. She Does This Every Single Day
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#29 Coworker Walks Around The Office Barefoot
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#30 Coworker Forgot Something In His Work Truck
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#31 My Coworker Eats His Pickles Like A Psychopath
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#32 A Coffee Pot That I Discovered In A Coworker’s Office. Wonder What The Inside Is Like At This Point
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#33 My Coworker Has Been Complaining About Lack Of Available Space On Her Work Computer
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#34 The Side Of My Coworkers Desk Where They Leave Dead Skin And Nail Clippings
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#35 The Way My Coworkers Cut This Cake
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#36 My Coworker Stocks The Coolers At My Work, And His Dandruff Is On Every Single Can
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#37 Someone Cut The Tops Off The Cinnamon Crunch Bagels At The Office
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#38 When You Are Off For Christmas But Your Colleagues Have To “Work”
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#39 My Colleagues Marked My Lost Safety Goggles With Permanent Marker
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#40 When Your Coworker Tries To Take Two Pallets Down At A Time With A Forklift
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#41 A Coworker Tried To Sharpen My Good Kitchen Knifes With An Angle Grinder
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#42 My Coworker Made Sour Cream And Onion Pringles Cake. Oh God Why
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#43 The Interior Of A Coworker’s Truck. Just The Tip Of The Iceberg With This Gentleman
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#44 The Way My Coworker Eats Sushi
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