Friday, March 14, 2008

The Restroom Stalker -- Part Deuce

My restroom stalker was hounding me again. Most of today was back-to-back meetings, and one of them happened to be with my stalker.

My entire department was returning from a meeting, and before I could get back to my cube, someone in another department said to me, "So-and-so is looking for you." I knew he would be at my cube, circling over it like hawk circles over a rodent before it swoops down and swallows it whole. Sure enough, as I got within ten paces of my cube, there he was. "Do you have time to meet now," he asked in a destitute tone.

"Yes, but I need five minutes. I have to go to the bathroom," I announced in a voice loud enough that everyone in my department could hear.

"Yeah, I just want to meet with you to discuss this project," he replied unrelenting, his breath and body odor reeking of cigarettes. This is a man who takes a cigarette break every fifteen minutes.

"That's fine, but I really do have to go the bathroom." This time everyone who heard laughed because they knew I was pissed. That's exactly what I did, I went and pissed.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Restroom Stalker

Long time since a post. No excuses, just a new story. I went to the bathroom at work today, and when I came out, there was someone from Marketing waiting for me! This guy saw me go into the bathroom, and rather than come back and catch me at a later time, he, like the pest that he is, stood outside the door to intercept me. Creepy!!!! He's not a homo, he's just a pest.

He calls me at my workstation the moment I sit down in the morning, and pesters me all day long wanting to know if I have all the information I need to do my work. On the surface, that sounds very conscientious, but in reality, he's only asking because he knows he gives fragmented instructions and, being at the company for only four months, doesn't have any of the answers I need. When I ask him for something I need, he'll recap the whole project from the beginning, right up to the point of where I need the information, then ask, "So, do you feel comfortable? Do you have everything you need?"

"Uh, no. I need what I just asked for."

Pest!