Disclaimer: The characters that I’m gonna put down now are all based on my personal experiences (& observations!) and any resemblance with any person alive (and working in my office) is NOT purely coincidental-so if you happen to have the privilege of working with me and if you think that the description resembles you in any way then don’t be confused -it is YOU indeed that I’m talking about!
The Boss:
This is supposed to be someone who is adroit in managing (read: manipulating) people to keep everyone happy at the end of the day. Not many people have the knack to do it correctly. The ones who have the capability are generally the ones who are henpecked!! I think the mental torment they face at home makes them a better human being at office it seems-but I’m not too sure about female counterpart on this though!
The Cribber:
If a wonder genie comes and gifts a guy a beautiful young lady-who happens to have it all--beautiful-smart-intelligent-and richly bestowed and if this guy complains about the pimple on her left cheek near her ear then that’s Mr. Cribber for you! God only knows how such minds are daftly created to find the negative needle out of the hay but these guys can be fun too-always get hold of them when you feel bored/low and put some “itching” topic on front of him/her and enjoy the fun-you’ll never know how quickly you’ll start finding yourself more privileged ;)
The Hunter:
Well if there’s one category that simultaneously irks a feeling of laughter and pity-or rather disgust then this is it. These are the bunch of people who come to office everyday with the not-so-pious thoughts of starting a fling with “someone”. They’ll keep a tab as to who is the “new bird” coming in and keep trying in a pathetic way to get noticed-but don’t blame them completely-few of them have succeeded recently
The Confidant:
This is the most important person(s) with whom you can share whats important to you and expect a wise counsel for your issues. But only few can be lucky (myself being one of them) to have these right kind of people whom you can expect to stand by your side whenever you need them-either professionally or personally.If they are with you, you are sure to win. But if they betray you, you are sure to lose.
The Butt-Licker:
There’s a new epidemic or rather a zombie of people of this category. How the hell can I express in words how much I despise them! They’ll do anything to win favor of their superi
ors—they’ll always try to be around them standing or rather leaning forward with the hands clubbed on their backside-just like the mascot of Air India-and their tone of flattery and “service” will give even the best of air-hostesses/waiters a run for their money-oops I think I just told what I think they look like :PThe Diplomat:
In terms of programming if “Butt-Licker” is a class then “Diplomat” with be the derived class-for the benefit of those who are fortunate enough not to have learned these concepts; these diplomats are sub-category of butt-lickers and they posses all their “virtues” in addition to few traits of their own. These people will not only provide the “service” but they’ll also try to belittle their “competition” by indirectly directing their superiors to the flows of his peers-it’s a rat race afterall according to them. (Oops! I again told what these people are in reality :P )
The Guru:
This person is someone from whom you take your inspiration-he/she is someone who is pure enough to command respect and capable enough to lead by example. A Value is a value only if its value is properly valued-hence one needs to properly recognize him/her to be enlightened.
The “Who” Guy:
These are the wonderful people who were created when God had just woke up and started working without having His morning tea! These people seldom have any idea of what’s going on and they don’t give a damn either! People barely know their name or what they do-their opinion doesn’t matter because they don’t have one! These are the most wonderful friends to have because they don’t have any malice-they are someone with whom you can have meals without any official topics being discussed
I’m sure there can be more off-shoots to these categories or even new castings all-together-so let me know what you think and I’ll get back to work now-who knows some waiters or rats might be around the corner ;)
{ Image courtesy MG }
