whats your pet hate in a person?

[daftcow]

I hate it when someone is a smart arse, know-it-all, i especially hate it when they try to make you feel stupid to boot. Theres a guy on my team at work whos exactly like this. He also has to be the best at everything and gets angry if someone beats him.

I used to know another guy like this too, he'd correct you on things and nod along when you were explaining something he didnt know, pretending he did know. He was usually caught out though. He was much younger and far less experienced than me but used to try to tell me how to do my job! I put him right in his place but I cant seem to do it with the first guy I mentioned.

[ellion]

I like this one!

I know that type of person. Very competetive, Opinionated, Cannot be at fault, I bet he is an arrogant arsehole.

I would love to help you work out his weaknesses. Does he do anything that you could fault him on?

Myself, the most annoying type of person is the controlling person. Those that tell you what to do, but worse than this they wont take "no" for an answer, so they make you have to reason with them but usually sont have enough sense to reason anyway.

[daftcow]

Ah finding his weaknesses would be fantastic but I am not aware of any. He is however getting some sort of comeuppance. My boss says hes 'going down to Chinatown', due to him being on the windup, hiding important keys and watching me be blamed for two weeks. This is all in jest, however. He will probably be one step ahead and catch us all out.

We rely on him for help with computers and technology etc, which I hate but hes the brains out of us all. But hes a gloater, always has to triumph over everyone. We run a youth centre and hes the best at pool, all the games and stuff. That said, hes not all bad. He gives me lifts home etc.

Ahh, controlling people. My brother is a control-freak. Who do you know like this?

[ellion]

Who do you know like this?

Too many people unforunately. People do it with out realising there doing it. I sometimes wonder if I do it myself and dont realise I am doing it.

Ah finding his weaknesses would be fantastic but I am not aware of any.

He does have weaknesses, everybody does. This person is the way they are because they have a lot of weakness. This persons behavior is his protection from exposing his vulnerabilty.

What things does he complain about or criticise in other people?

[daftcow]

He does have weaknesses, everybody does. This person is the way they are because they have a lot of weakness. This persons behavior is his protection from exposing his vulnerabilty.

What things does he complain about or criticise in other people?

I don't know really, he doesnt tend to complain but he makes fun of us, coming away with clever quips and stuff.  Its done in a way when sometimes we arent even aware of it at the time.  Its like he acts like our boss, the team leader, when its not him its Michael.  He even left me a note once asking me to file his paperwork away.  I was like "aye, right, kiss my ass"

[ellion]

yeah, "kiss it, mofo" would you say that to him?


From what you are saying he thinks he is above other people, he makes fun of other people because he thinks he is better. Does he belittle people with his humour. Puts people down. In the real world he is no better than anybody else but in his world he is great. He probably thinks he should be more successful than he is. He probably would be more successful if he was not such a tosser. Reality checks would help bring this guy down a peg. He needs to remember he takes a shit just like eveybody else, and his shit stinks just as bad.

it would be good if we knew why he thinks he is not been more successful. he must have a reason to justify to himself why he has not become something more than he actually has. like "i am not teamleader because..*insert excuse*.."

[daftcow]

yeah, "kiss it, mofo" would you say that to him?


From what you are saying he thinks he is above other people, he makes fun of other people because he thinks he is better. Does he belittle people with his humour. Puts people down. In the real world he is no better than anybody else but in his world he is great. He probably thinks he should be more successful than he is. He probably would be more successful if he was not such a tosser. Reality checks would help bring this guy down a peg. He needs to remember he takes a shit just like eveybody else, and his shit stinks just as bad.

it would be good if we knew why he thinks he is not been more successful. he must have a reason to justify to himself why he has not become something more than he actually has. like "i am not teamleader because..*insert excuse*.."

Ah yes actually I would say that to him come to think of it.  Itd be more like "aye, right, kiss my arse, Brian".   I think youre right, he probably does think he should be higher up than he is.  He never went to uni.  We are both studying for a work-related qualification at the same level as each other so while he has the gift of the gab, his abilities in the workplace are no greater than mine.  He would do well to remember that.

"He would probably be more successful if he were not such a tosser" - lmao that made me laugh, its so true!!!

[AmericanWoman]

I don't like being around a person who is a "topper."  Every time anyone tells a story or makes a comment, this person has a desperate need to tell a "Oh, yeah, but did I tell you about...?" story to top it off.

[corwin137]

Not being "present", and its consequences.

[SWM]

i have a pretty high tolerance for people. there are not many people that i cannot find something nice about and in doing so i can counteract my perception of their negative qualities.

today i met a person who leap frogged positive quality radar and bombarded me with a negative energy sapping personality that i could not tolerate.

this guy talked incessantly in a low monotone voice. he did not shut up talking about himself. one boring story after another in a droning barely audible voice. i was trying to think of ways to be congruent with him but i had to resort to using body language to tell him i was not interested in hearing him talk any more. i just could not stand his monotonous chattering.

it is not like me to react in this way to people.