I certainly would.

Pay attention to your body language. Try to look comfortable and confident. Being tense and on-alert can be off-putting. Don’t sit with arms folded or hands clasped. Be open and welcoming with the conversation.

The Peripheral

Gross. Those hotdogs need to be grilled first.

Whenever you buy music, try to buy from the band directly if at all possible. If not, check that their label has a merch store. Prices won’t be much different but in most cases, the band gets a larger take of the sale.

Aaaannd libraries typically have a fairly large set of audio CDs to check out, take home, and… listen to (cough)

Same energy.

Having lived at both ends of the spectrum, I would gladly go back to being broke and free. The family, not so much.

WAT

Dun & Bradstreet

“Legally”. Remember what he can do while in the process of “official acts”.

I pledge a chicken in every mosh pit

Oh there would be plenty of strokes, I’ll grant you that.

Last week, we had an all-hands meeting to discuss the findings of our latest employee engagement survey. I have to say in all honesty, that was the least engaging meeting I’ve had at the company. Literally NOBODY had questions, they started making up some to cover for it.

Makes me want to turn to a life of crime.

Does anyone else smell strawberries? 💨

They misspelled “Tuesday”

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It sounds like there is some other sort of resentment at play here. Is there some other underlying attribute the coworkers who annoy you share? Example: Are they friends outside of work and you are not? Is it a racial or ethnic difference? Look for the reasons why they specifically “set you off” and address those biases. Try to better understand them as people first.

You say they are lazy - is it your job to police them at work? If not, then do your work and get promoted. Then you can actually do something about it. Until then, back off unless they prevent you from doing your job. Maybe when they see you are doing better than they are, maybe they’ll follow your lead.

If you want to be a leader, lead. Be the change you want to see. Take pride in yourself and your work, inspire others.

Anyway, ask yourself those questions and be honest. If you are troubled by the answers, start there.

Hope this helps

We all know that’s total bullshit because Mel Gibson has no friends.