arguing an asshole at work

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

so, in the next room, there's four people...two of them are engaged in a heated discussion.  the one guy is a PRICK with a huge, underlined capital P...who is always causing problems and mucking up everything.  he's not my boss, but someone of importance (somehow).  i COULD close my door, but then i'd miss the other guy (who I like) dogging him out....who is doing a very good job of it, BTW.

question:  how do you all deal with the one bad apple at your workplace?

[Jon T.]

Have you tried intimidation?




 ;D ;D ;D

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

not sure if that would intimidate or turn him on.... ;)

[SiOuxTribe]

whip your dick out and start giggling like Elmo.

works every time.

[ycartrob]

Be nice as possible to him, and mean it.

[jrat]

agreed with Cart Rob. somehow i have all the old cranky people at werk eating out of my hand, and all the other young people cant beleive it. i just treat em like i wanna treated and theyre great.

then theres the old fashioned midnight murder trick ive "employed" a few times.

[wellfleet]

i agree with tracy ( :o :o)
kill 'em with kindness. the more obnoxiously nice you are to them, the more psycho-fucking you do to them. it works well.
just remember that every office prick is that way for a reason. maybe they feel inept and powerless and feel the need to exert whatever power they have over their underlings. maybe he's insecure. maybe he's a sadistic asshole because he's got some residual father issues.
my husband is having the same problem with the powers that be. just remember that every day, you get to go home and be a good guy, with a good family, and good friends and he has to go home and be his miserable self.

[ycartrob]

also, listen to Black Sabbath's War Pigs at some point in the day. It's magical!

[wellfleet]

or hum a few bars of "i will be there when you die" whenever he walks by your office

[Form91225]

ignore him as much as possible -- and it WILL be a him, btw -- and just remember that at the end of the day, you will be you, he will be him, and it will be ever thus....