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Types of people you find in an office

workplace colleagues

 1. Alarm Clock
  • Reaches on time 
  • Works sincerely
  • Never misses a deadline
  • Leaves on time
2. Slacker
  • Found mostly by the coffee machine 
  • Reaches after working hours have begun 
  • Leaves after working hours have ended 
  • Highest usage of entertainment websites 
  • Passes on work to others 
3. Office Santa
  • Always cheerful
  • Liked by all
  • Brings food and gifts for everyone 
4. Gossip Junkie
  • Usually seen talking to large groups over a cup of coffee 
  • Focused on other people’s work and affairs 
  • One of the biggest reasons for workplace controversies 
5. Official DJ
  • Headbanger 
  • Karaoke specialist 
  • Starts a song about any and every word uttered 
  • Introduces people to new music 
  • Creates an atmosphere on boring, slow days 
  • Plays requests made by people 
6. Party Planner
  • Plans trips, parties and events on a whim 
  • Guarantees participation by reiterating the importance of ‘team spirit’ 
  • Resorts to emotional blackmail in extreme cases to get people involved 
7. Sleeping Beauty
  • Found sleeping or sleepy during working hours, the lunch break, and post lunch 
  • Snores and drools 
  • Most active when it’s time to go home
8. Human God
  • Always available 
  • Reachable on email, mobile, social media and every possible communication channel 
  • Replies to messages at all times, whether it is in the wee hours of the morning or late into the night
  • Non-existent social life 
9. Ice Ice Baby
  • Feels hot in 10 C 
  • Needs all the air conditioners and fans to be ON at all times 
  • Shares bodily characteristics with a polar bear 
10. Silent Killer
  • The quiet one 
  • Sceptic 
  • Not enthusiastic about social gatherings 
  • Last to reach and first to leave an office party 
  • Usually calm until you get on their bad side 
11. Judge Jonas
  • Not perfect 
  • Makes judgements based on half or no knowledge 
  • Loves to shame people 
  • Likes to force their opinions and way of living on others 
  • Always ready with free, unsolicited advice
12. Hulk
  • Always angry 
  • Ready to start an argument for kicks 
  • Wants to bring social change
  • The next revolutionary 
13. Generation Z Crybaby
  • New recruits
  • Facing first world problems 
  • Biggest fan of Starbucks, Netflix and Instagram
14. Frenemy
  • Hates your guts 
  • Ignores you on all days 
  • Makes small talk when they need a favour from you
15. Touch Me - NOT!
  • Lacks the sense of privacy 
  • Found peeping into other people’s screens or looking over their shoulder 
  • Incapable of having a conversation without touching you
  • Stares into your soul
  • Considers your personal items to be ‘free for all’
16. Knows-it-all
  • Walking Encyclopaedia
  • Open for a discussion about any topic under the sun
  • Usually the one people run to for advice
*The character names used in the post are for parodying purpose and fully belong to their rightful owners.

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