in the office kitchen, expecting your coworkers to wipe up the spatters from their exploded hot pockets seems like standard enough microwave etiquette. and a ban on charred popcorn and leftover tuna casserole? eh, fair enough. but this note — from an anonymous office worker in baltimore — is the kind of thing that leads […]
Entries Tagged as 'a little uptight'
crazy is right
February 19th, 2008 · 200 Comments
Tags: a little uptight · baltimore · microwave · office · post-it
thou dost protest too much, methinks
January 22nd, 2008 · 66 Comments
writes joe in denver: my roommate “gets very emotional when someone criticizes him, but will gladly email me or leave notes around the house with dozens of ‘little reminders’” like this one, written after joe left a broom in the living room overnight.
related: how not to housetrain a roommate
Tags: "helpful" advice · a little uptight · denver · smiley
passive (voice) abuse
December 17th, 2007 · 148 Comments
amber received this amazing note in an envelope on her doorstep in sacramento. “i have no idea which neighbor sent this to me, but i can only assume it was the paranoid-looking woman who lived above me,” she says. “but i don’t do drugs. i don’t even smoke cigarettes!”
related: don’t hate the playa
Tags: a little uptight · drugs · holiday spirit · neighbors · not-so-veiled threats · passive voice · sacramento · smell
if the TSA was in charge of the office fridge?
October 21st, 2007 · 242 Comments
our anonymous submitter spotted this note posted by a coworker on the office fridge. when asked about the note, this coworker described himself as someone “with a penchant for an orderly universe and a strong desire to see food mingle.” um, okay.
Tags: a little uptight · inappropriate italics · let's try · office · office cop · office fridge · oh snap · san diego · underlining
excuse me, I believe you have my stapler
September 19th, 2007 · 266 Comments
attention: corporate emergency in the chicagoland area!
Tags: a little uptight · and that's an order · chicago · crazy boss · email · not-so-veiled threats · office · office supplies · seattle · spelling and grammar police · underlining