What typically annoys me about retirement guy is that he creates a lot more work than is strictly necessary, and though with the economy these days being the way it is, I can certainly find the time to help him fix his booboos. But eventually business will pick up again, and sales god and I simply won't have time to help him. What annoys me is that he asks me questions, which I answer, and he will ask them again ten minutes later. He does not take notes, he flushes informative e-mails, etc. What irritates me is that he swears, slams his fist on his desk when he gets frustrated with the system and mutters constantly about quitting his job since he 'doesn't really need it, but needs to cushion his retirement pension because of the economy'.

I can certainly understand mistakes -- I make them daily, and I still bug my trainer with questions. But I cannot stand indifference, specially where my time is implicated and might be affected down the line. Because as much as he can annoy me, I can't just stand around and let himself be questioned about his mistakes over and over again.

I know this all sounds arrogant, and perhaps I am expressing myself badly -- but we are only a handful in the office (me being the only woman) so things like this really affect me.

Mall Cop - totally agree; everything good was in the trailer.

Chatter - this is not something I was used to do, and perhaps the reason why I was dropping from the blog scene so often -- writer's block would happen and I would have nothing to talk about. But now I am getting into the habit, and find it quite therapeutic. :)

Thanks for that response!!