Dave you are pain in everyone's butt, go away

Two years ago I had to give a presentation on new procedures. I hate any kind of public speaking so I was already nrevous. Dave the human hemmoroid complained the whole time about our procedures manual. He harped on about how it was a shoddy product, made us look stupid and how he hated it for a half an hour. He had to add of course that he is an attorney and he would never sign his name to such a faulty guide.

My department has no control over this procedures manual. Locally we are not allowed to change it. After the meeting I waited for him got in his face and told him don't ever grandstand during my presentations again. I told him we can't change anything so go through the right channels and leave me out of it. He apologized profusely.

Well today some other poor girl had to give presentation on an unrelated topic. So this idiot starts the same kind of poor behavior with her. Grandstanding about the putrid manual.

I let the whole room know I didn't want to hear it. My exact words were "every week it's the same $hit from this guy." After the meeting I told him since your so passionate on this topic why don't you contact the author it might be a better use of your energy.

I have to sit on the other side of this guy. We answer phones. He tells every caller he is an attorney. I want to tell him look pal if you were a good attorney you would be practicing law or retired. Enough already.

POST A COMMENTCK(02/04/2009)
So this anusknot likes to cut everyone down. Take advantage of it while you can! He obviously likes an audiance. Call him out on the carpet! You could ask an open question of your audiance if they agree with Mr. Anusknot ... or ... you could state that you appricate his comments but that he had his chance for input prior to the presentation, etc..

HaveADamnNiceDay(02/05/2009)
I agree with CK. Call him out! He's just an egomanaic trying to project his shortcomings onto others! He's trying to hide something about himself he isn't proud of.
Maybe there's a GOOD reason he isn't practicing law, eh?

CK(02/05/2009)
First and foremost - be PROFESSIONAL about it! If he starts his rag then kindly ask if anyone else feels the same way. If no one else does then it allows everyone else point him out as the anusknot! All without stooping to his level.

If his tactic is to interupt then politly let anusknot finish his rant and then pointly state that he "INTERUPTED you" and to kindly not to until you are finished. If he does interupt again, point it out to him again until he stops! In this manor you would make him look like an anusknot and you are taking the high-road!

HaveADamnNiceDay(02/06/2009)
CK, is Anusknot your new favorite word for work-jerks? ^_^

thelma(02/06/2009)
The next time "Dave" mentions that he's an attorney, ask him what year did he pass the bar and in what state. Methinks he didn't pass the bar.

sympathetic reader(02/15/2009)
He was an attorney fired from a local prominent firm. Nationwide they changed the errant procedure. He makes it a point now to say all his harping was worth it. I give up. I have to put up with him. It could be worse he could smell funny.

HaveADamnNiceDay(02/15/2009)
I dunno. I'd prefer the guy who smells funny. You can get rid of stink. Stupidity is a little harder to scrub out.

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