Annoying Co-worker

JuJuBe3

So there's this dong bag in my office whose wife is pg with #4 (unplanned, at least by him).  Every time he can't make a meeting, he sends an email to everyone on the meeting notice that he's got an appointment to look at their 'bebe'.  And he misses at least one thing a week, so it's pretty annoying.

I've worked here about 6 weeks.  At a meeting a couple weeks ago (before anyone else was in the room) he asked if I had kids.  When I say 'no', he asked if we wanted kids and I said 'yes'.  He just made a face and me as if to ask why.  I said 'well, we're having some trouble.  I guess it's not an automatic for us.'  He shut up.  I was giving him the benefit of the doubt after this, but the emails are putting me over the edge.

Vent over.

ETA:  And he and his wife both plan to take 12 weeks off when the baby is born.  About half of his work will fall on me.

 

leneae10

ugh, i hate that.  I'm starting to realize that the question "Do you have kids?" is the most annoying and rude thing ever to be asked. 

Love the term dong bag, that's awesome! 

hbkises

ugh..he's one of "those"..

Court1

He's taking 12 wks off?  Really?  They must be independently wealthy.  Hehe, dong bag

uklawgirl

So she has an u/s every single week? Yeah right.

I think I've found what's worse than an FH--  a DH that uses his FH of a wife's pregnancy to get out of work AND draw attention to himself. 

I am SO sorry that you have to deal with that! I am glad you made him shut up and feel awkward.

Emselu

Ugh.  Covering for co-workers on maternity/paternity leave is the worst.  And those emails sound obnoxious.  I really wish people would be more professional and NOT constantly talk about their reproductive lives at work. 

JuJuBe3

uklawgirl:

So she has an u/s every single week? Yeah right.

I think I've found what's worse than an FH--  a DH that uses his FH of a wife's pregnancy to get out of work AND draw attention to himself. 

I am SO sorry that you have to deal with that! I am glad you made him shut up and feel awkward.

Yeah, we're going to have to come up with a term for that, other than dong bag, even though that fits too.

Last week they both took a day off, drove an hour and half to pay for an ultrasound to find out the sex because they didn't want to wait 5 more days to find out at their OB's office. 

Whatever, I'm just tired of hearing about a baby he supposedly didn't even want.

 

 

sophiemarie18

I'm sorry you have to listen to that at work. I know its not easy. If only people could just do their jobs and keep their personal lives to themselves...

butterfly843

So sorry you have to deal with him.