Originally posted on skirt.com

This blog post is the first in a series of posts about co-workers who make your life hell.

Heck, we all spend enough time at the office in a given week that it can really damper your day, your week, or even your year when you have to deal with people who make your job harder just because they're difficult to get along with. Why can't we all just get along, you might be wondering? Some workplace troublemakers are more obvious and sinister…

My friend Navjit just launched her fabulous new website, and her new company Tenderlogic and she is offering a challenge which also happens to be a contest. If you know me well, you know how I love a contest. But that isn't why I'm entering. I'm entering because one of her questions spoke to me. And it didn't speak to me in a friendly sort of way. In fact, it haunted me.



The question is this: What habit or behavior is blocking…

Seattle, you're not as progressive as you think you are.

Oh, you compost and you recycle...

But what about the gay men who come here and hide out in marriages to women? Hey, Mister, you're much more transparent that you think you are. I see you.

With the Subaru being the state car, you're much more conformist than Portland and not that creative.

While it's admirable that most of your citizens are card carrying library members, and walk around with a book in hand,…

Okay, so I just broke up with someone via a text message.



Oh, I suppose I'm so 21st century...or a chickenshit.



We'd only gone out a couple of times and it was one of those awkward situations where he liked me way more than I liked him. Suffice it to say, I just wasn't that into him; just like the title of the book.



He is a nice guy, and luckily his response was way nicer than I expected. He replied: Friends if you want.  And yes, I do…