I work with a total bull¥$€#er!
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I don't understand why people do it?
He particularly loves to bulls
t about houses and cars.
My boss is about to get a PCH deal for his wife on a RR Evoque. Matey boy in the office declares he's getting a brand new Audi, which 2 mins later is a 61 plate with 98,000 miles and then produces pictures of a 56 plater with 112,000 miles!
Next thing is he's buying a house worth £310,000 from a mate for £200,000 on a 45 year mortgage @ £700 a month!
Today he declares he's bought a 318d Msport Toring with 29,000 miles for £7200. I get him to show me a picture of the car, which following a check on the internet has 76,000 miles and is £13,300!
I can't stand it much more. I think not only does he bullst about his life I think he bullsts about work, this doesn't help the cause of me or my boss when you consider we already work in an industry with a perceived poor image.
The other day he claimed he spends £80 per month on fuel travelling to an from work. He works 25 miles from home (at least) and drives a 2002 A190 Auto!!
I'm getting to the point where I'm going to confront this fkwit!
Rant over
He particularly loves to bulls
t about houses and cars. My boss is about to get a PCH deal for his wife on a RR Evoque. Matey boy in the office declares he's getting a brand new Audi, which 2 mins later is a 61 plate with 98,000 miles and then produces pictures of a 56 plater with 112,000 miles!
Next thing is he's buying a house worth £310,000 from a mate for £200,000 on a 45 year mortgage @ £700 a month!
Today he declares he's bought a 318d Msport Toring with 29,000 miles for £7200. I get him to show me a picture of the car, which following a check on the internet has 76,000 miles and is £13,300!
I can't stand it much more. I think not only does he bulls
t about his life I think he bullsts about work, this doesn't help the cause of me or my boss when you consider we already work in an industry with a perceived poor image. The other day he claimed he spends £80 per month on fuel travelling to an from work. He works 25 miles from home (at least) and drives a 2002 A190 Auto!!
I'm getting to the point where I'm going to confront this f
kwit! Rant over
I must say, the title made me laugh. If I had coffee it would've been all over my keyboard, if I had a keyboard.
There's always one though, isn't there. I always find probing further until they're uncomfortable is great fun...it's when a lie comes up about something you know very much about it's the most satisfying!
There's always one though, isn't there. I always find probing further until they're uncomfortable is great fun...it's when a lie comes up about something you know very much about it's the most satisfying!
SpeedMattersNot said:
I must say, the title made me laugh. If I had coffee it would've been all over my keyboard, if I had a keyboard.
There's always one though, isn't there. I always find probing further until they're uncomfortable is great fun...it's when a lie comes up about something you know very much about it's the most satisfying!
The problem is we're a small team. I challenged him on one of his lies and he actually got quite agressive. I think he bullsThere's always one though, isn't there. I always find probing further until they're uncomfortable is great fun...it's when a lie comes up about something you know very much about it's the most satisfying!
ts clients as I say, myself and my boss built our business up over a 3 year period by being honest and acting with integrity. I think this will destroy it as customers will see through him I think.My boss is away until next week, however I think on his return I'm going to request a meeting to deal with this t
t. i hear you OP this is one of those that boils my blood, i used to work with a similar bell end at first you let them live theyre little fantasy untill it gets to you too much and you end up just saying "no you havent" and "no you didnt" and eventually "your talkin b*llocks again" as someone else said just call him on everything he says if you dont you will end up losing it and hitting him with something 
rotta said:
i hear you OP this is one of those that boils my blood, i used to work with a similar bell end at first you let them live theyre little fantasy untill it gets to you too much and you end up just saying "no you havent" and "no you didnt" and eventually "your talkin b*llocks again" as someone else said just call him on everything he says if you dont you will end up losing it and hitting him with something
I already refer to him as Jackanory! Alfahorn said:
I can't choose my colleagues, unfortunately.
We're a team of 4, it's just this cretin that's the issue.
So ignore him then. You don't need to go for a beer with him after work, and he's not doing anything overly offensive is he? We're a team of 4, it's just this cretin that's the issue.
Is it really worth stressing yourself out over ?
I met one of these on Sunday, he's a friend of a friend. He kept telling obvious lies one relating to cars being him telling me about his company car (Focus ST) my mate told me he had a 1.6 Focus. He has some kind of inferiority complex I'd assume. I don't think I could work with someone like that for longer than a couple of days before my politeness wore thin and I called them out.
I've got a mate like this.
Amongst my favourites was the time he called me at 3 in the morning and woke me up because he'd apparently found a loophole in currency trading and was going to make a killing. He asked me what Lamborghini I've got (despite knowing the answer full well) and when I said "An LP-560 Spyder", he replied "Right, I will get the one above that"
Phone down!
In the end I just had to call him on it because it was doing my head everytime he opened his mouth.
He later apologised and said "I know I exaggerate sometimes"
I said "No, you talk st ALL the time".
Amongst my favourites was the time he called me at 3 in the morning and woke me up because he'd apparently found a loophole in currency trading and was going to make a killing. He asked me what Lamborghini I've got (despite knowing the answer full well) and when I said "An LP-560 Spyder", he replied "Right, I will get the one above that"
Phone down!
In the end I just had to call him on it because it was doing my head everytime he opened his mouth.
He later apologised and said "I know I exaggerate sometimes"
I said "No, you talk s
t ALL the time".i have a 'pub mate' who puts all other walts firmly to shame.
we call him bravo, as in bravo two zero. he earned this nickname after regaling us of his exploits in afghanistan. he sometimes visits kandahar and bastion to maintain IT equipment, only he also [get this] used to be a sniper in the TA.
whilst talking to an old army mate on base who was just about about to go on patrol, our bravo discovered that the on duty sniper was not going out that day as he had a sore finger [guffaw], so said mate convinced our bravo that he could come instead. apparently he made two kills using a 50 cal sniper rifle [titter] from inside the vehicle.
other exploits include landing a helicopter one day on a superyacht. the captain was ill but that was ok as our bravo also has a superyacht captain's ticket, only the only wouldn't let him take the helm as he didn't have the right hat.
bravo used to build race engines for saleen, raced a lotus cortina at goodwood, has several lap records on 2 wheels, yet is always unavailable when i need a hand in the garage or on track.
he's actually toned it down a whole lot recently, mainly because we try and hide the pisstaking from him and get our other mates to go along with the tall tales whilst pointing out the glaring innacuracies to see what his excuse is this time. actually a pretty decent bloke, totally harmless and holds down a good job, but why the hell he feels the need to do any of this is beyond me.
we call him bravo, as in bravo two zero. he earned this nickname after regaling us of his exploits in afghanistan. he sometimes visits kandahar and bastion to maintain IT equipment, only he also [get this] used to be a sniper in the TA.
whilst talking to an old army mate on base who was just about about to go on patrol, our bravo discovered that the on duty sniper was not going out that day as he had a sore finger [guffaw], so said mate convinced our bravo that he could come instead. apparently he made two kills using a 50 cal sniper rifle [titter] from inside the vehicle.
other exploits include landing a helicopter one day on a superyacht. the captain was ill but that was ok as our bravo also has a superyacht captain's ticket, only the only wouldn't let him take the helm as he didn't have the right hat.
bravo used to build race engines for saleen, raced a lotus cortina at goodwood, has several lap records on 2 wheels, yet is always unavailable when i need a hand in the garage or on track.
he's actually toned it down a whole lot recently, mainly because we try and hide the pisstaking from him and get our other mates to go along with the tall tales whilst pointing out the glaring innacuracies to see what his excuse is this time. actually a pretty decent bloke, totally harmless and holds down a good job, but why the hell he feels the need to do any of this is beyond me.
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