What to do about a jerk coworker?

Question

Hi so I am an 18 year old girl, and theres this really annoying guy at my job. i work at a grocery store and a few months ago they hired this guy. pretty much everyone who works in this store cannot stand him. he irritates everyone, seriously. he told one girl he would write down her liscense plate number if he finds her car and i think she talked to management. i think he likes irritating people or thinks its cool to constantly tease everyone. all the time he says hello to me, he constantly talks about my eyeshadow asking which color im wearing, he says the same things everyday to me, its nonsense really. theres nothing weird about the color eyeshadows i wear. i have golden brown eyes, so i wear light purple, light green and sparkly silver. i dont get why hes so obsessed with it. hes always like your name tags on backwards and saying stupid things that are untrue. and then hes like "can you drive?" because ,you know, you look really young like 16 or something and blah blah blah which isnt even true. this is coming from a guy whos about 23 and hes very short, like 5 feet tall but his face looks like hes 43. he annnoys everyone. and stares when i walk by, i think he does it to everyone even the MANAGERs cannot stand him. its really not necessary for him to make remarks about how i look, because im just sick of him and customers being rude. and i just want to be ignored, not have people pointing out my appearance. i dont bother any one and im nice. i just do my job and dont complain. i am the type to bite my tongue even though i want to cuss him out so bad but that would be very unprofessional. he has no right to tease me.

what should i do?

help?

Answer 1

this attitude has been called SMS, small man syndrome, for years. He can't get women to pay him any attention so he is abusive.his age is irrelevant, if he is of employment age he should know better.

gather the licence plate girl and anyone else you can find who has suffered from this jerk and go see the boss, a good time is just after lunch when he is feeling relaxed, and tell the boss that this jerk is wasting everyone's time when they should be working by making personal comments that are offensive and upsetting. Tell the boss you are supposed to be concentrating on your customers and when you are being HARASSED, because that is the word, you can't do that properly.

As a group, ask that this guy be counselled about his attitude so you can all do your jobs better.

Good luck

Answer 2

Definitely don't curse him out because of your job, but you gotta be more adult about this. You are 18 and you should know how to handle this. If it's really bothering you, then you should go to management. They will step in if you prove to them he's bothering you enough that's making it hard for you to work. As for as customers being rude, if you're working in customer service then you have to grow thick skin. Everyone you come across is not going to be nice to you. I worked in customer service (worked at a grocery store) so I know. You are an adult and should be able to handle yourself in a manner where you can let jerks or their attitudes roll off your back. If you can't then this may not be the right job for you because you're gonna get your share of h**l in customer service from co-workers and customers, trust me.

Answer 3

omg those other people need to get off your back.

he has no right to make remarks about your appearance. tell him that. Seriously. Say to him in a polite manner that you would appreciate it that he make no further comments about your appearance.

if he asks why you can say if makes you uncomfortable or you can just say. "I would appreciate it if you could stop doing it."

then you be civil. you are polite. but you do not go out of your way to talk to him.avoid him if you can. If he starts talking to you be polite but cold and distant and quiet and excuse yourself as soon as possible.

"excuse my i have to take a phone call, go to the bathroom, finish this work."

good luck. its annoying i know.

Answer 4

Quit being a fool, you're old enough to know what to do. I've been working at grocery stores for years and came across a million just like him. You need to ignore him and don't forget places like that usually have cameras. So if he ever tried anything funny it's not like he wouldn't get in trouble! Just ride it out. People don't last long in those places with an attitude like that.