ashtonp24

I'm sure some of us have had to deal with it. Right now, the guy beside me has the annoying habit of slurping while he drinks, and bringing really crunchy snacks with him to complement his slurping. It's irritating as hell, any suggestions on how to deal with this? I can't stand it anymore, but need a way to get across without insulting him.

Cynikal.Mindset

punch him in the head...or say "the animals eat and drink outside ya know"

ashtonp24

I like option 1 better......never felt more hatred for someone before in my life

gatherer

Noise cancelling ear protection I have a set of them on my desk if people are doing annoying stuff like that I place them on .. if my boss asks why.. I ussually answer straight saying exactly what my issue it ... and follow that with "I have the ear protection so that I don't distrub anyone else with my feelings on the subject and so that I don't have to be confrontational about it."

Cynikal.Mindset

at my old job we could smoke at our desk and there was 3 of us at the station and the dude in the middle smoked dumaurier (hate them) and he would just let them smolder in his hand or on the desk and smoke would just billow everywhere...so me and my buddy would signal one another to turn the fan on and blow it at him regardless if it was summer or winter dude got the fan treatment

ashtonp24

I've considered taking countermeasures, like maybe I'll start stealing cups and hoarding them in my file cabinet til he runs out...

Perhaps bringing my iPod to work would help out a little, but still, every time I see him lift that cup I'll be playing slurping sounds in my head. It's the worse cause I'm in a nice quiet room, only him and I are in it though!!

Cynikal.Mindset

guy just snap on him...when he goes for a drink slap that cup out of his hand and be like "next time you slurp your drink you're gonna be slurping through a wired shut jaw!"

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

lol..

ashtonp24

There's nothing I'd like better, just gotta wait for him to get another drink...and the waiting game begins....

It's disgusting, cause yesterday while he was slurping I gave him a look, he apologized, tehn stopped slurping. Now it's a new day and the Mother****er started back up again!

jdesouz

do the same thing as him see if he realizes for himself how annoying it is. If not jus tell him straight up

Gallagher

just fcukin' POUND his head in!

viper_2_4

focus on your work...

the mp3 player suggestion might work also..

Cynikal.Mindset

oh the same dude that's smoke bothered us would have peanut butter sandwiches for lunch and smack on those...me and my buddy would just leave or turn up the radio loud or talk **** about him on msn to each other

buddhafest

haha all these violent solutions... id recommend with the mp3 player or noise canceling headphone solution

ashtonp24

Just a few mins ago, he starts up again, crunching, slurping, etc. then goes on speakerphone and talking loudly. Once he got off he started huming and singing to himself, so I just told him straight up, very professionally. I said sir, please, try to make less noise, I;ve noticed when you're drinking and eating, it's very distracting, please keep it down, and he said yea ok. We'll see how long it goes, I'm tired of this and don't wanna tell him for a third time....

buddhafest

How is it that the room you work in is just the two of you? Small office?

ashtonp24

We're IT contractors for CIBC, and to free up some space they renovated one of the old meeting rooms and made it into a work room with a few desks and such. There were more people, but they got moved out to another site, so as it is now it's just him and I.

buddhafest

Damn that suxors... could you possible just play some music out of your computer or laptop speakers? drown him out?

ashtonp24

LOL yeah that'd be great, but unfortunately everyone else outside the room would hear the music and I'd be the new distraction

buddhafest

haha boourns FAIL