37 Truly Awful Coworkers Who Have Everyone Desperate for the Holiday Break

Never go through your coworker’s bag for any reason—especially not to “borrow” their personal items.

We know the work environment can be daunting, but there are some co-workers that go the extra mile in being unbearable. Whether it’s borrowing your pen and never returning it or messing up the office sofa, these co-workers could turn every working day into a challenge in patience. With the holidays upon them, many are counting the days until they can distance themselves from the mess and hopefully unwind.

Here are 37 examples of truly awful coworkers shared by Buzzfeed that remind us the job is not the hard part — it is the people who work with you. Get ready to wince or chuckle, and feel a bit more OK about your own work woes!

1. This coworker should’ve kept their thoughts to themselves:

2. This coworker didn’t have eyes, clearly:

3. This coworker would actually make me blow fumes out of my nose:

4. This coworker was writing in a gibberish language:

5. This coworker wanted to seem like a good person but was actually kind of a jerk:

6. This coworker was DEFINITELY a jerk:

7. This coworker was just gross:

8. As was this one:

9. This coworker took wayyy more than their fair share:

10. This coworker thought everyone wanted to know their business:

11. This coworker had a lottttt of audacity:

12. This coworker heated up fish in the microwave, which everyone knows is a no-no:

13. This coworker thought this was a suitable payment:

14. This coworker was fine getting everyone else sick:

15. This coworker was a bit of a dum-dum:

16. As were these coworkers:

17. These people ignored their coworker’s dietary restrictions for their birthday:

18. This coworker was just massively, massively annoying:

19. I’m curious how this coworker even managed to do this:

20. This coworker needed to mind her own business:

21. As did these coworkers:

22. This coworker made a big, big mistake:

23. As did this coworker:

24. This coworker was wildly selfish:

26. As was this one:

27. This coworker was SUPER annoying:

28. This coworker was a monster:

29. These coworkers were wildly invasive and insensitive:

30. These coworkers were very, very lazy:

31. This person stole their coworker’s body spray:

32. These coworkers had a weird complaint, so this person was ready to take their petty revenge:

33. This coworker’s incompetence created a WHOLE lot of work for this poor soul:

34. This coworker didn’t care about anyone else’s comfort.

35. This poor soul was forgotten by their coworkers:

36. This coworker was nottt doing their part:

37. And finally, these people refused to call their coworker by their proper name:

Engaging with difficult colleagues can be frustrating, which is exactly why we need those holiday breaks so badly. Use this time to get away from the office shenanigans or just get your batteries back in sync, breathe out, recharge. And who knows, maybe next year the planet will show just a little improvement… or at least provide yet more stories to tell!