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I’m starting to get freaked by Farook.
I really think he’s losing it.
It’s a shame. I had Otto in the “first to lose it” pool.
He’s the new fixture in my horse stall. Always rambling, ranting and tenting his hands.
Farook from Accounting walks into my cube…
Farook: Are you busy?
Me: Very, [...]

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9.01am: Farook is at my desk. He tells me he wants to be more popular and could use my advice.
I ask why he’s come to me. He says that I “appear to be moderately well liked by most, and tolerated by the rest.”
What a sweet talker.
9.02am: I suggest that he lighten up, smile, say hello, [...]

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Farook from Accounting brought his French Poodles into the office today.
Yup…
He walked in with the three of them, tied them to his chair and started “working.”
Apparently he fired his dog sitter. Something about a missing Pepsi from his fridge.
Within seconds the dogs started barking. They only stopped barking to pee on the carpet. Or hump [...]

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Farook from Accounting doesn’t subscribe to the whole notion of small talk. Or, it would appear, hard work.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen him working. He seems to be one of those people that put all of their effort into looking busy rather than actually working.
To me, that always seems like more effort that just [...]

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9.01am:
Arrive at work to find Farook from Accounting measuring my cubicle. He looks trapped. Trapped in my cubicle.
I say “Good morning, Farook.”
He says my cube is 3 square inches wider than his. And that I’m late.
I was hoping for “Good morning, Alan.”
10.14am:
Email from Farook. We need to talk about my cubicle. Something [...]

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