Who Do Voodoo?
I am seriously tempted to acquire some holy water and smudge sticks in an attempt to exorcise the demons or curse or whatever the hell is infesting our office.
For the 5 1/2 years that I have worked in the office, there has been a pattern of people going crazy. It always follows the same scenario....I've never seen anything like it.
Let's say we have a crazy employee...someone who has suddenly gone off the deep end. They've developed attitude, they're making a lot of mistakes...causing problems...etc. So, we fire said employee. Almost immediately after the termination, a formally normal employee takes the plunge into madness, assuming all of the above issues themselves. We eventually fire the next person only to have yet another one step up to be fitted for the straight jacket.
I'll tell you what it is. It's like one of those evil spirits like in that Denzel Washington movie...I can't think of the name of it. You know, the kind that passes from person to person through physical contact. We're scared to fire anyone else because there's no telling who will become infected next.
Anyone know a good exorcist?
posted by Lindsey @ 12/28/2005 06:47:00 PM
24 Comments:
Hmmmm.. was the movie called Devil in a Blue Dress? I remember the movie but not the name. Definitely sounds like it would be worth investing in some sort of spiritual cleansing of the place!
Linny you better be carefull.. it might come after you next time you fire someone!
The movie is Fallen. If I am not mistaken. Be careful they don't pass it on to you ladie.
Trust no one!!
Or something less paranoid.
just build one padded room and keep the same loon locked up. everbody else can skate.
Fallen is the movie. I personally believe there are supernatural things like that. It was funny because I woke up at 3am the morning after I watched Emily Rose. I think it was just a coincidence though? I don't know what to tell you but to be careful.
It's gremlins. Gremlins are possessing your co-workers. Better watch out if all your fellow employees seem reasonable and well-adjusated. That means you have been possessed. Noooooo!!!!
What do you do for gosh sakes?
I think I read once that burning sage helps get rid of the bad elements in a building. Maybe you should try that! Or just keep firing the crazies and bring in some single men to replace them!
forget the exorcist ... just try some Febreze or Oust or something ;)
I'm beginning to think I'm the only sane person left...
Everyone else is crazy!
Just don't touch them after you fire them!!!
Do you do exit interviews to find out what really was their problems?
You don't have national offices do you? We may be working at parallell offices
dodododododo
I remeber seeing that movie. I would do something. Pray, holy water, anything. I would tell your boss to question what the problem is with the said employee, try to help. maybe one is worth saving, i dunno, just my two cents ;)
That movie did freak me out and I get a little unease whenever I hear the stones or Erma Thomas do "Time is on my side".
The whole excorcism thing might not work - in many ofices most of the upper management would dissappear - not in my office , if they read this, they are all great and I love them. We used to have a whole set of people we used to call pod-employees (like pod people) everyonce in a while they freak out.
I've also found that if you can get HR to add prozac into the water supply it helps even them out
It sounds like to me that whoever gets fired for being like that, the next person that goes like that is just getting depressed b/c someone got fired b/c they infected them with the bad attitude virus. What you need to do is have a office meetting where all concerns are put on the table and tell them what is expected of them to keep the job they have. That always works for us.
I think it's the pecking order. You know kind of like "Lord of the Flies". One crazy person gets replaced by another. When left to their own devices, the little boys had become what they were thrown on the island to avoid. So your office is like that little island. People just become the "crazy" person to replace whatever is missing.
Run from that deal, freaky deal dude. Get a Ouija board!
Hey treacle, hope the tooth is better... sorry about holiday, maybe start again now? Buy some presents for yourself and eat lots of chocolate and just pretend it's Christmas. Big hug from across the Atlantic x
PS: You need old British actors, everytime Hollywood needs an exorcist, they get the part... if not I'm actually ordained from the Internet... I could kiss some Evian and send it in the post? Or... hold a bottle up to the screen and I can do it via email?
Oh. My. God. You work in my Office? I never knew! LOL
I am SO pissed after work today! I have had the shittiest work day ever! Uggh! I can't even go into specifics but let me just tell you she is SO not a team player! LOLOL
I mean, I'm talking about the problem in MY office now, not the problem in YOURS! LOL
Uh-Oh! Looks like someone’s office might just me a sympathetic psychic node to the madness that is the Great Old Ones.
Just relax. Your mind will soon collapse into insane dribble and you can spend your days screaming and shrieking.
Rock on!
Watch out for yourself:)
the latest crazy was that way, it just wasn't visible because everyone was focused on crazy #1, when they leave, the eye looks for familiar strange behavior and finds what was before somewhat invisible.
This is waaay back in the que, but although mass psychosis might be a better fit, I'd really be wary of environmental causes here too. Air quality or water quality might have some thing to do with it too. Some buildings are indeed 'sick', but most people would have more common issues with breathing, headaches & the like before they'd come up with psychiatric symptoms. It may be a uniquely stressful office, which is known to spawn mental health problems of all sorts. Whatever it is, it does not speak well of the place! Sounds like the Post Office! Cheers, 'VJ'
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