To think every workplace has at least one eager beaver who lives for work and has nothing else going on?

[SnugShaker]

There’s always that one person who comes in early, stays late, volunteers for every extra task and seems to have no life outside of work. They act like the office is their whole world and they almost seem proud of it. Meanwhile, the rest of us are just trying to do our jobs and go home.

I get that some people are ambitious or genuinely enjoy their work but does anyone else find it a bit… weird? Like, is it dedication or just a lack of anything else going on?

There was a manager like that where I worked, we couldn't start until 7.00am but she would be at her desk by 6.30am at the latest sat working away, she ate lunch at her desk & didn't leave until 6.00pm. She was only a manager for a third of the staff in the department but would act as though she was in charge of the whole office. We got told off if we came in before 7.00am & sat reading the paper until our start time or chatted amongst ourselves, she told tales to the other managers, we never got a break from her. My friend got promoted to the same grade as her & was given her own team to manage, the work 24/7 manager made it really unpleasant for her interfering in how she ran her team, nit picking in everything she did & every piece of work that filtered through to her from my friends team was guaranteed that she would find fault with her. I often wonder how she would have coped when the office shut down & everyone was finished, she was married to one of the inspectors who ended up running off with someone at work, she was 24/7 work obsessed before this & maybe this affected her marriage.

Agree with this. Interestingly, my colleagues are all the same. Except one, who is very much work to rule, and tries to insinuate anyone who takes pride in their work is a bit of a saddo.

Op isn’t really talking about Type A people though. They’ll go above and beyond but that’s because it’s what they do wuth everything.
The type Op describes is the performative person who makes sure everyone knows and points out anyone and anything not company handbook. They are the ones who need a “why do you care comment” when they make snide comments about people’s sick leave or leave on time.

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I’m probably seen as being very dedicated in my team, I work late, go the extra mile. I’m happy at home though. I just like my work and get personal
satisfaction out of doing a job well for no other reason than it being done well.

God you sound bloody mean. Let her get on with her life / work however she chooses and mind your own business.

There’s always ‘one person’ that likes to moan , bitch, gossip about colleagues and that ‘one person’ sounds like you!

I think this is more of a you problem, to be honest. Why can’t you just focus on your own life and work, instead of watching other people constantly and criticising theirs?

I think it’s the levels we’re talking here.

I am lucky in that everyone in my team works very hard until the job is done. A high performing team.

however, my boss doesn’t take much annual leave and gets annoyed when other people say they feel they can’t take theirs due to heavy workload.

he acts as though we are all available, all the time, for any work issue. Because he is.

never undertakes any L&D or other professional development as he is too busy.

it’s a really corrosive attitude.

I had a colleague like this, stayed way late in the evenings. Her life outside of work was very sad, she had cared for her mother until her death and then for her sick father, so that is what she was going home to. She was also ND and obsessed with perfection. I generally assume anyone volunteering to spend more time at work probably doesn't have a great home life.
'having nothing else going on' is not something to bitch about, it's pretty sad really.

@Marchintospring

Op isn’t really talking about Type A people though. They’ll go above and beyond but that’s because it’s what they do wuth everything.
The type Op describes is the performative person who makes sure everyone knows and points out anyone and anything not company handbook. They are the ones who need a “why do you care comment” when they make snide comments about people’s sick leave or leave on time.

Nah I think you've misread this, I think it's a different syndrome altogether.

You see this mindset a lot on here from people banging on about how people who like their jobs are "saddos" without anything else in their lives. See also the threads with lots of SAHMs telling working mums they want to avoid their children and asking why they bothered having them if they wanted to farm them .

The vast majority of these posters just hate their own jobs (or don't have jobs) so they feel compelled to put down anyone who does.

I do almost feel like I need to defend myself here: to clarify, I don’t work mega hours all of the time. Just when it’s needed. I guess I have said to a couple of people the last few weeks that I’m busy, but then I’ve also acknowledged that everyone else is swamped too. And I’ve been a listening ear for colleagues who’ve needed to offload.

Isn’t that what it’s all about - pulling together as a team and supporting each other (whatever level you’re at) so that at the end of the day the job gets done and clients are happy? I think that’s the main aim. Not moaning about your colleagues, having a bitching sesh?

This in abundance
There are enough people who will do the bare minimum on a good day, with complete disregard on how this impacts on others

I've found that it's best to work as well as you can in a way you feel happy with and not give too much time to thinking about how other people work. If you are a solid ,competent worker doing a good job , usually this is spotted. If others over perform or under perform then that's up to them. Seems a bit mean to be sniffy about if you think people have much of a life outside work or not.