To dislike a work colleague because.....

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She types like shes playing a piano! Its so irritating but I dont know why. Its the most random way of typing Ive ever seen.

Like so?

Does anyone look at the keys when they’re typing?

Yes, lots of people!

That’s funny, because I play piano like I type.

Altogether now A.S.D.F., A.S.D.F.,…

or his name was Dom

Me too 😱

Have not heard the term touch type in years, I just thought we all typed now. I don't even have letters on my work keyboard from overuse but I only look at the screen anyway. I am seriously dying to see video footage of your piano concertist colleague typing now!

Also here giggling away at the emotional support potato. That is a truly random thing to do.

Oh yes, me too, in the mid 80s. Medical Secretary's diploma. Teeline shorthand to 130 wpm and typing around 60 wpm.

I once upset my manager, because he came up to me and started speaking, and I carried on typing while I looked at him. He then looked at my screen and saw I was typing proper, coherent words, not just gobbledegook. (I did stop when I got to the end of the sentence, but I was going to finish the sentence before concentrating on him.) This was apparently some sort of unreasonable behaviour (rather than impressively competent and skilled.) It seemed that touch typing was an alien concept to him, despite us all using keyboards most of every day.

taught on a manual keyboard - no hint of a new-fangled electric one until you could do at least 30wpm with 95% accuracy.

Yes a large raw unbaked baking potato. It would start sprouting roots then slowly mould over months. She’d throw it away then buy another one! Did it for the right years I was there for. Someone called it her emotional support potato! 🥔 I think they’re right! 😂

I did Pitman in the 70s, I really wish I’d kept it up, but I wasn’t disciplined enough to practice. I bluffed through my shorthand exams by memorising the dictation which I suppose was a different kind of skill!

Extraordinary! Thanks for the update.

YANBU, OP - you can dislike a colleague for any reason you
like! I currently dislike one because they have a really frantic “busy-busy-busy” type of energy about, them which gets on my nerves. At least the pianist typing is a tangible, physical thing 😆. The emotional support potato scenario would enrage re: the repeated waste of lovely carbs.

Omg I hope this isn’t me.

This is so weird because she does random shit like this too, she is definitely the type of person that would have an emotional support potato!

Oh this is just the surface with her to be fair but I would feel too mean going into more 😳

Was the potato supposed to keep the fruit fresh, do you think?

My DH is exactly the same! He usually works downstairs and me upstairs, but if I’m off he sits upstairs and I can hear every bloody keystroke! Sounds like he’s coming through the ceiling!

Ooh I wonder? Maybe there was a method in her madness!

No, apparently it was a cover story/stunt potato, so she could allude to having a healthy baked potato lunch, then go to the canteen for cheesy chips every day.

😂

About 20 years ago I had a colleague that type fast but onr handed. It was loud and clacky and like a creepy dancing spider! I'd be happy with a slightly pretentious piano style colleague. Not sure piano lady would last long in my team though.

So basically you just don’t like her. Nothing to do with her typing really?

I love when I get the opportunity to touch type lengthy text. Hardly ever get to do it now though. I volunteer whenever needed to take the minutes and clack away.