How does no one want to work with Brice? That seems manageable
Jacksepticeye
I’d share an office with Brice only so I could steal his lunch every day, open it, and dump it into a sealed trash can.
“Natural deodorant” is usually just a block of an aluminum salt crystal, which’ll work just fine since that’s the kind of stuff in “industrial” deodorants too. Stains more and dries out your skin though since you usually end up with way more of the stuff in your pits, which is sorta ironic I guess.
So I think I’d go with Shiloh or Dayzie?
Weird, here natural deodorant means it doesn’t contain any aluminum.
But I’d gift Shiloh high end headphones, and hopefully Walter is one of those spry 100 year olds with tons of interesting stories and anecdotes about life.
with tons of interesting stories and anecdotes about life
…which he will find ways to clumsily segue into again and again, regardless of how many times you’ve heard them
Well if he’s 100 hopefully he’ll die before the repeats start.
You know how kids with thousand of Disney and outcast movies available at all time, will watch Frozen on a loop anyway? Old people are the same with amazing stories, they pick a favorite one and stick to it.
Natural deodorant = sweat
So the salt crystal deodorants are potassium alum, which has been used for thousands of years for various things. It’s a naturally occurring rock, and people found it has mild antiseptic properties and stop small cuts from bleeding. It’s a popular aftershave for that reason, commonly available for purchase as an “alum block”.
When used as a deodorant, what’s actually happening is you’re creating a salty layer on your skin that bacteria can’t form on. (No idea how that works out in practice, I use actual deodorant lol). And indeed it is used in many actual deodorants for that exact purpose
HOWEVER, and I want to mention this not because you said anything wrong but because I have found it to be a source of confusion for many people, it is not the same as the aluminum salts used in antiperspirants. Namely aluminum zirconium and aluminum chlorohydrate. Different chemicals. They function by blocking your pores so the sweat doesn’t release in the first place.
Many people are concerned, whether or not the concerns are founded, that the antiperspirant aluminums are mired in health risks such as cancer. The alum blocks are not wrapped up in that in any way, other than the fact that they are also used in (and used alone as) deodorant. It’s an interesting little piece of nuance that doesn’t come up much due to the relative non-popularity of the alum blocks
This is correct. I use the potassium alum one and it’s fine. The people who say it doesn’t work either don’t know how to use it or are just too sweaty that they need antiperspirant instead. They are only effective for max 24 hours in a regular setting (not exercising or sweating heavily), but ideally re-apply after 12 hours. So they don’t last as long as regular deodorant or antidepressant. Just make sure to apply regularly, and wash your pits before putting it on if you’re not fresh out of the shower. I’ce ruined a lot of shirts because of antiperspirant, and now I don’t have a problem.
Unfortunately some people are simply just too sweaty that antiperspirant is necessary. Your stink level also depends on the chemical makeup of your sweat. For example, a lot of koreans don’t stink when they sweat, lucky bastards.
Good comments! I just want to add that in case any folks are concerned about the aluminum, it’s not present in most deodorants but rather only in antiperspirants.
Also I found this article about the whole subject which I found interesting: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/should-i-switch-to-aluminum-free-deodorant/
Absolutely Wallace. He looks like he prefers to work in dead silence - thumbs up.
Gotta be careful with that. I shared an office with an old guy once and had to bring headphones. We wouldn’t talk, but he would constantly make old man noises. Coughs, grunts, snorts, etc. If I didn’t block them out, they would drive me crazy like nails on a chalkboard. That said, the guy himself was really cool and I loved working with him otherwise.
‘Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes.’
Never shuts up about how the country has gone to hell, complaining about “the queers”, etc, etc, etc.
Alternatively, may have a shitload of good jokes and all around pleasant person to work with. Its a mix with the elderly. The sharp ones are awesome sometimes
He could be a union supporter though - in my experience of doing labor organizing, the younger folks are usually more pro-union, then there’s a dead zone of support from the Boomers, and then the really old folks are much more supportive because they grew up when unions were more of an active force.
If Wallace is down to organize, then I’d pick him and just take the risk that he’s got some shitty opinions that I’ll have to work through and re-educate him on.
Alternatively, he’s the type of old fart that constantly makes calls when they could’ve been emails.
“Anything longer than a sentence deserves a phone call”
And when it’s a message I bet it would be just Hi and nothing after that until you reply
AAAAAAAH
Dayzie or Wallace. They both seem pretty easy.
I know this is a joke but most of these seem fine to me
Now tell me why you’re on this list?
I’m like 100
I’ll go with Lewis. Him and I can do a great duet with our farting generator.
Je suis Lewis
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Be careful, I had a friend who only listened to Nine Inch Nails. I really liked NIN. His obsession was too much. I hung out with him a lot growing up, like sleepovers every other weekend stuff like that. When I did sleep over, he could only go to sleep by putting on a NIN cd on repeat… let’s just say it’s been over 20 years since that, and I still have no interest to ever listen to them again. I like Radiohead and would not want this same fate for them.
If the worst part of Dayzie is possibly smelling bad, then I’ll take her. I work with someone now who is Indian. Great guy, but I try not to get close… being a cube or 2 away, I barely smell it, so this seems like the best option. Plus, she looks cute. Sorry if that’s offensive to say or inappropriate these days, but oh well.
I think this post was vaguely sexist and racist but on the other hand, it also wasn’t funny or interesting either.
Aww, probably Hannah. As much as I would want to be surly or jealous of someone else finding their person, I could use some positivity in my life.
Yeah, Hannah wouldn’t be bad. If that’s the worst thing about her, she would be okay.
When Wallace croaks ya got your own office
Hannah’s happiness and optimism would probably be good for me but could also backfire hard
I think Hannah would be okay unless she turns into a bridezilla. Not because I’d be involved but because I’m guessing bridezillas are probably deeply unhappy people that take their misery out on others.
Wallace or Susan. Almost every place I’ve been HR is the freakiest of the groups and generally doesn’t care. (And yes that’s annecdotal and I’m sure there will be others who say they’re the worst)
Shiloh, i like Radiohead
Shiloh, I have earbuds and like Emma Roberts.
I was gonna say, what’s the downside?
Yeah, it might just be we have a lot to talk if she’s not fixated on only on Creep.
