Since the previous post “Can You Complain About Your Job?” has been talking about how a co-worker can affect an individual’s day, I deemed it best to post this forwarded email from my pretty cousin Michelle a.k.a Mystique of As I Live, Laugh, And Love. This was actually forwarded to me in our own language, Filipino, but for everyone to understand, my English was put to a test by coming up with my own translations 
In our superior’s eyes, there are only a dozen type of employees. They are the following:
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CLOWNS- They are the official comedians and comediennes in the office. They have such striking one-liners that would always keep the workplace light and keep the workers awake in broad day light. According to many of the bosses, they are those who lacks attention probably because they don’t have the wit or more often than not, they are actually witty but lazy.
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GEEKS – They don’t care about the people around them. What they only care about are the papers, the boss, and computers. Even if the boss is in no the mood for some tete-a-tete, more so to talk about deadlines, the geeks are the ones who have the courage to approach the boss and try their luck changing the results of the entries and substitute the value of credit vs. debit.
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HOLLOW MAN – There are two types of H.M. virus: Type A at Type B. Type A are the employees who are most often invisible at work, seat usually vacant, always absent. Type B are those who reports to work but the work output is actually invisible. They are those with hollow brains, if you know what I mean…
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SPICE GIRLS- a group of girls who are fond of going out together but always report to work late. Arrgghh! They usually take a hold of their hairbrushes and songhits (songhits??? Is it still in? Hahaha!). If they are given tasks, they always group themselves together.
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DA GWAPINGS – They are the male counterparts of the Spice Girls. They are born to make pa-cute. hehe! The group is composed of only 2-3 members so each one are being noticed for their cuteness, LOL! Like the Spice Girls, their brains are full of gels.
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CELEBRITIES - Politicians, Athletes, Performers. Politicians are those who are more concerned with the company’s status and its employees than performance. Athletes are those ‘varsitarians’ who are very athletic but moves too slow at work. Performers are employees who are coming to work just to sing and dance on stage during organizational day. Overall, the celebrity types are oozing with PR but they have low I.Q.
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GUINNESS - They are record holders when it comes to persistence. They usually lack intelligence but they are very hardworking and most of the time they are those who gets very successful in life. Very organized at work, very quick but they always commit mistakes.
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LEATHER GOODS – They are the employees who are determined to get what they want at all cost, by hook or by crook. They are anomalous who will try to get so close with the big boss and would always try to get their own way.
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WEIRDOS – They are the problematic employees, the so-called “misunderstood”. They are the black sheep of the office. They have only a few friends, usually in trouble with their co-workers, they have very low evaluation and the boss’s enemy.
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF RIZAL – They are the so-called Endangered Species. Straight ‘A’ employees but well-rounded. They are not geeks. Boss’s pet but they don’t work their way up by acting like a leech. They are always busy at work but they still find time for extra-curricular activities and gimmicks, ehem!
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BOB ONGS – They are the serious ones but lacks the know how and they oftentimes look dumb.
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COMMONERS – They are the generic member of the class. They lack individuality and characteristics that may leave marks in the minds of people around them. The boss won’t notice them if they aren’t around. As time would pass them by, they are those easily forgotten by their higher-ups and their co-workers!
There! I’ve completed the list, thank God! Where do you belong from among the twelve? I would like to ask my co-worker, Ate Vilma of The Maiden Testimony, what group do I belong? Speak up now, be honest, hehehe!
General Santos Time
Ellaine,
ako siguro eh category number 10. lol! medyo seryoso ako pag work ang pinaguusapan eh.
hey sis! this is a nice post!
ako naman, i am a combination of 3 types: clown, guinness, and daughters of rizal. but i won’t admit i am lazy because i never am one when it comes to work. i just know my colleagues will miss me because my clownness, when it strikes, is really different. well, there, i have some of what a clown and a guinness has, and many times, the PR thing as well, but overall, i think i fall on number 10 as i know myself that well.
pero itong mga types na ‘to, i think only filipinos would fall on these 12 types. dami kasing iba-iba ang personality dyan sa atin eh. most of the not pinoys kasi work industriously, so walang pa-cute-cute na nangyayari, o walang kantahan using those obsolete songhits! most of who i know here works for real. iba talaga ang pinoy, eh, daming abilidad and alibi! lol
regards!
hi lainy…I think I am # 6-because I am an office diva :), and # 7-because I am persistent doing the job in a hardworking way.
Aiyooooh!
I belong to none of the 12 in that list.
How come? Don’t have Workaholics kah?
I used to be in that bottomless sh*t hole throughout my entire work-life. hahaha
jessie said…
Ellaine,
ako siguro eh category number 10. lol! medyo seryoso ako pag work ang pinaguusapan eh.
@ JESSIE:
Ehem! Endangered specie ka pala, Kuya, hehe! That’s good! At least your employer will get all their money’s worth by having a straight “A” employee in you.
jessie said…
Ellaine,
ako siguro eh category number 10. lol! medyo seryoso ako pag work ang pinaguusapan eh.
@ JESSIE:
Ehem! Endangered specie ka pala, Kuya, hehe! That’s good! At least your employer will get all their money’s worth by having a straight “A” employee in you.
jessie said…
Ellaine,
ako siguro eh category number 10. lol! medyo seryoso ako pag work ang pinaguusapan eh.
@ JESSIE:
Ehem! Endangered specie ka pala, Kuya, hehe! That’s good! At least your employer will get all their money’s worth by having a straight “A” employee in you.
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“”rare*jonRez”" said…
hey sis! this is a nice post!
ako naman, i am a combination of 3 types: clown, guinness, and daughters of rizal. but i won’t admit i am lazy because i never am one when it comes to work. i just know my colleagues will miss me because my clownness, when it strikes, is really different. well, there, i have some of what a clown and a guinness has, and many times, the PR thing as well, but overall, i think i fall on number 10 as i know myself that well.
pero itong mga types na ‘to, i think only filipinos would fall on these 12 types. dami kasing iba-iba ang personality dyan sa atin eh. most of the not pinoys kasi work industriously, so walang pa-cute-cute na nangyayari, o walang kantahan using those obsolete songhits! most of who i know here works for real. iba talaga ang pinoy, eh, daming abilidad and alibi! lol
regards!
@ RARE JONREZ:
Korak, Sis! Onli in da Pilipins lang eto. The good thing there is when FIlipinos get to work abroad, they are putting their best foot forward that’s why we are in demand. Sana lang dito palang satin, ma-praktis na you right attitude at work.
Thanks for sharing Sis. Comedienne ka pala, hehehe! I’m sure you are the life of the party everytime you get to strike those one-liners
“”rare*jonRez”" said…
hey sis! this is a nice post!
ako naman, i am a combination of 3 types: clown, guinness, and daughters of rizal. but i won’t admit i am lazy because i never am one when it comes to work. i just know my colleagues will miss me because my clownness, when it strikes, is really different. well, there, i have some of what a clown and a guinness has, and many times, the PR thing as well, but overall, i think i fall on number 10 as i know myself that well.
pero itong mga types na ‘to, i think only filipinos would fall on these 12 types. dami kasing iba-iba ang personality dyan sa atin eh. most of the not pinoys kasi work industriously, so walang pa-cute-cute na nangyayari, o walang kantahan using those obsolete songhits! most of who i know here works for real. iba talaga ang pinoy, eh, daming abilidad and alibi! lol
regards!
@ RARE JONREZ:
Korak, Sis! Onli in da Pilipins lang eto. The good thing there is when FIlipinos get to work abroad, they are putting their best foot forward that’s why we are in demand. Sana lang dito palang satin, ma-praktis na you right attitude at work.
Thanks for sharing Sis. Comedienne ka pala, hehehe! I’m sure you are the life of the party everytime you get to strike those one-liners
“”rare*jonRez”" said…
hey sis! this is a nice post!
ako naman, i am a combination of 3 types: clown, guinness, and daughters of rizal. but i won’t admit i am lazy because i never am one when it comes to work. i just know my colleagues will miss me because my clownness, when it strikes, is really different. well, there, i have some of what a clown and a guinness has, and many times, the PR thing as well, but overall, i think i fall on number 10 as i know myself that well.
pero itong mga types na ‘to, i think only filipinos would fall on these 12 types. dami kasing iba-iba ang personality dyan sa atin eh. most of the not pinoys kasi work industriously, so walang pa-cute-cute na nangyayari, o walang kantahan using those obsolete songhits! most of who i know here works for real. iba talaga ang pinoy, eh, daming abilidad and alibi! lol
regards!
@ RARE JONREZ:
Korak, Sis! Onli in da Pilipins lang eto. The good thing there is when FIlipinos get to work abroad, they are putting their best foot forward that’s why we are in demand. Sana lang dito palang satin, ma-praktis na you right attitude at work.
Thanks for sharing Sis. Comedienne ka pala, hehehe! I’m sure you are the life of the party everytime you get to strike those one-liners
LY said…
hi lainy…I think I am # 6-because I am an office diva :), and # 7-because I am persistent doing the job in a hardworking way.
@ LY:
You must have a nice singing voice, LY. Can I have a sample? Hehe. Yeah, it’s good to know that you are a persistent worker. I have always believed that persistence is one important factor for one to succeed in life and everything starts at work because the attitude is being manifested daily.
LY said…
hi lainy…I think I am # 6-because I am an office diva :), and # 7-because I am persistent doing the job in a hardworking way.
@ LY:
You must have a nice singing voice, LY. Can I have a sample? Hehe. Yeah, it’s good to know that you are a persistent worker. I have always believed that persistence is one important factor for one to succeed in life and everything starts at work because the attitude is being manifested daily.
LY said…
hi lainy…I think I am # 6-because I am an office diva :), and # 7-because I am persistent doing the job in a hardworking way.
@ LY:
You must have a nice singing voice, LY. Can I have a sample? Hehe. Yeah, it’s good to know that you are a persistent worker. I have always believed that persistence is one important factor for one to succeed in life and everything starts at work because the attitude is being manifested daily.
Windmill said…
Aiyooooh!
I belong to none of the 12 in that list.
How come? Don’t have Workaholics kah?
I used to be in that bottomless sh*t hole throughout my entire work-life. hahaha
@ WINDMILL:
Windy the GReat is back! So you are the workaholic type. Hmmm, for me it’s only good when you don’t sacrifice your health. HEalth is wealth and we only have one body so take good care of it, Windmill. Stay healthy now and oops! Stop working and relax, OK?
Windmill said…
Aiyooooh!
I belong to none of the 12 in that list.
How come? Don’t have Workaholics kah?
I used to be in that bottomless sh*t hole throughout my entire work-life. hahaha
@ WINDMILL:
Windy the GReat is back! So you are the workaholic type. Hmmm, for me it’s only good when you don’t sacrifice your health. HEalth is wealth and we only have one body so take good care of it, Windmill. Stay healthy now and oops! Stop working and relax, OK?
Windmill said…
Aiyooooh!
I belong to none of the 12 in that list.
How come? Don’t have Workaholics kah?
I used to be in that bottomless sh*t hole throughout my entire work-life. hahaha
@ WINDMILL:
Windy the GReat is back! So you are the workaholic type. Hmmm, for me it’s only good when you don’t sacrifice your health. HEalth is wealth and we only have one body so take good care of it, Windmill. Stay healthy now and oops! Stop working and relax, OK?
lyn, ako sa 7 and 10, pero may pagka careless ako it comes sa mga documents…alam mo yan..hehehe..hindi organized ang mga files ko, you know sobrang buzzzzzzzzy…….sa u..no comments ako..nasabi mo na eh…basta ako proud ako sayo..at 100% ang vote ko compare to other na mga vampire….sa likod sa atoang bosing..grrrrrr…cige lang..ang importante love ta work nato kag enjoy kita everyday. Thanks for the support too, kay kung wala ka …lu-oy ko kaau. pwede e print nako ni..e post sa board ta with your permission..heheh baskin mag hindi ka e print gyud nako…hehehe.
thanks and God bless…
Great post! I’ve always wondered about the different types of people in an office. I certainly see the clowns!