I work with a Martyr. Since the day she started, she has stayed late every single night. When she first started, she didn't have enough work to keep her busy for two hours, but yet stayed until everyone else had gone home, just to make an impression.
This has literally gone on for 10+ years -- she has never gone home at 5:00 (her supposed clock-out time) and always makes sure to send us emails at 8:00 p.m. or later..just to let everyone know she was there, working late.
She also enjoys turning back assignment late -- this furthers the impression that she's so busy she can't possibly meet deadlines. In addiition to a deadpan exterior, avoidance of all office social events, and a standoffish demeanor, she doesn't even look up from her computer when you ask a question.
Just someone you don't want to be around at all but, unfortunately, has live on the other side of my cubicle for the past 10+ years.
Updated!!!!!
Still hate her. Types even louder now...like she's mad at the keyboard. Absolutely ridiculous -- totally unecessary and no one else in the office types like that. It's merely a way to draw attention to the fact she's typing..and hoping that it will be interpreted as being busy. She's afraid that if she's not heard working, people will think she's not working. A very paranoid co-worker.
...to be continued
