I just want to rant a bit. I am growing increasingly tired as I age of people who know nothing but want to be in charge over me. And frankly, and I am sorry, they are all MEN.

I volunteered for a position on my board and I knew it was going to be tough. But... there is a guy on my board (and I knew it was the case going in) who is SUCH an idiot. What really bothers me is that when I question him.. instead of answers, he does a "your a moron" grimace. In fact, the other day.. he actually told me to be quiet. I paused because I have to live right next to him but I don't know if I will be able to take it much longer.

I don't know why people who KNOW nothing and are stupid insist on being in charge and also telling me what to do.

I suggested that we do a survey and I proposed some questions. OBVIOUSLY they were proposed questions... OBVIOUSLY it was a mock up where things could be changed. His response... guys do we really want to do this? With the smile / grimace of disrespect.

It happens so often lately I am growing increasingly sick of it. A good example was the many people that I had out to redo my basement. Each one of them (men) were patronizing and stupid. Each one of them would tell me that almost everything I wanted to do "couldn't be done". Then, the best part, they would say they could do (what they wanted) for 20 K.

Finally I got sick of them and broke the project up and did it all myself for MUCH less. Though I did have to pay people for small jobs. Everything I did, I googled on line, asked on message boards.. and took it slowly and carefully. And now I am done, for much much less.

So I know I am a rock star and I am beyond tired of people getting in my way. Stupid arrogant ignorant people are always in the way.

I hear you... that is most maddening. That's weak egos I believe! Over compensating for their own idiocy.

[PianogirlPlays]

I agree that is difficult...please respect!

[Loose Screw x 2]

Sounds to me like this chump you work with needs an attitude adjustment. Maybe you need to tell him to his face that you think he's an asshole and if he can't show you any respect that you simply don't care for him.

[divine1966]

He told you to be quiet? What a moron. It’s infuriating. Put a stop to it!

We had assistant principal who liked to shush people. You’d be telling him something and he’d be “shsh”. He only stopped it when one of my colleagues file grievances against him because he told him “quit being a child”.

I was shushed once by my daughter’s high school secretary. I was trying to explain something to her, I then asked to see a principal and she said he was not in that day (he was there all day). I usually don’t like to complain but that time I did complain in writing.

Both my ob/gyn and therapist have terrible extremely dumb receptionist and billing people. In fact I was told by both just contact them directly, don’t talk to receptionists. They are infuriating.

There are very many a$$holes out there. In my experience they aren’t always men. Some women who think they have power over others behave this way.

[hvert]

OMG, is that guy on your board one of those people who just likes to demand everything be done a certain way and then not get involved in actually doing it??? I've quit a few projects because I can't stand that. You spend time working on something, for free, and some annoying person tells you to redo it according to their specifications, no way.

Few weeks ago I had a tech support guy tell me to read the manual instead of answering my very straightforward question (is version X compatible with Y?). After the call, I gave him a 0 rating. I noticed later on that someone from that company had looked me up on social media!

[Loose Screw x 2]

Originally Posted by hvert

After the call, I gave him a 0 rating. I noticed later on that someone from that company had looked me up on social media!

I wouldn't stand for that. Can you remember his name and contact his supervisor? Sounds like cyber stalking.

Thanks all. There are limits as to how rude I can be because we live in the same small complex but... I am JUST at my limit in life in general of someone being in the way. I have never worked well with others I think -- what tends to happen is that others get in the way and slow things down. But I am just at my end point of putting up with it. Where do people GET OFF?

He absolutely is one of those people who doesn't bother to look anything up or know anything and somehow thinks we will all buy it. His favorite line is "I don't know I was just told that." As if being told makes it right. As if he has no duty to check up on it.

He tells us things that any adult would know are not true. For instance he stated the other day that it was "illegal" to take more than a certain amount out of the reserves. I couldn't help it...I laughed and said, really, will the condo police come get us?

I often had this problem when I was in school. We were forced to work in groups and always there was one member who brought the rest of us down. I never understood why we wee forced to work with others and punished when they failed.

I had to call the property manager yesterday and he sort of made some remarks that he didn't like this guy and that this guy wasn't doing things correct. It did sort of sound like he was grateful to get someone on the board that had a clue. Ironically the first question my idiot had was if we liked the property management company (implying he didn't).

But I cannot understand it. It has been a week since the meeting and nothing has been done. I don't understand why people get on the board and then do not want to do anything. I send e-mails out to them and all I need is a "yes" or "no" and they don't do it. I have now started asking questions like "let me know if you have any objection" so I can just go ahead and start doing it.

Someone on the board was supposed to do the minutes. When is my question? When I did the minutes I had them done the next day.

I hate to work with other people. Every single time they slow me down and aggravate me.

[divine1966]

I think people don’t alwars have the same priorities or life gets in the way. Doing condo board meetings minutes immediately might not be high on people’s priority lists. This is holiday season and people are usually very busy. Unless it’s an emergency they might not be in a hurry.

Originally Posted by divine1966

I think people don’t alwars have the same priorities or life gets in the way. Doing condo board meetings minutes immediately might not be high on people’s priority lists. This is holiday season and people are usually very busy. Unless it’s an emergency they might not be in a hurry.

I don't understand why they don't. Why get on the board at all if you aren't going to do the job? It isn't like I don't have a life.. but I make time because I decided to voluntarily take on this job.

I just wish people would get out of the way if they didn't want to do the work, but they just refuse to.

[divine1966]

Originally Posted by Emily Fox Seaton

I don't understand why they don't. Why get on the board at all if you aren't going to do the job? It isn't like I don't have a life.. but I make time because I decided to voluntarily take on this job.

I just wish people would get out of the way if they didn't want to do the work, but they just refuse to.

They might do the job just maybe not right away especially not around holidays. Generally doing minutes for anything isn’t a major priority for anyone. I am excellent at my job but I certainly wouldn’t rush to do minutes around holidays if I have (insert what people might be busy with -family out of town, traveling, young kids, elderly parents, or have to work double shifts etc).

It’s not like these people are doctors and refuse to perform CPR. You seem to get yourself repeatedly upset over how other people do things. I can relate, I am very obsessive about things done certain way. But it’s just too stressful to try fitting people into your standards. You do things your way because it fits your personality and life style. It doesn’t fit theirs. Also of course we all have a life but that life is very different for everyone.

Just not worth to get upset about. Relax and enjoy holiday season

[Medusax]

I agree with Golden Eve. They are compensating for being useless themselves and are trying to cover it up. I knew a woman like that once. Always calling everyone else stupid when she was a total dunce.