10 Irritating Stereotypes You Meet In Every Office

3. The Obsessive-Compulsive

Also Known As: Miss Clean, Rain Woman, June CleaverIdentifying Traits: Probably the least irritating archetype on this list, there are definite benefits to having The Obsessive-Compulsive for a co-worker, especially if cleaning up after yourself isn't high up on your list of personal proclivities. But we must draw the distinction here between the two distinct sub-groups of Obsessive-Compulsive officemates: resentful and non-resentful. The latter will happily keep everything in the office clean and tidy just for her own enjoyment and peace of mind. The former, on the other hand, will often allow her neurosis to grow additional neuroses; she may seethe with bitterness at the sight of a stray crumb, or go apoplectic over an unwashed mug hastily left in the sink. Native Habitat: When she's not sitting at her immaculately tidy, dust-free, freshly disinfected work station, The Obsessive-Compulsive can often be found in the break room, scrubbing down the inside of the microwave, bleaching the grout between the counter tiles, individually polishing the kitchen utensils, and disassembling and deep-cleaning the coffee maker. Career Trajectory: An Obsessive-Compulsive of the non-resentful type should enjoy nothing but good future prospects, as she brings with her an exceedingly useful neurosis that can be of benefit to everyone else in the workplace.