{"id":16653,"date":"2021-08-09T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=16653"},"modified":"2025-12-08T00:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:30:27","slug":"awards-for-good-colleagues","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/humour\/awards-for-good-colleagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards for good colleagues"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>The selective texter<\/strong><\/h3><p>Has the remarkable ability to ignore work texts while sending the most motivational forwards on the WhatsApp group chat.<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>The trickster<\/strong><\/h3><p>Calls you randomly to ask for &lsquo;help&rsquo; and then, before you know it, you&rsquo;ve done their work for them.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>The astro-not<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3><p>Has circled back to you so often that they are now, in fact, orbiting you.<\/p><div class=\"idron-article-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" id=\"idron-2615302666\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/what-is-idr-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>The most adequately enthusiastic<\/strong><\/h3><p>Fakes enthusiasm for the virtual team retreat but is mysteriously &lsquo;sick&rsquo; on the day of.<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">5. <strong>The inspo-bro<\/strong><\/h3><p>Cannot stop talking about how they feel &lsquo;grounded and inspired&rsquo; because they went on *one* field visit.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">6. <strong>The hands-it-down<\/strong><\/h3><p>Has mastered the art of downward delegating their work in the name of &lsquo;professional growth and development&rsquo;.<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">7. <strong>The Zoom, Zoom, Zoomer<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3><p>Sets up back-to-back calls to discuss work so they don&rsquo;t actually have to do it.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">8. <strong>The email graveyard<\/strong><\/h3><p>With them, lie 3,476 unopened emails, never to be seen ever again.<\/p><div class=\"idron-content\" id=\"idron-1656886487\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">9. <strong>The energiser bunny<\/strong><\/h3><p>Is so excited to be &lsquo;making a difference&rsquo; that they eat impact for breakfast.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">10. <strong>The haven&rsquo;t heard from them Yet-i<\/strong><\/h3><p>Whenever you need them, they&rsquo;re nowhere to be found. Do they even work here?&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">11. <strong>The Chief-of-Good Times<\/strong><\/h3><p>Spends every waking hour convincing you that they&rsquo;re &lsquo;not a regular boss, but a cool boss.&rsquo;<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">12. <strong>The field visit butterfly<\/strong><\/h3><p>Is never in office because they&rsquo;re always flitting from one field visit to the next.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">13. <strong>The adaptor<\/strong><\/h3><p>Loves to plug in their opinions, especially when it&rsquo;s not wanted.<\/p><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">14. <strong>The energy vampire<\/strong><\/h3><p><a><\/a>You need a minimum 30-minute nap after every conversation with them.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>Disclaimer: Any resemblance to actual colleagues, at your current workplace or last, is purely coincidental.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p><em>Inspired by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awardsforgoodboys\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>@awardsforgoodboys<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"idron-troublemakers-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"idron-2170376302\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   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