Know Your Co-Workers

We've all seen it happen time and time again. The crazy boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/jump-off/booty call goes on a wild shooting rampage at a business killing everybody in site and in some instances, themselves. All because ONE person pissed them off (why everybody gotta die?). Most of us have only seen it in tragic news stories, but what we must remember is that these things do happen to regular people (regular being yo ass) and they CAN happen to you.

Here's the latest story:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/07/12/police_search_for_gunman_in_albuquerque_shooting/
(in a nutshell: Robert Reza, 37, in the midst of a custody dispute with his girlfriend, shot her, a handful of her coworkers, and then himself at her job on Monday, July 12, 2010. Killing himself and two of the coworkers)

DID YOU KNOW:

- In 2005 there were over 500 workplace homicides
-1 million or more violent situations occur in the workplace every year
-The (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration states that female state employees are victims of workplace violence almost 9 times more often than those in non-government jobs. [that's right. All you bitches braggin' 'cause you get State benefits on yo' job gone die first...it's a fact, look it up]

*That's some information for yo' ass!!


Now, we all have that coworker who has constant drama with their significant other and while you may think it can't happen to you, it's only a matter of time before the shit hits the fan and you're ducking bullets while you're trying to get your work on. So here are a few signs that may help alert you to a "hazardous situation".


How NOT To Get Shot On Your Job
(signs that your coworkers man may go on a shooting spree at your place of business):

1. She's always on the phone arguing in hushed tones. You can tell she's arguing by the inflection in her voice and the way her eyes go from an amused wide to a pissed off narrow all in the same sentence.

2. She always ends her hushed tone arguments with a loud outburst like, "WELL DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO THEN!!!" or "COME PUT YA HANDS ON ME!!!" Then looks around the office to see who heard her.

3. After the phone argument, her boyfriend drops by and asks her to come outside so they can "talk". (If this has happened more than twice in one week, you may need to call in the next day.)

These were just a few examples. Have any of you dealt with this kind of craziness on the job? If so, how did you deal with it?