I recently witnessed my coworker lick her fingers and then proceed to sort through a stack of printed documents in the output tray of our shared printer.
Reasons why this is disgusting:
Number 1 - It is cold and flu season. Keep your germy germs off your fingers and in your own mouth.
Number 2 - As this person is well aware, I have a food allergy and I really don't want her glutenous saliva on my printouts. 'Tis the season for a gazillion office treats. Let's keep that stuff inside your mouth and gut and away from mine.
I created an anonymous survey and 10 out of 10 people said the finger licking paper sorting was gross.
When I suggested to this person that I would look for a moisturizing agent to out at the copier because of licked fingers, she actually replied, "Yeah, that's gross to lick your fingers."
It was then that a lightbulb went off.
This person has no clue that what she does is gross. She only sees others. There is no inner-self searching. The rinsed / washed hands under our shared water cooler spigot and now the licked her fingers situations have shed light on her behavior. Perhaps doing these things is second nature...? Perhaps she can only look outside of herself because looking inside is not pleasant? I have no idea. As MJ said we gotta take a look at the man (woman) in the mirror to make a change.
*shrugs shoulders*
Crazy is as crazy does.
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