Trainers
Obviously not the footwear and to be fair not every trainer. Just trainers who want to train me at things I either already know how to do or have no relevence to my job.
Recently I've had to do a refresher course on 'manual handling'. Sadly this has nothing to do with breasts but rather how to pick up a box and move it. I'm a database admin, the heaviest box I picked up recently at work had a CD in it. The chances of me putting my back out lifting it are pretty slim.
I'm currently avoiding the 'complaints handling and customer service course' as I don't deal directly with customers.
The trainer tells me that 'the staff are my customers.' I told him to knob off.
(zebby wasting irony here on, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 13:29, 8 replies)

haha
points for saying 'knob off'. Not enough people use that phrase IMO.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 14:43, closed)

We have a "Tone of voice" training session coming up.
I for one am really looking forward to it. More of a challenge, than anything.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 14:58, closed)

pretend to be Stephen Hawking for the day

( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 15:03, closed)

Hahahahahaha
Precisely this; though I was thinking more along the lines of that Rob Newman character from the Mary Whitehouse Experience afflicted with a sarcastic tone of voice.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 15:04, closed)

you see that trainer?
that's you that is.

(I may not have seen the MWE in a very long time)
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 17:52, closed)

Agreed
Training in this manner is usually redundant. However I've always wanted to go on a race relations type course, I'm just too cowardly to make snippy comments to get on it.
(muzzvsworld, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 17:53, closed)

I don't suppose
You're employed by a goverment department at all? They're rather good at pulling stuff like this.
(Draco Rattus ate all the pies on, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 21:05, closed)

Private company
I think we're out to prove that a private company can be just as irritating.
(zebby wasting irony here on, Thu 3 Jun 2010, 9:22, closed)