Have You Ever Been Ghosted? Here Are 7 Kinds Of Ghosting That Every Office Worker Will Recognize
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Editorial Staff in
Funny
On 22nd January 2016
Have you ever been ghosted?
I don't mean have you ever felt like maybe your dead grandpa was watching over you. I mean, have you ever been communicating with someone—via text, email, whatever—and had them completely drop off the face of the earth?
If so, then the answer is yes..
Ghosting happens most often in the dating scene. Not feeling someone by date three but can't really come up with a good reason why? Just stop answering their calls. Don't have the balls to break up with the girl you've been seeing for three weeks? Just pretend like you don't exist for a few days. She'll curse the next five generations of your family, but she'll get the hint.
This weaksauce way of dealing with life isn't confined to romantic relationships, though. It happens ALL THE TIME, especially at the office.
Recognize any of these?
#1.The "They Got Fired" Ghost
When you follow up with your contact at another company and get an auto reply that says "that person no longer works here."
#2.The "OOO" Ghost
When you need a supervisor's approval on expenses and get an "I'll be out of the office until next Tuesday. If this is an emergency, email this dude you've never heard of" response.
#3.The "We've Got Nothing" Ghost
When when you send out a team-wide request for new project ideas by EOD and not one person replies.
#4.The Slack Ghost
When you ask a coworker if they have a minute to help you with something and their green dot immediately switches to "away."
#5.The Restaurant Ghost
When you're sitting alone and a group of your co-workers start to walk into the restaurant, spot you, and suddenly decide they're in the mood for something else.
#6.The Skype Ghost
When you're scheduled for a Skype meeting and the time comes and goes with no call. Bonus if they add insult to injury by messaging you some weak excuse about time zones three hours later. WTF.
#7.The "I'll Get Back To You" GhostÂ
When have a question at the end of a presentation but the boss doesn't know the answer so he says "Lemme get back to you on that," then leaves for day.
