Survival of the fittest

I find there are four types of co-workers.

1 - The smoocher. The ones who always try to get ahead with the boss by seeming smarter, look more interested in the briefing, and bolster their vocabulary with haughty words just to hide their (at best) averageness and normalcy.

2 - The complainers. They never have a good day, and neither should you. I work next to one of these. Mail run time, and he is griping about the secretary who didn't want to give him eye contact, or the package that is a millimeter too big for his hands to carry. Not to mention if he notices any outright social injustices in the office...he is the first one speaking on it, but the last one taking a stand against it. Ironic, to say the least

3 - The ones that never do any work, but EVERYONE likes. Usually these co-workers are highly flirtatious, jovial, and just all around...nice. Well, they probably aren't nice...but they will make YOU feel like you are extra special...or just plain good. I have yet to see one of these get tossed out.

4 - The quiet killers. These I try to emulate, and to watch out for as well, while they sit their quietly pushing their carts, stocking the shelves, moving the boxes. You know, just by spending time with them, that they actually have a LIFE that is put on pause when they punch in, and resumes when they punch out.

Which one are you?