Is it normal that this happens at work all the time ?

I work for a government organization and sometimes when working for government you find that some of the employees that you share your day with are of less then savory characterizations, perhaps even people that dont belong in the job to begin with. Recently we had a new supervisor that was hired as a political appointee, which means they had no qualifications to get the job they were just "appointed" because of someone else they knew.

Now working for this supervisor has been trying to say the least. First off there is a strict adherence to no animals in the workplace and this person insists on bringing their pet bonobo monkey into the office on an almost daily basis (long story it was supposedly rescued on safari in africa). As if that isnt bad enough this supervisor uses the monkey as part of a motivational tool when he feels employees arent performing up to "par", which consists of bringing whatever employee isnt doing their job into the office and having the monkey yell and scream at them, while whacking them with a specially made stick. Sometimes if the monkey is riled up enough it will throw shit at the person, which thankfully hasnt happened to me yet.

Now is it normal to use a primate as a motivational tool at work? Is it normal that I harbor fantasties of beating that monkey's ass up?

Should my supervisor be engaging in oral sex with the monkey on their lunch breaks?

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38% Normal
Based on 63 votes (24 yes)
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  • Who_Fan4Life

    Hahaha I read the first paragraph, and then the last sentence.

    I smell troll.

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  • Rkhlopez

    I would contact your local media

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  • Francophile22

    Two things come to mind: turn him in to PETA and also be a whistle-blower.

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  • Trolley

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  • beastie

    Wish to God, we had a monkey in our office. Our office is as boring as all hell....

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    • The monkey is kinda dangerous though, it yells and throws stuff around, sometimes it even craps in its hands and throws it other workers.

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      • beastie

        That's difficult. I'd make friends with the monkey as much as possible...buy it toys to keep it busy....buy its favourite snacks (make it stuff it only gets from you)...read up on the breed and find ways of seeming like a friend or a leader to the monkey.

        You need to get this creature on YOUR side!!

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        • Fuck the stupid monkey, if I ever get a chance to be alone with him I am gonna train him to make farting noises and to spank his own ass as loud and as long as he possibly can, and I am going to train him to do these things on command.

          So if we are having a conference with clients or a conference call with corporate I will have it get up and start making farting noises and spanking its own ass continuously, see who gets the last laugh here, bringing a damn monkey into an office.

          If that doesnt work I guess I could just secretly kill him.

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          • beastie

            Lol! Loved your idea. That would be a really cool 'n' clever way of turning it around on your boss!!!!!

            Except for the killing him part. Please don't do that :(

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            • The killing thing would only be a last resort choice, I have to say though if I had monkey shit thrown at me like some other employees have experienced I would seriously consider killing it.

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  • You should read the rest of it as well, though the last sentence does tend to sum up the office environment.

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  • InvadingPotatoLeader

    I only read the last sentence and yes, that's completely normal.

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    • MissClaire

      LOL thats what I did too.... I agree with you, completely fucken normal

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