What Kind of Animal Are You?

The other day at work we were talking about the different types of people at work and how they are compared to animals.  We came up with slugs, toads, leeches, monkeys and pigs.

Slugs:  These are the individuals who never take the initiative to do anything.  They tend to appear busy at all times but never get anything accomplished and love to pass work off onto others.  They also complain nonstop about everything. 

Leeches: These are the individuals who take the credit for a project when they contributed little to nothing.  They also tend to hang around those that work hard thus giving the appearance of being a hard worker themselves.  They also love to brag about how important they are to the company.

Toads: I’m not sure how we came up with toads because all I could think about was how when a dog puts a toad in their mouth they tend to foam at the mouth which causes them to spit the toad out.  Then again there are people who would fit in the toad category.  I can think a few people that have caused me to get so angry that if I was prone to foam at the mouth I probably would.

Monkeys: These are the hard working individuals.  They are the ones that are called upon when something really needs to get done.  They are smart, dependable, and loyal.  Of course monkeys pick bugs off each other, make rude sounds at the zoo and have been known to spit.  Not sure if that makes them smart or not.  I’ve never picked a bug off of someone, nor have I spit at anyone and I know I tend to try and not make rude sounds at work; coworkers don’t appreciate that at all.

Pigs: These are the smart people.  Of course one coworker asked how smart a pig is, since we eat pigs so if they were really that smart wouldn’t they come up with a way to not be eaten.  When she said this I was reminded of the book “Charlotte’s Web”, Wilbur was a very smart pig, he got Charlotte to spin her web into words so everyone thought that he was a brilliant pig.  I guess in reality Wilbur should have been a leech instead of a pig, but then again maybe leeches are really as smart as a pig after all they do get others to do their work while taking the credit for it just like Wilbur.

While I’m still not sure what kind of animal I am I know for sure I’m not a toad, leech or a slug but I’m not too sure if I’m a monkey or pig.   Neither one sounds like something I would want to put on my resume but then again maybe I would?