UGH!!! such a peeve!

Original post by FutureJOC

Aug 05, 2010 01:08 PM

So there's this guy at work who whenever he comes over to talk to my boss and she's on the phone, he starts chatting it up with me.

He's just one of those people that likes to start convos with people just so he can talk about himself. So he comes over and he's looking at some pictures I took that I have hanging in my cubicle (like scenic pics from vacations and stuff)

So this is how this convo went:

Him: 'Hey these are pretty nice shots... what kind of camera do you use?'

Me: 'It's a Canon Digital Rebel XT'

Him: 'Oh that's cool for starting out. I just bought myself the 5D Mark II and got a couple of new lenses.'

(side note: I used to work for a photography studio and shoot weddings/parties for 2 years... 'starting out'... go eff yourself)

Me: 'That's nice.'

Him: 'Yeah it's got so many more features and capabilities than the XT. You should look into upgrading yours.'

Me: 'I don't have that kind of money to upgrade.'

Him: 'Oh well that's too bad'.

Then he walks away into my bosses office.

I swear nothing pisses me off more than a one-upping assw*pes like that! It's like his sole purposes was to come over to my desk, let me know that he has more money than me and that my camera sucks a$$.... thanks doucheebag!

Vent Over

FutureJOC Posted: Aug 05, 2010 02:21 PM

Re: UGH!!! such a peeve!

Posted by mellyrose

Posted by Melly11
I almost feel like buying the 5D Mark II is excessive for a consumer unless you are really really into photography or doing it for a living.

It's extremely excessive. Unnecessary even. That would be like a mom buying a Ferrari to take her kids to school in (that was not meant to be offensive!).

I get what you mean.

I am even looking to upgrade my camera before next summer when we go to Europe for FH's cousin's wedding but even then I am only looking at getting the T2i.

I just think people see more $$$ signs next to something and they automatically think it's going to make what you're doing better. I feel like all these cameras do is tweak on little aspect of it, smack on a couple of extra $$$ and call it a different name.

TheFutureMrs2011 Posted: Aug 05, 2010 02:24 PM

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MrsVtoBe Posted: Aug 05, 2010 02:30 PM

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what a d0uche... I hate one uppers. tell him to take his camera and shove it up his a$$!!

FutureJOC Posted: Aug 05, 2010 02:31 PM

Re: UGH!!! such a peeve!

Posted by Melly11

Posted by FutureJOC

I feel like all these cameras do is tweak on little aspect of it, smack on a couple of extra $$$ and call it a different name.

I can't confirm or deny.. Japan doesn't tell us anything haha

mrsq2be Posted: Aug 05, 2010 02:32 PM

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eww! tell him to go shove his nice expensive camera.
i'd ask him to bring it in one day, and then id throw it on the ground. haha

I hate people that always haev to be better than you!

FutureJOC Posted: Aug 05, 2010 02:33 PM

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Posted by bethie853

Or just completely ignore him, I bet that would really piss him off, to feel that invisible.

I think this is what I honestly need to do from here on out. Or just keep it brief with him whenever we do talk. I wind up just getting very irritated after situations like this and it ruins the rest of my work day.