Slightly unbalanced HR Manager
who used to work in our department. She looked like Nanny from Count Duckula in glasses and a suit, and always politely said hello to everyone when she come in. But that's where the politeness ended. Anyone do anything she didn't agree with and she was a screaming bitch.

It most probably didn't help that the stuff she agreed with wasn't necessarily justified either.

One day another member of the HR team requested for me to come into the office on my day off and attend a photo shoot for some internal company promotion. I reply via email with a small message just saying literally "Oh nice one, I'm not in that day sorry, cannot attend :(" I received an email back which said "Sorry about that; we choose a time when most people were rota'd in that's all." I replied with something very basic like "No probs, just to let you know I have prior arrangements that day and cannot attend, hope it goes well for the others" and that was that.

Except that it wasn't. The HR manager saw my first reply and immediately summoned me to a meeting at her desk. Her desk is right beside about 3 desks full of workers who are all minding their own business getting on with the job at hand. I walk over, sit down opposite her and ask why I've been called over. If she did;
"WHAT THE HELL GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO BE SARCASTIC TO MY STAFF?!!???"
"...pardon?"
"YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL I'M ON ABOUT! "OH NICE ONE", HOW DARE YOU EMAIL THAT TO ONE OF MY STAFF..." and she proceeded to reel off while shouting and turning purple about 2 minutes of acting professionally in the workplace, which she currently wasn't while screaming at me for this apparent "abuse" that I had put one of her team members through. Finally she stopped for breath, and I did a quick glance around the office to see about 50 members of staff all gob-smacked looking over to us. Time for a wind-up methinks....

I slowly turn around to her and say very calmly..."Don't you think you are blowing this all out of proportion?"

"I'M NOT BLOWING IT OUT OF PROPORTION!!!!! HOW DARE YOU!!!!" The veins on her head nearly left her skull as she turned almost violet screaming at me. I actually struggle not to smile and looked on intently as she professionally self-destructed in front of the entire office.

Finally after another 2 minutes I asked politely "Can I go back to my desk now?", thanked her then went back to work. The other managers in fairness came over to me to check if I was ok, which was funny as I felt fucking great :D

It turned out that Nanny was a few weeks preggers, and not soon after she found out she handed her notice in as her hormones were funnily enough making her a bit unbalanced. No fucking shit.
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 8:41, Reply)