15 MARCH 2009. Sole Survivor. Some say the hardest people to get along with are the ones in the "closet" due to the repressed angst and pent up emotions. Others would suggest spoiled only-child kids, overly religious zealots, and i-hate-the-world punks. But in my experience, all these types are peanuts compared to old working ladies who've never had a boyfriend their entire lives. To be clear, I don't mean unmarried women as I know single working ladies who are normal, sane and happy being single. I'm referring to the one who's NEVER had any male connection whatsoever her entire life and who is subject to the all too familiar stressors at work (so nuns don't count). We've all encountered their type (teacher, lady at the counter, co-worker, auntie, etc). But to me, she is personified as that overweight bespectacled lady who's always wearing that unfashionable scowl. And in every company that I've worked for, she is ever present, growling and sneering (usually in Accounts). I never bothered to talk about them. Having them around is like an elephant in the room -no need to point the obvious. But I've decided to write about this one case because I think she still can be saved...(or not) Here's her symptoms: 1) 25 yo female / 2) 90% of the time, she is irritated over the tiniest of things / 3) Automatically responds to people's questions with a certain tone / 4) She desperately wants to have a bf (she would often tell) and yet does nothing to "adjust" her personality / 5) she has weight issues / 6) stupid but always angry like it's other people's fault. So there!