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The Office: Every workplace has these ten weird characters

A workplace is a melting pot of different cultures, ethnicities and diverse people whose sole purpose is to drive an organisation’s agenda into profitability, or in case of the government, service delivery. But what happens when you put several dozen people under one roof from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, for a year? There is bound to be fireworks, tension, humorous moments, fights, hatred and of course, friendship or even love blossoms. Here are the different types of characters you will find in the workplace:

1. The MD’s mistress

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