Annoying things your coworkers do

[BadMouth]

Share annoying things your coworkers do.


Fill ice cube trays 1/3 of way because she likes small ice cubes.

Every time one guy walks into my office to ask me a question, he slowly moves past the edge of my desk and looks at my computer monitor.
Every. Single. Time.  He thinks he's being sneaky about it, but he stares waaaay too long.
WTF are you trying to accomplish?  The boss has traffic logs, he doesn't need you to tell him I screw around on the internet.

[harveybirdman]

Leave 2 mm of Coffee in the urn to burn away, don't make a new pot.

---smurfette--- about Sales Goals, while not improving one iota on your sales presentations

Devalue their jobs by complaining about how stupid clients are.

Vape in the parking lot near common areas

Wear skin tight pants and low cut tops and get mad at the "rampant misogyny" in the office.

Leave their groceries in the common refrigerators that houses 70 plus peoples lunches

Get a job while they are PG, only to quit after the baby comes and raise everyone's health insurance premiums

[johnrt]

They show up at work! 

[tomstewdevine]

Leave 2 mm of Coffee in the urn to burn away, don't make a new pot.

---smurfette--- about Sales Goals, while not improving one iota on your sales presentations

Devalue their jobs by complaining about how stupid clients are.

Vape in the parking lot near common areas

Wear skin tight pants and low cut tops and get mad at the "rampant misogyny" in the office.

Leave their groceries in the common refrigerators that houses 70 plus peoples lunches

Get a job while they are PG, only to quit after the baby comes and raise everyone's health insurance premiums

HBM = feminist of the year. 

 

[tomstewdevine]

-Forget how to use a parking lot when any amount of snow is on the ground.  Even though we park there all f'n year long, and everyone knows the design.

-Ask me to do ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- when it is very clear the person asking is fully capable of handling it, but just doesn't want to.

-Talk non-stop about ice fishing and ice fishing gear, but ---smurfette--- to me about people not working hard.

-Expect me to work with the Department of Treasury and  the Social Security Administration and get anything done on time.

[harveybirdman]

HBM = feminist of the year. 

 

   While I'm empathetic to the modern woman fighting uneven societal norms, some of the feminist ideologies are frankly, ludicrous.


BUT  back on topic...

People who Microwave Fish and/or Broccoli!

[tomstewdevine]

HBM = feminist of the year. 

 

   While I'm empathetic to the modern woman fighting uneven societal norms, some of the feminist ideologies are frankly, ludicrous.


BUT  back on topic...

People who Microwave Fish and/or Broccoli!

Oh I completely agree, You should listen to a Bill Burr special.

[BadMouth]

Leave 2 mm of Coffee in the urn to burn away, don't make a new pot.

We've moved on to Keurig.  All you have to do is refill the friggin' water when you empty it.
It's not an ongoing problem, but every time someone new starts it's an issue.

The sink in the kitchen got stopped up one time because someone cleaned the screen on the drain by emptying everything it had caught into the drain.
(and the purpose of the screen is?) I forget what they had dumped into it, but it was enough to clog the sink in one shot.
We know because the person that did it reported that the sink was clogged and explained what they did as if that weren't part of the problem.  In their mind, the problem was that the stuff they stuck in the drain wouldn't go down.

My coworkers also have a habit of refusing to use the last paper towel or leaving a single sheet of toilet paper on the roll so they don't have to replace it.

[pbj]

Vape in the parking lot near common areas

C'mon, how far are we going to take this?  It's banned indoors, it's banned near doorways, and supposedly I work in a 150+ acre area of a tobacco free zone if a city ordinance is to be enforced.  Do get a kick out of the patients at MD Anderson pushing around their saline bags while smoking in the gardens.  Anyone hassling those people deserves a punch in the nuts, IMO.

[harveybirdman]

Oh don't get me started on the bathroom....  How is it possible to get ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in the places some of these ---daisies--- get it... and then just freaking walk out like you're too good to wipe your own ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- off the toilet.....

And I swear it's not like we're not white collar workers in the office building, and yet people act like they got no idea what a courtesy flush is...

[harveybirdman]

Vape in the parking lot near common areas

C'mon, how far are we going to take this?  It's banned indoors, it's banned near doorways, and supposedly I work in a 150+ acre area of a tobacco free zone if a city ordinance is to be enforced.  Do get a kick out of the patients at MD Anderson pushing around their saline bags while smoking in the gardens.  Anyone hassling those people deserves a punch in the nuts, IMO.

Fine smoke cigarettes, I can handle smoke... but that vape ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- is 500 times more intolerable and spreads to the area of a football field.

[yotsuya]

Share annoying things your coworkers do.


Fill ice cube trays 1/3 of way because she likes small ice cubes.

Every time one guy walks into my office to ask me a question, he slowly moves past the edge of my desk and looks at my computer monitor.
Every. Single. Time.  He thinks he's being sneaky about it, but he stares waaaay too long.
WTF are you trying to accomplish?  The boss has traffic logs, he doesn't need you to tell him I screw around on the internet.

I ---smurfing--- hate when people come around and stand on the other side of my desk, especially when there's no reason for them to do so.

[JMB]

Let their print job sit there rather than fill the empty paper tray.

[harveybirdman]

Let their print job sit there rather than fill the empty paper tray.

+1

or how about, work here for 10 years but never bother to understand how any printer/copier works or how to change the toner etc.

[pbj]

In the thread - first world problems.

[harveybirdman]

In the thread - first world problems.

What else we going to talk about?  Chance's pinball machine?

[HaRuMaN]

Department assistant sits across from me, and pops her bubblegum non-stop.  It's maddening.  ' Bout time she starts I pop the earbuds in and crank some Pantera.   

[BadMouth]

I have this, but the words are "mkay?, thank you, byeeeee!" at the end of every phone call.

[deadmoney5]

Let their print job sit there rather than fill the empty paper tray.

Or create a jam in the copier, and leave it for the next person.

[Token]

My coworkers are considerate and a pleasure to work with. Seriously, no complaints.


That must mean I'm the one they complain about, right?   

[mrhowell]

Co-workers that abuse pain pills and sleep all day and the management that won't deal with it.

I was able to quit smoking by vaping.  25 year smoker.  Try it, it works.

[harveybirdman]

Co-workers that abuse pain pills and sleep all day and the management that won't deal with it.

I was able to quit smoking by vaping.  25 year smoker.  Try it, it works.

Good for you for quitting, but that stuff affects me far more than cigarette smoke, as far as the high employee, that's when I'd make an anonymous phone call to HR (assuming your company is big enough for you to actually be anonymous, I think it's time for one of those random drug tests that the handbook is always threatening but never happen)

[behrmr]

Co-workers that abuse pain pills and sleep all day and the management that won't deal with it.

I was able to quit smoking by vaping.  25 year smoker.  Try it, it works.

Good for you for quitting, but that stuff affects me far more than cigarette smoke, as far as the high employee, that's when I'd make an anonymous phone call to HR (assuming your company is big enough for you to actually be anonymous, I think it's time for one of those random drug tests that the handbook is always threatening but never happen)

HR probably knows.  This is a difficult thing to deal with in a large corporation these days.

[BadMouth]

Unsure about  a few new hires, but not long ago it was 100% confirmed that I was the only person here not on anti-depressants or anti-anxiety prescriptions.
(my co-workers and boss talk openly about what they're on and how much of it they're taking)

I argued that I should be able to have 2 beers throughout the day since I wasn't taking anything, but they couldn't bring themselves to give an employee permission to drink on the job. 

Pretty sure one of the new hires isn't on anything.  She's fed up and angry with this place after only being here a month.
That's the appropriate reaction of someone who isn't drugged.

[yotsuya]

My coworkers are considerate and a pleasure to work with. Seriously, no complaints.


That must mean I'm the one they complain about, right?   

Yeah, you're "that guy".

[Howard_Casto]

Vape in the parking lot near common areas

C'mon, how far are we going to take this?  It's banned indoors, it's banned near doorways, and supposedly I work in a 150+ acre area of a tobacco free zone if a city ordinance is to be enforced.  Do get a kick out of the patients at MD Anderson pushing around their saline bags while smoking in the gardens.  Anyone hassling those people deserves a punch in the nuts, IMO.

I have asthma.  As far as I'm concerned you should only be allowed to smoke or "vape" if you have a plastic bag around your head so the smoke doesn't get out.  Smokers shouldn't feel bad though, I feel the same way about perfume counters and people that wear too much of the cheap stuff.  The are other people around you.  If your nasty habit doesn't effect anyone else then knock yourself out, but otherwise just quit. 

[dkersten]

Smokers only bug me when they come to my desk (right after smoking a cigarette) and get about 6 inches from my face when leaning in to look at my screen to ask a question... The vape thing, I agree completely, it stinks worse than cigarette smoke. Frankly I don't think smokers and vapers know just how utterly offensive their smoke and odors are to someone who not only doesn't smoke but is also hyper-sensitive to smells and tastes.

My office has the server closet in it, and that room has no drop ceiling, and the space above is always a slightly different temp/air pressure, so consequently, any air on my half of the building will quickly wander into my office, including smelly food being cooked and the worst: when people spray half a can of fabreeze in the bathroom then turn off the fan and leave the door open... My God I have had to flee my office at times to keep from throwing up.  I can handle a little ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- smell, but that crap in a can that supposedly covers it up is the worst.

Number one for me though would be people walking into my office regardless of if I am on the phone or focused on other issues and exclaim "There's an error on my computer!"  When I give them the flat stare waiting for them to elaborate, they look at me like that was enough information to fix any problem.  Usually I start digging in my drawer until they ask what I am looking for, to which I respond, "My magic wand, I am sure it's in here somewhere."  Never sure if they just want me to wave my hands around and fix the problem or drop everything I am doing to go and look at the error because they somehow lost the ability to read the moment their computer didn't do what they expected it to do.

This is closely followed by other verbose requests for tech support like:
"Email stopped working"
"Can you ping my printer?"
"My internet is broken"
and the one that bugs me the most
"Your system doesn't work" (as if it is my system, and I control companies like Microsoft, Cisco, or Intel)

[harveybirdman]

The WORST thing I've ever had to do with "employee tech support" was when I asked an employee why she wasn't clocked in and working (ten minutes past her shift start).  She says, "The screen is black, and the power button on the monitor isn't working." 

I looked at her PC, and turned it on... and walked off before I said something HR wouldn't be proud of.

[dkersten]

OMG, I forgot the most annoying:  "You changed my password!"  Which of course I didn't.  At that point I usually tell them to try again and when it works this time because they actually typed their password in right, they respond "Whatever you just did worked, thanks!" and hang up.  95% of the "support" I give is either standing there while they do whatever didn't work and watching it work "this time" or simply asking them to try again.  The only upside is I don't have to do anything but absorb their dumbness to fix the problem.

I need one of these:

[whammoed]

What always bugged me most is people who leave their dirty dishes to soak in a break room sink that 100's of people share.  What if everyone did that?  Hell, one is annoying enough.
Don't have to worry about it anymore since I telecommute now, though the wife and kids are annoying sometimes. 
There are a plethora of things that annoyed me over the years working in a cube environment especially.  Way to many to even list.  Maybe I'm easily annoyed.

[pbj]

I got out of IT support years ago when it dawned on me I'd never be considered anything other than a computer janitor.

I continue to be astounded that people in leadership are incapable of plugging in a thumbdrive and opening a powerpoint presentation.  I've even told one CEO he was embarrassing us.  Even more embarrassing was the CIO standing there helping him with it.  No one else would do.

Anyway, job's a job and everyone has to make a living.  Wasn't for me.

[BadMouth]

Speaking of embarrassment, my company's email address ends in @aol.

[dkersten]

Speaking of embarrassment, my company's email address ends in @aol.

OMG, time to get out of the 90's..

[vwalbridge]

Speaking of embarrassment, my company's email address ends in @aol.

I just imagine everyone's inbox doing this all day:

[Slippyblade]

Pfft.  I've got you all beat.  I work with a hard-core, Bible thumping, flat Earther.

Have mercy on me.

[harveybirdman]

Pfft.  I've got you all beat.  I work with a hard-core, Bible thumping, flat Earther.

Have mercy on me.

All my co-workers think my stick fighting is LARPing

FTFY

[pbj]

I just imagine everyone's inbox doing this all day:

More like...

https://web.archive.org/web/20070923042303/http://www.chrisburke.org/music/youve_got_mail.mp3

[Slippyblade]

Nah, several of my co-workers participate as well.  It's a big group - I'd lay odds that you know someone who plays and just don't realize it.  :p

[thomas_surles]

talk to me.
don't do there job and cry when I get promoted.
park in my spot.
breath my air.
Constant complaining about their job or life (I don't care I hate you)
ask me for favors.
eat my lunch or use my coffe creamer.

ps. I hate people. most things people do piss me off.

[Cakemeister]

I've got one that's a cropduster.