Things people do at work that ANNOY you - lets make a list (pay, education)

[_redbird_]

No one has mentioned this, so I guess I will. Anyone have a co-worker who is so annoying, they become annoying to look at, or just to hear their voice?

I have the ultimate annoying person at work who falls into the category of the "effeminate" heterosexual guy with the nauseatingly overly nice "woman-voice".

Every time I see him now, I want to say, GO AWAY! arrgh.

[colorado native]

My boss asked me to put up a sign about a staff party.

He later asked me if I thought I used the "best font possible." I asked if he had a favorite, or a specific one in mind. He answered, "I don't know... something that says... Fun but professional." He mentioned that he'd really appreciate it if I really put some thought behind it this time and walked away.

I kinda have a lot of pretty important things to do.

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by bobmulk

I dislike it when people bring their kid's sign up lists for cookies, wrapping paper, etc. from school. There should be a corporate rule against this. The kid is supposed to do this work on his own. Instead mommy and daddy are taking the little darling's place and doing the work for them. Why? To make as much money as possible? So their kid will win first place?

Oh' boy do I know that. Let me put a personal spin on this. We had a man and woman at my workplace who were both married and had kids of their own, but they were having an affair. She would actually go around and try to sell things for HIS kids. Everyone was thinking "hello, he's NOT your husband and they're NOT YOUR kids".

[Steve-o]

The most annoying flippin thing is when youre eating lunch, reading the newspaper, and someone comes and sits beside you and just starts flappin their jaws about everything under the sun. You try and make it known to them that you dont want to be bothered (by not looking up at them and giving them one-word-replies) and they still dont get the clue and continue talking anyways, making it impossible to read. Ugh!!!!

[GypsySoul22]

New thing that annoys me...people in power positions who are either VERY stupid and clueless and make idiotic comments, "Oh gee, oh boy, that copy machine is really nasty, isn't?" (seriously). Or they are very good about pretending to be stupid..

[pushkinswife]

Having a boss that is so friggin clueless about their and YOUR job yet constantly tries to give you tips to improve YOUR job and when they change something about how you do YOUR job they get all types of "yeeeeaaaa good job..." When in reality you should be the boss and your bosses boss because neither of them have a CLUE....

People on the phone in the laboratory making up solutions...ok when your phone drops in some acid don't be mad....

When people butt into your conversations. As if they were a part of the A & B. OK if I wanted C to chime in I would have asked "Hey you, I know you are dying to say- something whats your opinion?"

People who are absolutely not trainable, suck at their job and here's the clincher: they make the same or even MORE than you do...but you trained them....

Having to train your own supervisor....

[dennismpat]

Loud talkers whom I can hear clear from the opposite end of the building (and the building itself is pretty wide).

At my last job, on my first day I brought two cans of Diet Pepsi and put them in the refrigerator in the break room. Later that day when I was going to take my afternoon break, I opened the refrigerator to find that someone STOLE one of my drinks! I was told that to prevent that from happening again, I needed to write my initials on the cans with a Sharpie marker, which did help. But other people taking your lunch or drinks from the refrigerator without asking is a real pet peeve of mine!

When others don't put more paper into the copier or printer when it runs out.

When people bring fundraisers on behalf of their kids (selling candy, cookie dough, etc.).

Managers and supervisors who micromanage their people.

Someone else mentioned restroom etiquette. Enough said.

[eric1025]

1. Co-workers having to send an email to a large audience 4 or 5 times to correct mistakes, add items, etc. PROOF READ!!!!!!!!

2. Taking the last of the coffee and leaving the coffee maker on to burn the pot.

3. Micromanaging. Non Technical managers asking me technical details, and asking me to explain said details when I have clearly communicated the issue has been resolved.

4. Co-workers standing outside my office waiting to talk to me when I am busy or on the phone. Waiting a minute or two is fine, but some people wait 20 minutes. Send me an email, request a meeting, call me, but GO AWAY for now.

5. Meetings without any agendas. They go nowhere. We meet on the same thing every week and nothing gets done. Make people responsibile for their deliverables and MOVE ON. It gets old, quickly.

[tagylyn]

People who call out all the time, come in late, leave early and want days off for all their drama.
I have a migraine, my car won't start, I slid into a curb and broke my tie rod, my baby's sick, my grandparents died (just how many do you have), I couldn't find my keys, my boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife broke up with me. I have food poisoning, I have to bail out my relative/friend from jail.
It's always something or another!

[surfingatwork]

Originally Posted by montanamom

Anyone ever have to work with a Bridezilla? I once worked with another secretary who talked endlessly about every single aspect of her upcoming wedding for the ENTIRE YEAR she was engaged prior to the event. I mean everyday for A YEAR it was constant updates of every minute detail from what kind of engraved matchbook covers she chose, what flowers she was thinking of choosing, her dress/shoe/color choices, which caterers they were considering, what food for the reception, and on and on and on. She spent way more time on her "wedding planning" than on acual work related activities, and I had to take up the slack. I attended the wedding, it was very mediocre, and I was never so glad to see something finally over with!

I also don't like to hear constant details about someone's pregnancy. I've had two kids, I know how it works, they're not going through something particularly "unique", it's how we all get here after all!

MY LAST RANT - in the job I have now, we all have to eat in the same breakroom. I always seem to choose to go to lunch at the same time as the most OBNOXIOUS eater does. This man makes more noise chomping, chewing, and slurping his food, I just want to scream! I am usually reading the paper and trying to eat my lunch at the same time, it's all I can do not to say something. I've tried to make some loud chomping noises myself just to drop the hint! I've often cut my lunch short just to get away. He's married and I have to wonder how his wife put's up with his PIGGY eating.

my boss talked non stop about every single aspect of her pregnancy and i mean every single aspect of it. things i really did not need to know.

Oh and people that bring their children to work. i work in a real estate office and at least once a week someone brings their child or children in to the office. okay this wouldn't bother me so much EXCEPT it never fails the kids end up hovering over ME wanting to know what i'm doing or to talk about a toy or a button or anything. UGH!!!!! get your freak'n kid away from ME! (i don't have children)