Work Pet Peeves

ironmom5

Totally stole this from the Working Moms board, but I KNOW you all have them.

So what are your biggest pet peeves at the office?

ironmom5

1. People who constantly eat at their desks.  I hate the sound, I hate the smell, I hate seeing people look like cows when they chew.  I understand if you have to work through mealtime, but seriously, HOW OFTEN DO YOU NEED TO EAT???

2. Excessive personal phone calls.  If you can't go an entire eight hour shift without calling your husband/mother/doctor/college roommate, just stop working.  (I'm NOT talking once in awhile, to ask a question or make an appointment.  I'm talking 3+ PER DAY.)

katielynn01

The old lady who sits next to me who does NOTHING. She comes in, puts her phone on 'not available', and proceeds to play games on Yahoo all day long. While getting paid. And while people sit on hold because there's not enough people here to answer them.

She's actually only part time right now (a whopping two days a week) and she's coming in full time to help while I'm on maternity leave. My co-workers are already bitching about it.

OH and the reason she works here and isn't fired yet, is that she's the office manager's BFF.

lmossali

Being judged that I'm tired and make frequent trips to the bathroom. 

katielynn01

ironmom5:

1. People who constantly eat at their desks.  I hate the sound, I hate the smell, I hate seeing people look like cows when they chew.  I understand if you have to work through mealtime, but seriously, HOW OFTEN DO YOU NEED TO EAT???

2. Excessive personal phone calls.  If you can't go an entire eight hour shift without calling your husband/mother/doctor/college roommate, just stop working.  (I'm NOT talking once in awhile, to ask a question or make an appointment.  I'm talking 3+ PER DAY.)

1. I AM THAT PERSON. I'm a fatty. I can't help it. I love food. And my baby loves food. I try to be quiet though, but sometimes I do eat an apple. To be fair, if I don't eat something, I get low blood sugar and get all shakey then pass out. I feel that's a little bit of an excuse.

2. The girl that sits at the cubicle across from me is like that. Holy shiiit, she calls her bf who works at the iHop, her daughters daycare, daughters doctor, everyone under the sun. Mainly the boyfriend pisses me off. He's so nasty and I always want to be like WHYYYY Plus he calls here a lot and you'll hear her phone ring (different ring for personal calls) then ring some more, then he finally just calls here and asks for her. SO ANNOYING.

ironmom5

katielynn01:

ironmom5:

1. People who constantly eat at their desks.  I hate the sound, I hate the smell, I hate seeing people look like cows when they chew.  I understand if you have to work through mealtime, but seriously, HOW OFTEN DO YOU NEED TO EAT???

2. Excessive personal phone calls.  If you can't go an entire eight hour shift without calling your husband/mother/doctor/college roommate, just stop working.  (I'm NOT talking once in awhile, to ask a question or make an appointment.  I'm talking 3+ PER DAY.)

1. I AM THAT PERSON. I'm a fatty. I can't help it. I love food. And my baby loves food. I try to be quiet though, but sometimes I do eat an apple. To be fair, if I don't eat something, I get low blood sugar and get all shakey then pass out. I feel that's a little bit of an excuse.

2. The girl that sits at the cubicle across from me is like that. Holy shiiit, she calls her bf who works at the iHop, her daughters daycare, daughters doctor, everyone under the sun. Mainly the boyfriend pisses me off. He's so nasty and I always want to be like WHYYYY Plus he calls here a lot and you'll hear her phone ring (different ring for personal calls) then ring some more, then he finally just calls here and asks for her. SO ANNOYING.

That's a pet peeve of mine, too.  When someone on my staff has their husband call and ask me to find them, I want to ask how long they've been missing for and suggest a police report.  I have someone who will put clients on hold when her cell rings.  Because that's appropriate.

Sprite2012

ironmom5:

1. People who constantly eat at their desks.  I hate the sound, I hate the smell, I hate seeing people look like cows when they chew.  I understand if you have to work through mealtime, but seriously, HOW OFTEN DO YOU NEED TO EAT???

2. Excessive personal phone calls.  If you can't go an entire eight hour shift without calling your husband/mother/doctor/college roommate, just stop working.  (I'm NOT talking once in awhile, to ask a question or make an appointment.  I'm talking 3+ PER DAY.)

OMG, you hit the nail on the head for me, ESPECIALLY NUMBER 1.  My co-worker eats apples every day at 9am.  I usually have to leave the office.

I'll add a number 3 - People who CLIP THEIR FINGER AND TOE NAILS at their F-ING DESK.   

QuintonsMummah

Complaining about every single customer you speak with....we are all getting the same issues with customers, deal with it. We don't need to listen to your constant negativity ALL DAY LONG!!!!

 

shutupanddance07

I really hate that person who "knows everything about everything" but is ALWAYS wrong... 

Especially when they tell me how to do things, that I'm doing things wrong, or talk to me like I'm dumb and don't know how to do my job. Even more so when you look at our resumes next to one another and discover that, oh, look, I have ten years of experience and a degree. You have... well, none of those things. Please go swallow a knife. I hate you.

 

StaceySMC13

I have 2 as well

1)  Super loud people - whether that is talking on the phone at the loudest possible volume, always using the speaker phone or having your computer's sound up so loud that i know when you get an email from 4 offices over.

2) the woman in the next office over cracks her gum for 2 hours straight after lunch.  I'm not talking the occasional pop.  I'm talking nonstop cracking... I don't even understand how you do that!  

tngrl3

1. That the other 2 guys in my office don't  seem know that you can turn the clicky sound off on your iPad so when you type I don't have to know exactly how many letters you just entered!

2. I definitely agree with the multiple personal phone calls. I feel awkward sitting in the room when you are having a fight with your significant other or you have made 12 phone calls to your mom in one day. If I have to make a personal call, I use my cell phone and go out of the office!

3. People blowing their nose. I hate that sound. In my opinion you should go to the bathroom for this.  

KristaNbHam

This is mine:

Parents who think that their kid's low grade is my fault when it was the child who did not do the assignment. They want to set up a conference to discuss Little Johnny and why he has such a low score. You don't need to involve me in that... ASK YOUR KID! That's what a ZERO means. If you can't get an honest response from your kid, then yes, it's okay to contact me... but ask the kid first before you assume it's a grown woman's fault. 

10Nessie

People who clip their fingernails at their desk...yuck.  Do that at home or go in the bathroom.

Also, the co-worker who talks to me like I'm clueless about pregnancy and parenting since I'm a FTM.  She constantly says things like, "Just wait...until you have to pee all the time/until you get cravings/until your 3rd trimester/until you go into labor etc." or "You'll understand someday."  Ugh, no...I think I get it.  

The other day she started a conversation with me by saying, "Did I ever tell you about when I lost my mucus plug?"  Ew, no, and I don't need to hear about it.  If I want to hear about mucus plugs, I'll ask about it on the bump, thank you very much.

shutupanddance07

KristaNbHam:

This is mine:

Parents who think that their kid's low grade is my fault when it was the child who did not do the assignment. They want to set up a conference to discuss Little Johnny and why he has such a low score. You don't need to involve me in that... ASK YOUR KID! That's what a ZERO means. If you can't get an honest response from your kid, then yes, it's okay to contact me... but ask the kid first before you assume it's a grown woman's fault. 

Oh, this. Or, in a former district I used to work in, when the PRINCIPAL used to come and ask me why so and so keeps cutting my class, or why he's failing so badly, and can I do something to help his grade. Dude, go ask HIM why he keeps cutting my class! And if he wants to pass, show up and do an assignment. I teach ART for pete's sake, it's not even hard! He's 17 years old, and I have 120 kids on my roster. I have classes to teach, I can't be chasing kids who have no interest in my class around the building with 30 other kids in my room. I'm gonna teach the ones who showed up. 

ironmom5

sugar2515:

rdmitten:

People that don't silence their cell phones and let them ring...and ring. Makes me want to smash my stapler into my head. People that don't replace paper in the printer or copier. How lazy can you be? And last but not least, interns that complain about being an intern. It makes me stabby.

This.

Third this.  OR people who think the fax machine is a mailbox.  If a paper doesn't pertain to you, put it in the person's mailbox, which is FIVE FEET AWAY!!  Don't leave it on the copy/fax.  I've had so many contracts fall into the abyss behind the fax machine because someone just put it on top instead of bringing it to me.

Also, when you are done faxing or copying something, TAKE THE ORIGINAL!  Throw it in the shredder or the recycling.  Our copier is always covered in random paper.  GARRRRRRRR!

BarooGirl

ironmom5:

sugar2515:

rdmitten:

People that don't silence their cell phones and let them ring...and ring. Makes me want to smash my stapler into my head. People that don't replace paper in the printer or copier. How lazy can you be? And last but not least, interns that complain about being an intern. It makes me stabby.

This.

Third this.  OR people who think the fax machine is a mailbox.  If a paper doesn't pertain to you, put it in the person's mailbox, which is FIVE FEET AWAY!!  Don't leave it on the copy/fax.  I've had so many contracts fall into the abyss behind the fax machine because someone just put it on top instead of bringing it to me.

Also, when you are done faxing or copying something, TAKE THE ORIGINAL!  Throw it in the shredder or the recycling.  Our copier is always covered in random paper.  GARRRRRRRR!

It's like we all work with the same idiots.

I will add on that if you take something off of the printer/fax and dont want to put it in the persons mailbox. Just keep it in order, DO NOT shuffle my loan documents or tax returns- they print/copy in a specific order for a reason.

 

BarooGirl

I complain about her/this every chance I get, but here it goes again.

Work bathroom shitter,

Quit it.

Grossed out,

Baroo

 

Today she was in there when I was ready to pee my pants. I was already in the stall when I even noticed someone was in the other. Rather than pretend that nothing is going on, she decided to try and talk to me. AHHHH! I dont like RR convos anyway, but crapping convos are even worse. Just pretend you arent even in here. She even appologized which made it all sorts of akward.

 

"I'm sorry"

"um, it's OK- everyone shits"...