Co-Worker Pet Peeves

[Miss Phode]

What do your co-workers do that drive you nuts?

I can't stand when they congregate outside my office door to catch up on the latest gossip.

If I'm on the phone, please don't stand in my doorway staring at me, waiting for me to hang up, or even worse, insist on whispering to me when I'm on the telephone.

Please don't use speakerphone unless your door is closed. I'm not interested in hearing your entire phone conversation.

I'm sick of the constant sound of Nextel's beeping.

When you use the last roll of tape, pack of stickey notes, ream of paper, please order more!

If a pen/folder/stapler is on my desk, ask to use it. Don't just swipe it when I get up to use the restroom.

Why do people talk so loud on the phone when they're taking a personal call?

Thank goodness it's almost Friday!

[MotherOfGizmo]

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I can't stand when they congregate outside my office door to catch up on the latest gossip.

Please don't use speakerphone unless your door is closed. I'm not interested in hearing your entire phone conversation.

Why do people talk so loud on the phone when they're taking a personal call?

I totally agree with you on ALL of what you said, but especially the above!

I am stuck in a friggin cubby hole with a bunch of College Interns next door for the summer. I have to listen to them talk among themselves and on the phone with their friends--I get to hear the same stories over and over and over--most of them about how drunk they got over the weekend and who said what to who and blah blah blah. Then they call their mom's and/or dad's and yak yak yak about all kinds of crap.

They don't know how to talk quietly and they think the speaker phone is just too cool-- I guess it makes them feel important! UGH, oh, see they don't have to pay for long distance so they take full advantage of it! Yesterday I got to hear how they plan to cheat in their classes and how one guy has all the test questions and answers if anybody is interested. And they get college credit for doing this! shows you what a college degree really means these days!

The people who work for the office just like to complain all day long about how horrible their jobs are, these are the same people who leave 4 times a day for 30-45 minutes to go to Starbucks and pick up fancy coffee drinks and they take 1 1/2 hour to 2 hour lunches...yea, they work way too hard! Poor things, I really feel for them.

LOL you're right TGIFT (thank god its Friday tomorrow!)

[kkat55]

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I don't like it when I hear a co-worker talking to the boss and he asks her to type a letter. Then she'll reply, "Do you want Kat to do that?" Kat is me! Everyone here can type and yes I've said something about it. I don't like to get dumped on. She claims that he just likes me to type because I'm fast. (Her way of getting out of it.)

Or when our boss gives us each a basket of fruit (weeks ago) and a co-worker goes in the fridge and takes three of my peaches without asking and later when I'm talking about fruit she says that she stole three. (My husband asked if she got any - maybe that is why she did it and I told him we each got a basket, but for some reason she wants mine too.) Lately I've noticed that she's taking food from people's desks, swapping chairs, etc.

These things grind on my nerves.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Oh Oh, I forgot one!

People who bring their kids/babies to work! Our clients (and me!) don't want to hear nor see your children! Especially the screaming babies they bring in just to show off how "cute" they are. This is not a nursery! Please, get a baby sitter if you must come in on your days off! It is just so unprofessional--especially when we have a multi million dollar client here trying to have a quiet meeting!

Whew!

[Tired of Chub]

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oh lord. Ill hit the high points because there isnt enough server spacein teh WORLD to get it allin.

Sex life- I dont want to hear about what you did with whom.
Food- quit ******** that diets dont work. You are stuffing your face with a bigmac for gods sake. get of fyour fat sorry asss and MOVE.
Children- I dont care how much you hate your stepchildren. your husband had them before he met you so you know he had them and at least one exwife. no sympathy from me. I dont care what your baby did, where your child has a scab. and I sure as helll dont wanna see effing pictures of the sprogs.
marriage- my marital status or lack there of, isnt your concern. repeated questions of when Im getting married or that Im getting old (hello, Imalmost THIRTY, not 90) and wont find someone, are grounds for an asss reaming.
Perfume-they smell like a 90 year old woman thats rolled around in an english garden. get a clue, you smell like a funeral parlor, take a bath in water, not eau de toilet water.
bodily functions- hacking and spitting is repulsive. its worse that you are a woman and do it into your trash can. I gag everytime.
food- you do NOT have my permission to ask me what Im eating, or what stinks, or say that it looks weird. I dont cook for you buggars for a reason, I dont likeyou. I cook for those I like. you dont qualify.
eating- lip smacking and other disgusting sounds Id expect from children. not those over the age of 50. This is why I refuse to eat with coworkers.

ANSWER THE PHONE. Im not clerical staff. I dont answer thep hone and yet... if the receptionist is out of the office, the clerical staff suddenly cant hear the damned thing ring.

[Sweet_Sadie]

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Bieatch fest woooooo! LOL!

[dotsamantha]

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We're going through a lot of training classes. Yes they're boring, but too bad, you're being paid to not do your job for a week. There's a lot of valuable info and all I can hear is people behind me "whispering". I know if I can hear it so can the instructor and it's very distrascting. I almost told them to shut the f up a few times, but that would be wrong, lol. The instructor even mentions that she'd appreciate it if we respected her and she'd return the consideration. We're adults for goodness sake.

[not2late]

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It doesn't happen at my current job, but I've worked in places where people steal a portion of your lunch. For example, you bring a bunch of grapes or veggie sticks and dip, some of the grapes or sticks go missing between the time you put your bag in the fridge and lunch. I remember once I was extraordinarily busy and ate lunch late. My lunch was gone, including the paper bag! One of my co-workers told me that it was my fault because I should have eaten my lunch on time.

The other pet-peeve is the person who asks you to cover them for a few minutes while they take a bathroom break. Then 45 minutes later, when they return from their bathroom break with a bag of potato chips and a couple cans of soda, they get snippy because they need to cover you for a legitimate bathroom break.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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It doesn't happen at my current job, but I've worked in places where people steal a portion of your lunch. For example, you bring a bunch of grapes or veggie sticks and dip, some of the grapes or sticks go missing between the time you put your bag in the fridge and lunch. I remember once I was extraordinarily busy and ate lunch late. My lunch was gone, including the paper bag! One of my co-workers told me that it was my fault because I should have eaten my lunch on time.

I can't believe people have the nerve! They're not that bad here BUT, they will use your condiments, for example butter or may or salad dressing! I mark mine very clearly with stickers with my name on it...all over so they can't miss it! I finally gave up and got myself a really small little refridgerator to put under my desk. It's just big enough to fit a bottle of dressing, mayo, butter and and hunk of cheese.... I still have to risk putting my lunch in the fridge but so far no one has had to cahones to mess with it.

[Sweet_Sadie]

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My friend writes "FEVER BLISTER/HERPES INFECTED" on her lunch and noone ever touches it!

[kkat55]

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My friend writes "FEVER BLISTER/HERPES INFECTED" on her lunch and noone ever touches it!

(giggle)

[MotherOfGizmo]

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My friend writes "FEVER BLISTER/HERPES INFECTED" on her lunch and noone ever touches it!

OK, now that's too gross. I wouldn't even put my lunch in the same refridgerator! But I have taken a bite out of my lunch and put it back...just so there would be visible teeth marks just in case!

John told me to put laxatives in my salad dressing and leave it in there...serve them right! I'd just have to remember to not eat it myself!

[cmcole]

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Some people bring mini coolers for their lunch to avoid the lunch room thieves.

If I ever tell you something (rarely) personal, I don't want to have you repeat it, and I most certainly don't want to hear you repeat it.

Why am I expendable (disposable) on paper, but when someone wants something done that nobody else is willing to do . . . I'm the one that they come to, so it will get done?

[staziaw]

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One of my bosses simply cannot think for himself. He has access to Outlook Contacts, but never looks for the phone number he wants before he bellows at me for it. He will said "I didn't receive that" when someone asks if he read an email, when I know it's in his Inbox but he's too busy checking his stocks to do his legitmate work!!!

My other boss whistles. Whistles. WHISTLES!!! We are in a ridiculously small office. I have issues with high pitches noises (bad ear infection in my 20's screwed up one of my ears). He won't stop. Grrrrrr. Also, when my main boss (see above) asks ME a question, secondary boss pipes in and answers for me. I flippin' HATE that! I mean really, you are good with numbers, little man, but I am WAY smarter than you!

Whew.

Thanks.

I feel better!

Stacy

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Oh isn't whistling aggravating as all get out? We have one of those here, and its always the same friggin tune, all day long!