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Office things that get on your nerves

Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:53 am
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
9693 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:53 am
I’ll start:

Shouting good morning from a distance. I’m not opposed to greeting someone with a good morning. It’s borderline obnoxious and disruptive to use an outside voice to communicate this.

Just freaking wave or wait until you’re closer and greet them with your normal inside voice.

I’m not a WFH lobbyist but good lord this is material.
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
9931 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:54 am to
Coffee breath in my face.


And why is it so hard not to fill your cup to the rim so you have to spill it in the hallway?
This post was edited on 1/3/24 at 8:10 am
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66622 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:54 am to
Desk Jockeys

People who randomly stop by and want to chat and don't know when to go away.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
66285 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:56 am to
When someone borrows my stapler.
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
14242 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:57 am to
quote:

Office things that get on your nerves
yes
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8249 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:57 am to
When someone I know knows how to do something asks how they should do it.

Not sure why they play dumb sometimes. I usually figure it’s because they know something has been fricked up and they’re trying to take themselves out of the line of responsibility.
Posted by bamaguy17
Member since Jul 2022
790 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:59 am to
Listening to music over speakers. Why? No one wants to hear that BS. Also, the extreme morning person who is so excited to see you and loudly tells you good morning. Stop lying, you're as miserable as the rest of us.

Now that I think of it, there's 5 different people in my office that do something annoying. I'm probably one of them because I can't sit still and when I walk out of my office, the door motion detector pops pretty loudly. That gets on my nerves too.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
56022 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 7:59 am to
hearing about the sporting events of kids I don't know.
Posted by DarlingClementine
Way west
Member since Sep 2023
115 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:01 am to
Coming to work sick. Keep you coughing/sneezing/snorting at home.
Posted by Buck Strickland
Arlen, Texas
Member since Sep 2017
155 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:01 am to
Co-workers.
Posted by Dixie2023
Member since Mar 2023
1686 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:03 am to
Morning people. Please leave me alone until about 10 am. Loud crunching of potato chips when it’s quiet, and the smell of hot sausage sandwiches from food court, ugh.
Posted by MasterJSchroeder
Berwick
Member since Nov 2020
1014 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:03 am to
Someone walks into or stands in the doorway of my office while I am on the phone
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83695 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:04 am to
7 am "timeout for safety" meetings
Posted by DrEdgeLSU
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2006
8191 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:05 am to
quote:

Office things that get on your nerves


Daily 8am meetings that have little to no substance or purpose, but are required to attend.
Posted by Lord_Ford
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2016
4032 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:06 am to
quote:

Office things that get on your nerves


Being here
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
7650 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:06 am to
Not spraying Lysol or something after dropping a giant deuce. Not refilling the paper towel or toilet paper dispenser when it runs out, or at least notifying someone that would be in charge of such things. I'm in a small office, so that's something we do ourselves.
Posted by tss22h8
30.4 N 90.9 W
Member since Jan 2007
18679 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:07 am to
People who ask questions on topics that they could look up for themselves ("Google it!").


People are too lazy to look up answers for themselves so they think it's easier to ask me for answers.
This post was edited on 1/3/24 at 8:15 am
Posted by sleepytime
Member since Feb 2014
3598 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:08 am to
Free food vultures that take home enough leftovers for 15 people after vendors bring food and then leave the empty plates with crumbs on them sitting on the tables instead of trashing them.
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4920 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:10 am to
"Per my last email"

or

People who set automatic reply emails with the most unnecessary wording like:
"I will be using my PTO" we get it you're off.
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
11203 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:11 am to
quote:

Shouting good morning from a distance. I’m not opposed to greeting someone with a good morning. It’s borderline obnoxious and disruptive to use an outside voice to communicate this.



On the flip side of this.

Walking past someone and saying good morning and having them not even look in your direction as they pass by without responding.

The sheer volume of people who refuse to use even mediocre hygiene habits while in the office bathroom.

"Um no I would not care to try your homemade whatever it is. I have an aversion to fecal matter in my food supply. I've seen how you act in a public bathroom and I shudder to think of your home habits and hygiene."
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