re: Annoying things people do but they are unaware of them.

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Bosses that use "We" instead of "you"

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I'm not "the boss", but I manage someone and I am guilty of this. It has bitten me in the arse because "we" apparently implies I'm working on the task with them versus just trying to politely tell them THEY need to work on it.

People who buy lottery tickets after they see how much change is leftover.

ETA - Actually all people who buy lottery tickets.

Idiots talking on speaker phone at a restaurant. I want to throw bread at them.

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People watching videos in high volume on their smart phones while surrounded by people in public.

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There's young guy that gets dropped off at this coffee shop I go to. They have an upstairs where people like to study and is usually quiet. I've been up there twice with this dude playing ESPN sports highlights on repeat with his speaker on. I asked him nicely if he had some headphones. He seemed kind of annoyed, but put in his headphones. The guy has some kind of mentally challenged issue, so I try to be nice to him.

What pisses me off the most are old people talking on their phone at the coffee shop. Most of us are in there reading or having a conversation with someone across from us. Then you have some old man that can barely hear that decides to bust out his phone and start yelling into it.

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talking on speaker phone.

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Just in general.
We get it- you're so important, you want the world to hear your conversation.

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People watching videos in high volume on their smart phones while surrounded by people in public.

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I find that these people are very aware of what they are doing...they just don't give a frick about anybody else.

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Reverse parking when pulling head first is viable and there cars waiting to get by.

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Cars waiting to get by? Backing into a parking spot is not only smarter/better, but it doesn't take much more time than pulling in if you know what you're doing. I always back in and it takes mere seconds.



I have a new coworker that shares a cubicle wall with me, and that motherfricker makes noise all day long. He does this little sound with his mouth (sort of like "chwwww chw chw chw chwwwwwwww") about 30-40 times a day, and then every single time he does that he starts narrating what he's fricking doing. He'll whisper to himself and narrate: "Okay, let's see...I need to click this.....nope, not that, let's go back.....um....oh, there it is. Let's click here, and...yeah, this is it. Now we need to find.........this one...yeah. There we go. I was supposed to enter that stuff here, but where is it?.......ah, there it is. Enter here...." blah blah fricking blah.

I finally had to tell him something last week. I was like dude, you have to stop narrating what you're doing. I made it light-hearted and laugh-y, and he doesn't even realize he's doing it. And he was like my bad, I'll be quiet. There are so many things that he does that just grind my gears. As much as I like my job compared to my previous job, I think I miss my old office more than anything else. Cubicle life sucks.

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When your first move leaving is forward you have a better understanding of your vehicle's surroundings. Are you more likely to reverse over a small child or run over a small child in front of your vehicle when leaving a parking spot?

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Maybe it is a car thing, but it is also easier to do a quick check up and down the lane as your are getting into your car to see if any one is about to start walking/driving down the lane.

I back in occasionally if it’s not inconveniencing others. Most times I pull in forward.

And in my 27+ years of driving I’ve never even come close to hitting someone while backing out.

I don’t think I’m some sort of savant; instead I just think I drive safely.

Smacking while eating and people saying a word for you when all you do is pause to think of what you are trying to say