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alltherage · 07-19-2007, 03:42 PM

I know many CPers visit from the office throughout the day... at least I do!

What are your biggest annoyances and pet peeves through the office?

One of my biggest has to be:

People eating stinky food at their cubicle.

I can smell it alllllll the way across the office, and it smells SICK. Eat a turkey sandwich or something, if you're going to have egg salad or McDicks or something... EAT OUT! EAT IN THE CAFETERIA! EAT IN YOUR CAR FOR ALL I CARE!!

Rhettzky · 07-19-2007, 03:48 PM

People with poor hygiene that are "close talkers".

Anyone that talks loud on their phone with their office door open or on a cell phone in common office area's.

White noise generators.

Doing work.

Mango · 07-19-2007, 03:53 PM

I once worked with someone who cut his nails (toes included) in his cubicle. Every few days I would hear, "clip" "clip" "clip". It drove me up the wall and it was rather disgusting.

kdoir345 · 07-19-2007, 03:54 PM

Those that carry on conversations right outside my office door, you have an office too, go to it. People that come with problems before ou even get started for the morning ie: right when walking in the door, like give me 5 minutes please.

fredr123 · 07-19-2007, 04:06 PM

People who have atrocious handwriting. I don't have time to interpret the hyroglyphics on your memo. If you have awful handwriting, please type stuff out. Dictate the memo even. Please.

Burninator · 07-19-2007, 04:08 PM

My office has desks without walls separating them. They are basically just a bunch of desks and tables pushed together. Some people talk in your work space, over top of you, to the person beside you. Really irritating. It's not hard to walk 5 or 10 feet to their desk.

alltherage · 07-19-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Burninator

My office has desks without walls separating them. They are basically just a bunch of desks and tables pushed together. Some people talk in your work space, over top of you, to the person beside you. Really irritating. It's not hard to walk 5 or 10 feet to their desk.

Holy crap thats bad. I thought I had it rough being in a 2 walled corner cubicle.

Eveyone who walks by can see everything I do, and my computer screen faces the Boss' Offices.

flambers · 07-19-2007, 04:17 PM

People who work in Cubicles and decide to let one "RIP" thinking no one will here him or her.

socalwingfan · 07-19-2007, 04:19 PM

People who walk into my cubicle and start going through my stuff

ken0042 · 07-19-2007, 04:28 PM

I think elevators could have their own thread, but here's a few of mine:

- Elevator "surprise." These people get on at the 2nd floor, go to 4, and seem shocked when the doors open on 4. Especially bad in my building because the doors shut quickly.

- "Express Elevator" people. These folks get on the ground floor, press 21, the elevator stops on 2 to let more people on, and they push their way to the front. Or they get on, press 21, 6 others get on pressing lower floors, and each and every floor they push their way to the front.

- "I was here first!"- in my building there are 6 elevators. I'm the last one of 6 people getting to the elevator lobby, and who knows which one is coming first. The one I happen to be standing in front of dings, and some person pushes me out of the way to get onto the empty elevator first.

There's more, but I'm done work for the day.

habernac · 07-19-2007, 04:29 PM

people that whine about their workload. Especially when they whine so much about it they get even more behind.

When management don't have the balls to fire someone. And then they're surprised when their entire team is lacking motivation. You don't think people notice when someone else dicks around and nothing is done about it? People see it, get fed up, and then start doing nothing as well.

enthused · 07-19-2007, 04:40 PM

-People who look at my computer screen when they walk by my office. Nosy buggers!

-People who take way too many smoke breaks. Your disgusting habit shouldn't be an excuse for not doing any work. Seriously. If people can go out that often for smoke breaks, I should be able to take as many "do whatever the hell I feel like" breaks.

-When people put their dirty cups in the sink. There's a friggin dishwasher right beside the sink!

Flashpoint · 07-19-2007, 04:53 PM

My office is next to our IT guys office. He usually is out fixing someone's problem.

People ask me "Do you know where James is?", like I have some sort of IT GPS.

I eventually put up a sign.

"I have no idea where James is."

People continue to ask. Now I just point at the sign.

Dion · 07-19-2007, 05:27 PM

Co workers who loudly belch and try to go through the alphabet at the same time, after they finished their coke.

Bobblehead · 07-19-2007, 05:32 PM

I hate that when we asked for a bit more privacy and quiet, they brought in a white noise system in an attempt to "drown out" other sounds. But people didn't like the result, so the volume was turned down. Now we have all the annoyance of continuous white noise and none of the benefits.

Cal-Gal · 07-19-2007, 05:40 PM

I apologize in advance for the feminist rant that's about to ensue:

I'm the only woman that works in our office...all the rest are men. Sadly my male co-workers are under the misguided impression that because I'm the only female in the office, I must be the one who will do their administrative tasks or even personal errands for them.

"Will you book my flight?"...."Could you take this to accounting for me?"...."Would you mind faxing this for me?" I even had a co-worker ask me to pick up his suit from the dry-cleaners. I have nothing against secretaries, its just that, well, I'M NOT A SECRETARY. We NEED a secretary in our office, but my boss refuses to hire one.

In the meantime, whenever a co-worker comes to me with a clerical request, I just point to my degree hanging on the wall. They usually get the hint....

bigtmac19 · 07-19-2007, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alltherage

Holy crap thats bad. I thought I had it rough being in a 2 walled corner cubicle.

Eveyone who walks by can see everything I do, and my computer screen faces the Boss' Offices.

Oh my gosh, that sucks so bad. Poor you.

I can't stand it when I am on the phone and someone just comes and stands behind me waiting for me to finish. I'm not talking personal call her, it's business. Excuse me, I'm on the phone!
Can you not come back later.

bigtmac19 · 07-19-2007, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burninator

My office has desks without walls separating them. They are basically just a bunch of desks and tables pushed together. Some people talk in your work space, over top of you, to the person beside you. Really irritating. It's not hard to walk 5 or 10 feet to their desk.

This really sucks too, cubicles are at least an illusion of privacy. I could not stand that sitting out in a big room with everyone else.

Barnes · 07-19-2007, 07:00 PM

People who work in the buildiing and take the elevator to the second floor.

People who try to get on the elevator before letting people off.

Harbourmouth · 07-19-2007, 07:13 PM

My biggest pet peeves is having to listen to receptionists yak all lunch. The way these people talk you'd think they ran the show. I don't even eat in the lunch room anymore. Sometimes I feel like just losing it and telling them they could replaced in 5 minutes with one call to a temp agency.