Your Office Pet Peeves!

[Biff]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

People (non exec team) who call my cell on the weekend to help with a home computer problem. I am obligated to answer the phone since the company pays for it but I am not obligated to fix your POS computer you just bought from Bb or Fs. Its very likely you get paid more than I do so you can take it back and pay them $50 to install RAM or whatever.

HP Warranty repairs.

Telus network HelpDesk - we have over 70 MPLS lines accross western Canada with our company, and no I dont know the damn number of the CCt in Grand Prairie becuase when you upgraded the line no one sent me the updated numbers, can you just not look it up by address.

People in external locations who give sales people my direct work number and or email address.

Paper/Toner/Contract etc sales people - my job is handling layer 2 server issues and layer 3 network issues, not purchasing god damn toner so piss off.

The building I work in when they turn off the water for Stampede weekend and no one informs us so I have to go in on the weekend after everything shuts down because the air conditioner died and go to Home Depot and buy some industrial fans to cool the room down.

PS - I am a loud talker but I have an office with a door

MYK

I think we have the same job just in alternate universes.

[Superflyer]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

People (non exec team) who call my cell on the weekend to help with a home computer problem. I am obligated to answer the phone since the company pays for it but I am not obligated to fix your POS computer you just bought from Bb or Fs. Its very likely you get paid more than I do so you can take it back and pay them $50 to install RAM or whatever.

HP Warranty repairs.

Telus network HelpDesk - we have over 70 MPLS lines accross western Canada with our company, and no I dont know the damn number of the CCt in Grand Prairie becuase when you upgraded the line no one sent me the updated numbers, can you just not look it up by address.

People in external locations who give sales people my direct work number and or email address.

Paper/Toner/Contract etc sales people - my job is handling layer 2 server issues and layer 3 network issues, not purchasing god damn toner so piss off.


MYK

Wow that is just what I would say as well. I hate getting a call on the weekend or even worse when I am on holidays from someone who is to dumb to try a reboot on their computer.
Also I hate when someone from my work goes to another company to do work or show off their work and they call me because they cannot the projector to work, maybe talk to their IT dept, you know the ones that might know something about that model.

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by Harbourmouth

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.

"these people", that's a little harsh.

[Madman]

Loud 1:00 apple eater.

[RW99]

Originally Posted by ZDogg

Overuse of the Air Conditioner!!!! The thing is running when its 18-20C in the office! Wearing a sweater in the office while its 37C outside just doesn't feel right.

Besides that I enjoy my workplace... if there ever were a perfect office I may have found it.

I have a similar problem. I work in Banff in an office full of Aussies. They keep jacking up the heat when it's 25-30 outside. I have to keep turning it down.

They can wear sweaters, I can't wear anything less than my shirt and tie

[jammies]

I almost never go to the office, that solves all my office problems. Although the last time I *did* go, someone stole my cubicle by the window, 'cause apparently he felt it was a waste to have such a primo spot assigned to a guy who wasn't ever there, as if THAT makes some kind of sense.

Now, if you wanted to know what I hated about visiting customer sites, I could go and on until you cried for mercy... one thing I will say is, if you're going to have a receptionist, make sure she's smokin' hot 'cause that's how I prioritize my site visits - ugly gets bumped to the bottom of the pile.

[GrrlGoalie33]

My coworkers who post on CP so I can't complain about all of the things that annoy me

[ricosuave]

people who dont do their own dishes, make coffee or replace the water jug once theyve emptied it, and who rush over to pig out on all the office goodies.

[alltherage]

Another one is obnoxious ring tones. Theres a girl two cubicles from mine who's got "all i wanna do is have some fun" by cheryl crow. The worst thing is, she lets it ring through 1 or 2 complete choruses before picking it up. I can't tell you how much I would love to smash the crap out of her phone every time it rings. It haunts my dreams.

"All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard"

[ricosuave]

^
and its probably not even a 'good' version ringtone, probably some midi crap...

oh, another one is a guy i work with, paid as a foreman, who befuddles his way through most computer problems and asks EVERYONE how to do the most simple things.

heres a hint big guy, take a night class on it and bone up yourself rather than getting everyone to save your document on the desktop for you.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally Posted by ricosuave

people who dont do their own dishes, make coffee or replace the water jug once theyve emptied it, and who rush over to pig out on all the office goodies.

Good one. Even worse (I think) is when people purposely leave a little bit of coffee left so they don't have to make more. But the amount they leave is so ridiculously little... I'm talking two sips.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Oh, another one. When people stick their food in the microwave and then walk off and don't come back before the timer expires. Some people stand around and wait for the owner to come back for the food, but I just take it out and put mine in if I happen to be next. And some times, these people get mad at me for taking their food out!!

[bigtmac19]

Originally Posted by alltherage

Another one is obnoxious ring tones. Theres a girl two cubicles from mine who's got "all i wanna do is have some fun" by cheryl crow. The worst thing is, she lets it ring through 1 or 2 complete choruses before picking it up. I can't tell you how much I would love to smash the crap out of her phone every time it rings. It haunts my dreams.

"All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard"

That's so funny!

[Devils'Advocate]

Elevator peeve:
I'm on ground going to 12. The elevator arrives, there is someone in the cabin so I wait for them to get off. They take one step off and then appear totally lost. They look left, look right as if they have forgotten where they are going. While they figure out where the h'll they're supposed to be, the door closes behind them. And then obligatory "Oh, were you trying to catch that? Gee, I'm sorry." only makes me want to punch them that much harder.


Private Sector peeve: Idiot bosses that fire the competent people because they question his/her lunatic ideas, but keep the incompetent people because they are too stupid to realize his/her ideas were loony (I quit as soon as my 1 year commitment was up).

Public Sector peeve: Employees who know they are safe from being fired so they play solitaire all day. I can yell, scream, take away internet privledges, give him the worst office, give him absolutely horrible performance reviews and he still brings in novels to read.

- people who block the hallways gabbing about Survivor. Look, if yer having a break and want to talk to your friend over coffee, go to a meeting room. Or better yet, the cafeteria. Just don't block the whole hallway.

- the manager who always has his music turned up so loud that he can't hear when his phone is ringing or when people are trying to get his attention. Oh, wait, that's me. (though I do make 100% sure that nobody else can hear the music)

- People who book meetings at noon.
- People who book half hour meetings at 11:30 knowing that the agenda is at LEAST 2 hours worth of discussion.

AND THE BIGGEST PEEVE OF THIS WEEK IS:
- People who go on vacation and set their e-mail/phone out of office messages telling people to take their projects/questions/requests/problems to ME. This is five times more annoying when they don't ASK PERMISSION to leave me as a contact name.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by jam26

People who insist on listening to their voice mail messages on speaker phone.

Get one of your girlfriends to leave him a hawt and dirty sex message

[GirlySports]

Bringing this great topic back.

There's a guy who sits a few cubicles from me who ALWAYS uses his speaker phone. Even for personal calls in another language.

This morning his computer crashed. So he called the tech guy.
Since he speaks with a fairly heavy accent and speaks very fast, the tech guy couldn't understand a word. So I had to listen to this for about 10 minutes until I couldn't stand it anymore and turn my iPod back on.

30 minutes now and still no resolution.

Just pick up the phone and talk into it so the guy on the other end can help you man!

[Table 5]

people who don't turn off the frickin light/fan in the bathroom. is it really that hard to flick a switch?

[J pold]

People who complain about how cold it is; if you’re cold bring a sweater or jacket…

Last week two people that regularly work in Edmonton moved into a couple of empty spaces on my floor for a HR project they are working on, One lady instantly started complaining about how freezing it is on our floor and demanded the thermostat be set higher while she is wearing a short sleeve shirt no less, everyone else on our floor thinks we have an ideal temperature so we refused

No more than an hour later the VP of HR was down on our floor lecturing all of us that we need to accommodate the needs of the guest we had from Edmonton…these people are only in Calgary two days a week!

[DementedReality]

the one that drives me nuts is that i have to show up each and every day to get a pay cheque.

how inconvenient.

by the way, i am that guy who never makes coffee. i know its not that hard, but i never know how much the ratio is.

edit: this was a 5 page thread, and then i post and its a 2 page thread. odd.

[llama64]

Originally Posted by J pold

People who complain about how cold it is; if you’re cold bring a sweater or jacket…

Last week two people that regularly work in Edmonton moved into a couple of empty spaces on my floor for a HR project they are working on, One lady instantly started complaining about how freezing it is on our floor and demanded the thermostat be set higher while she is wearing a short sleeve shirt no less, everyone else on our floor thinks we have an ideal temperature so we refused

No more than an hour later the VP of HR was down on our floor lecturing all of us that we need to accommodate the needs of the guest we had from Edmonton…these people are only in Calgary two days a week!

Set the temperature to their preference. Wait 1 hour. Then go to HR to complain that the temperature is too high and that it's inconsiderate that 2 people get preference over the rest of the people on the floor. That way, you have initiated the complaint meaning HR has to come down and lecture the two guests in the same manner :P

I hate HR people.