Office no-no's
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I would say the most bizzare thing I have witnessed is this one lady refinanced her home and bought a basketball hoop all over the phone one morning, took a lunch break, then finally did some work after 1pm. It would be 1 thing to do this when no one is around but she was surrounded by co-workers who were busy picking up the slack for work she was not doing at the time.
Another is taking your cell phone or blackberry into the john with you and talking on it with someone. How gross is that when the person on the other end can probably hear what you are doing?
People that use excessive ammounts of tabasco sauce on every thing they eat that you can smell clear across the floor is annoying too.
Another is taking your cell phone or blackberry into the john with you and talking on it with someone. How gross is that when the person on the other end can probably hear what you are doing?
People that use excessive ammounts of tabasco sauce on every thing they eat that you can smell clear across the floor is annoying too.
Oh God. You nailed it. I don't like working 8 hours with you. Can I please spend my free time with you as well? I get made fun of atleast a couple hours a week because I won't hang out with my coworkers.
I have a coworker who constantly calls in and says she'll be late because she has to go to the chiropractor, then comes in with pillow lines on her face 3 hourse later. Genius.
It's a personal preference, and I am certainly not the only person who takes their shoes off. I leave my feet under my desk. It's not like I dangle them out of my cubicle so everyone can see or smell them. If I worked in a place with a more stringent dress code, I wouldn't take my shoes off if it wasn't accepted. But since I can, I do, because I find it more comfortable and therefore easier to do my work. But thanks for judging me.
I'm not judging you. I'm more looking at you with pity and fury. Hey, you brought this up, so you need to be prepared for the consequences.
Here here, we have one gal that loves burnt popcorn..... makes me sick, to bad she is the HR person
People who take the elevator one floor is a HUGE annoyance for me. I just finished graduate school and it drove me nuts that people under the age of 23 feel the need to take the elevator.
Some things that bothered me from past internships...
-People who seem to think the bathroom is a free-for-all, anything goes, type place. Just because you're in the bathroom doesn't mean I don't know you anymore...so please try and control your bodily functions to a normal level
-People who constantly talk about their personal lives at work. I don't care that you're having an argument with your spouse about this and that, keep it to yourself!
-In my grad office there was a woman who got special permission to bring her two little dogs to work everyday...seriously, can we not be even the least bit professional and leave our pets at home? I love dogs, but I'd never bring them into the office with me.
-People who continue to talk even after you've shown you're disinterested in what they're saying. If I turn around while you're talking, it means the conversation is over!
-Nasty food in the microwave holds a special place on the list because in our small grad office, the microwave was in the same room (within feet) of our cubes. So, the one guy who cooked nasty smelling food made everyone else in the office queasy. I think that is especially inconsiderate.
Some things that bothered me from past internships...
-People who seem to think the bathroom is a free-for-all, anything goes, type place. Just because you're in the bathroom doesn't mean I don't know you anymore...so please try and control your bodily functions to a normal level
-People who constantly talk about their personal lives at work. I don't care that you're having an argument with your spouse about this and that, keep it to yourself!
-In my grad office there was a woman who got special permission to bring her two little dogs to work everyday...seriously, can we not be even the least bit professional and leave our pets at home? I love dogs, but I'd never bring them into the office with me.
-People who continue to talk even after you've shown you're disinterested in what they're saying. If I turn around while you're talking, it means the conversation is over!
-Nasty food in the microwave holds a special place on the list because in our small grad office, the microwave was in the same room (within feet) of our cubes. So, the one guy who cooked nasty smelling food made everyone else in the office queasy. I think that is especially inconsiderate.
I'll take burnt popcorn over the 6 years that I spent in retail. Weekends, nights, low pay, work like a dog, crappy customers, etc.
The one I hated the most when I worked in an office were the people that would come up to you and tell you about all the wonderful things there kids were doing (little league, plays, dance recitals, etc.) I don't give a crap. Or the people that were taking a vacation to a warm destination that would talk about it 2 months before they went and 2 months after they got back.
Agreed. Turning my back on you is the international sign for conversation is over.
Yeah, this is annoying. You should try first giving said person that finger, then turning your back to them.
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Or the people who come in late, due to "appointments," and show up with hair still wet from their morning shower.
It's amazing how we only get told about these appointments the morning of, as opposed to the day before which would make sense.
My perfect storm consists of:
Hoppy beer (the hoppier the better)
Sauerkraut
Baked Beans
Ice Cream
and Deviled eggs
Eat a full meal of that (and have more than a few beers) and I can assure you that your office will suffer the next day. I made a girl gag once from 20 paces. One of the proudest moments of my life.
