Office Workers Pet Peeves Thread

[cassi06403]

I don't know about the rest of you that work 9 - 5 in an office, but I am feeling the need for a place to vent and post pet peeves.

Here's my latest:

Guy just called and spelled his last name for me... his last name was

ROBERTS

How about you give me a chance to spell it on my own and if I need help I'll ask you to spell it for me?

Okay.. that's it for now.

Anyone else have anything they have to let out before they just

 

[Minnie824]

When I was working in the cubicles, I moved to a new one, the guy next to me came to say hi, and asked if he could borrow my scissors. I said sure...handed them to him, and he proceeded to stand there talking to me, cutting his fingernails with my scissors. Yuck!

 

[Kim&Chris]

I have a very common last name. There are about 7 people here with the same last name. It KILLS me when the switchboard receives a call for one of us and just puts the call through to anyone with that same last name.

For instance, there is another person here named JIM. My name is KIM. So, I spend most of the day transferring his calls to his phone because the dopey switchboard operator doesn't pay enough attention to callers when they specifically ask for Jim. AARRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.

 

[wvjovifan]

I can't stand my little cubicle dungeon!!!! Thank goodness you guys are here to entertain me during the day!! hahaha

I hate the loud talkers.....their voices carry over the walls and you hear every single word of their end of the phone conversation...even with my headphones on and Bon Jovi blasting from my MP-3!!!!!

 

[Shugardrawers]

I don't know about the rest of you that work 9 - 5 in an office, but I am feeling the need for a place to vent and post pet peeves.

Here's my latest:

Guy just called and spelled his last name for me... his last name was

ROBERTS

How about you give me a chance to spell it on my own and if I need help I'll ask you to spell it for me?

Okay.. that's it for now.

Anyone else have anything they have to let out before they just

Now, in defense of Mr. Roberts, maybe gets a LOT of people who misunderstand and call him Rogers? Before I got married my last name was pretty common and only 4 letters. Spelled just the way it sounded. You be stunned how many creative spellings people came up with.

OTOH, I used to work for an answering service and we were required to ask the spelling on each and every name. I always felt like an idiot when they'd reply J-O-N-E-S in a tone of voice that made you sure they were doing this on the other end of the phone.

 

[cassi06403]

Now, in defense of Mr. Roberts, maybe gets a LOT of people who misunderstand and call him Rogers?

Oh I hear you! I get lots of spellings on names that I don't need them for!

And then Mr., say, Qlhdfydskyf calls and I have to ask him to spell it!

Another office pet peeve? When I read back someone's phone number that I just wrote down and instead of saying, "Yes that's it," they tell me the phone number AGAIN. Just gets on my nerves!

Today has been a long day! Is it 4:30 yet ???

 

[LindsayDunn228]

I use to work with a woman we secretly called The Martyr. She always had a migrane, a sinus infection, sore feet, you name it. ALLLL she did was gripe and whine. My favorite about her though was when she gave us graphic details about her bladder infection. *shudder*

 

[NMAmy]

People who can't multi-task. In my office, you have to be able to work on the computer, answer phones, and assist people coming in all at the same time. It's not rocket science.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

I'm no longer working in an office (taking a month off before starting a new job as a nanny), but my biggest pet peeve was someone else using my desk when I was away from it and moving everything around or taking something and not bringing it back. Drove me crazy! I had one co-worker who liked my desk better than her own because it was closer to her friend. She'd always work from my desk if I wasn't at it, and she'd change the settings on my computer, re-arrange my file drawer, browse through my personal things, use my supplies and then take them with her when she left, etc. Once I walked away from my desk to deliver a file to a collegue in another office. I was gone less than 5 minutes, and yet when I came back she was sitting in my desk, talking over the cubical wall to her friend while she browsed her email - she'd logged me out of all my programs to sign herself in to check her personal email!

I'm so happy to be done with that job...

 

[luvwinnie]

People who don't use email...actually have someone here who will print out something that came in by email and have someone MANUALLY INPUT IT!

 

[stinkerbelle]

Guy just called and spelled his last name for me... his last name was

ROBERTS

How about you give me a chance to spell it on my own and if I need help I'll ask you to spell it for me?

Not to pick on you...but my maiden name was ROBERT

do you know how many people added an S to the end of my name? I always spelled it out for people.

sorry!

 

[chesirechik]

I use to work with a woman we secretly called The Martyr. She always had a migrane, a sinus infection, sore feet, you name it. ALLLL she did was gripe and whine. My favorite about her though was when she gave us graphic details about her bladder infection. *shudder*

We must work in the same office! The Martyr works with me also!!

We all had to hear in graphic detail about EVERYTHING.

 

[kmp1191]

asking "stupid" questions....and yes, there is such a thing.
"What was John thinking when he did this paperwork?"
and then waiting for me to answer. my reply...."I'm not John....his extension is ###, ask HIM!"
or asking a question, getting the answer and then complaining about it.

 

[BriarfoxinWA]

Had an employee in the office once who would spend all day on the internet - I mean all day like 6 to 8 hours straight and never get his work done. (yeah I DIS but I get my work done!) He didn't believe me when I told him that our IS department could literally pull up every website and everything he'd ever typed while on the internet...at least he didn't until our boss showed him the hard copy and had him reprimanded for it

 

[happybratpack]

Pretty much anyone male who is breathing is my pet peeve here today.

 

[sweet angel]

Oh I hear you! I get lots of spellings on names that I don't need them for!

And then Mr., say, Qlhdfydskyf calls and I have to ask him to spell it!

Another office pet peeve? When I read back someone's phone number that I just wrote down and instead of saying, "Yes that's it," they tell me the phone number AGAIN. Just gets on my nerves!

Today has been a long day! Is it 4:30 yet ???

Yeah, and then Mr. Qlhdfydskyf gives you an attitude and says, "Just like it sounds!"

How about the people who ask you for a fax number and then repeat each section back to you.
"555-1212"
"Just a minute -- 555"
"Right 555-1212"
"555-1212"
"Right."
"Okay, 555-1212. Got it."

Holy cow!

Or the people that assume that just because you're answering the phone, you must be the receptionist and therefore couldn't POSSIBLY know ANYTHING.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Boy sounds like my office. I have several people who work in my department who I CAN'T get to stop putting stuff on my desk. I have a mailbox right outside my office and have told them repeatedly to put it in there. Then one day I told someone to put their timesheet in the mailbox and when I called them to find out where it was they had put it in a bin that is attached to the wall next to my door. The bin is for another department and has a large label with there name on it.

 

[cats7494]

People who talk too much (dominate meetings or come into your office to tell you a story when you are obviously busy) and always want to share their life story with you....that gets really tiresome!

 

[SC Minnie]

We have kitchens on each floor that are basically in the middle of everyone's work area. Someone will cook something that smells just awful at least 3 time a week. I thought I was going to hurl this afternoon.

 

[tlgoblue]

Whiners! UGH! Working in customer service, one should not whine about the customers complaints. Those customers complaints are why you have a job at all. If you can't stand the heat, leave the galley.