Office Workers Pet Peeves Thread

[jennyl772003]

One of the girls I work with ends all of her phone calls with "Keep Smiling", she also has it on her voice mail and her email signature. Drives me crazy on 2 levels. First, it is just too perky and fake, and 2, it does not seem very professional to me.

The other girl I work with always gives out phone numbers like 1-555-1234. Is it really necessary to include the 1?

 

[barkley]

WARNING-TOTALY UN "PC" POSTING FOLLOWS :

when i worked in social services (aka "welfare/public assistance") and someone was mad about a government regulation that resulted in their not receiving the cash or food stamps they believed they were due-i would get "i pay your wages-my tax dollars pay your wages-DO IT RIGHT *#@*&^%$^&&***"!" i soooooooo wanted to say back "excuse me, you don't have any taxable income, you pay no property taxes, and none of the funding for my job comes from sales taxes, unless you are cutting a check to payroll each month you are NOT paying my wages"!!!!!!

thank you-i've wanted to voice that for so long

 

[Amapola]

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!

My boss just retired in December. His secretary had to print each email for him (and he got dozens each day) because he could not figure out how to read them on the computer. And then he would photocopy the messages and pass them around to the 35 people in the division! Finally he got it that he could just write on the printed email who he wanted to pass the info on to, and the secretary would just forward the emails. Other than this quirk, he was an excellent boss and very competent in every other way.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

WARNING-TOTALY UN "PC" POSTING FOLLOWS :

I will toss in one myself. I used to work at an outpatient mental health facility. It was emergency-only. We evaluated folks who were suicidal/homicidal/psychotic for inpatient care. The comment that always drove me bananas was when people were giving me their personal information. "My name is Joe Blow, I'm 45 years old. I live at 123 Wherever Lane. I'm bipolar and manic depressive."

I always mentally rolled my eyes at the one. It's the same thing people!!!

 

[bigmerle1966]

Another one is when a person will leave a voice mail message and will speak slowly when they are telling you why they called but when they get to their call back number they talk so fast you only get the first and last number.

 

[kilee]

I can't stand people who sit and read magazines because they think it's slow. When there are 800 other jobs that need to be done. I guess that would be a co-worker complaint.

I do medical billing and have to take any patient account questions. Well one day I might get 25 calls and then another shift only 1. I can't stand the person that calls and the minute I say hello they rattle off their 9 digit account number in an instant. Ummm-- yes I was just sitting here primed, ready, and waiting for you. Nice greeting you have there......ugh--- I am evil because I usually put them on hold a moment longer.... . A simple hello, I have a question would be wonderful.

 

[jedi_librarian]

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

I had to laugh out loud at that one. But, seriously, here's a hug


I have a coworker who reads everything I'm doing on the PC, over my shoulder. Including my email. She'll even make comments about it!! It drives me crazy. One of these days, as she's standing behind me and reading what I'm writing, I'm going to write something bad about her. AHHH! She drives me crazy!!!

 

[jedi_librarian]

WARNING-TOTALY UN "PC" POSTING FOLLOWS :

when i worked in social services (aka "welfare/public assistance") and someone was mad about a government regulation that resulted in their not receiving the cash or food stamps they believed they were due-i would get "i pay your wages-my tax dollars pay your wages-DO IT RIGHT *#@*&^%$^&&***"!" i soooooooo wanted to say back "excuse me, you don't have any taxable income, you pay no property taxes, and none of the funding for my job comes from sales taxes, unless you are cutting a check to payroll each month you are NOT paying my wages"!!!!!!

thank you-i've wanted to voice that for so long

I'm a librarian. I get the "My taxes pay your salary"

 

[liamsaunt]

For the most part, I like all of my coworkers and my office in general. I do have two pet peeves though:

1. People that walk around my desk and stand RIGHT OVER MY CHAIR while talking to me. Argh! Stay on the other side of the desk! Haven't you ever heard of personal space?

2. People that cook fish in the microwave. I LOVE fish, but not at work! The hallways reek for hours.

Considering what other people have to put up with, I guess I've got it pretty good.

 

[EltonJohn]

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

Think of it this way-at least you don't have to live with your co-workers. I got a job in Yellowstone, and you guessed it, I have to live in a dorm with a co-worker. I sure hope that we get along.

 

[barkley]

how about people who put an extended absence greeting on their voice mail that blocks you from leaving a message but they fail to remove it for weeks after they get back or the ones who leave a message that says "in my absence contact such and such"-but don't give you such and such's phone number (or such and such is on vacation at the same time and does'nt leave info. on whose covering for them)

 

[FreshTressa]

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.

Ohhh...that is mine. I'm a pretty tolerant person, but stinky food REALLY gets me!!!

 

[Missy1961]

My little group is made up of 6 people plus the supervisor. They are all hard workers, good workers & are the nicest group of people I have ever worked with. However, 3 of them all listen to the same radio station, one of them sings along, and in the afternoon, they listen to a talk show and then comment on everything said. I just hope the powers that be don't take away the radio priviledges because of these 3. Most of us listen on headphones so those things aren't a problem.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Okay, I just had to join in....before I go to work.
The singing gets to me. Not singing with the radio - I can at least understand that. Its the singing - just singing. Like they are freakin' Madonnna or something. They just walk around or sit at their desks singing - no music or background vocals - just them. Whoever said they had a good voice and who wants to listen to it!

 

[lovetheparks]

Oh yeah FISH in the microwave rates right up there with burnt popcorn!

 

[Maleficent13]

People who paperclip pages together without evening up the edges. I know it's stupid, but that's also the point! It's so easy and stupid...why can't they do it????

People who can't just put something in my bin...they have to announce that they're putting something in my bin. Yeah, the bin is 12 inches in front of me...I can clearly see it, thanks.

People who hover in doorways...even when you tell them to come in, they stand half in, half out.

People who come in, see you on the phone, and then stand there and listen to your conversation...or walk out of your eyeline and then listen to your conversation, reappearing the second you hang up.

I could go on...

 

[NMAmy]

I could go on...

I seem to remember a Post-it issue a while ago...

 

[bigmerle1966]

People who paperclip pages together without evening up the edges. I know it's stupid, but that's also the point! It's so easy and stupid...why can't they do it????

How about when they do that with a stapler?!!

 

[disneynutt1225]

I work in a bank, so granted things can't be too far away when they "disappear" I HATE it when coworkers borrow my supplies. I had to put my name on my stapler and scissors because it was becoming such a problem - and you know what? Since doing that, they stay at my station! Imagine that.

 

[stinkerbelle]

"whisteling why you work"

sorry...only Dwarves (Dwarfs?) who work in a mine can get away with that!