Pet Peeves (not DIS specific)

[tvguy]

Managers who change your work hours for your Monday.........after you left work on your Friday, and only do it in the schedule, or by work email and don't call to tell you or ask if you can do it. Nothing worse than a call at 3:30 a.m. asking where you are, when you thought your shift started at 3 p.m.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

I hear ya Kathy!

My pet peeve for the night is the sense of entitlement people have. Girl stands in a parking space so her friend can move literally 6 feet from where she was parked already. A guy was trying to back into the space and she would not move. Obviously it came down to him not wanting to be late for class but good golly, his car is 1/2 in the space. I think a car in a parking space trumps a person in a parking space. Is it really that hard to walk 6 extra feet?!?!?

My other pet peeve is foul mouthed people, mostly the young adults. Again sitting at the college, waiting for DS18. This group of kids were just nasty. Loud, using the N word every other word, calling people the R word, gay bashing. DD8, DS12 and DS14 were all with me and even with headphones on they had to listen to this and no matter where we sat we couldn't escape it, they were so loud. They were even banging on the glass walls to scare people outside. DD was giving them the supreme stink eye!

Between those 2 incidents in the last 2 days DS18 wants to leave the school. There are so many opportunities there including the Disney College Program for culinary but he's just so done with the behavior of his peers. It makes me so mad that DS would sacrifice his goals because of other stupid people.

Has your son ever worked back of the house in a restaurant? The language he's bound to hear makes most maximum security prisons seem tame in comparison. The stuff you read from guys like Tony Bourdain is no joke. It's typically a profanity filled free for all in most commercial kitchens. Just let him know that what he's hearing in school is good conditioning for his career path. It'll be interesting to see how he fares once he gets out there in the real world.

As far as my current pet peeve, it's drivers (generally elderly) who don't stop in parking lots to allow pedestrians to cross the street to get inside the store when it's raining/snowing. You're outside getting soaked, they're cozy in their car, and they make you stand there in the pouring rain so they can pull in front of you first. It's so inconsiderate.

 

[Funfire240]

Mine has to do with driving as well. I live in the country where there is not a lot of traffic. I can't stand it when I'm driving down a back road when someone decides to turn left in front of me - when there are no cars behind me - and then it never fails that they stop so they can turn at the next road! They seriously can't wait 2-3 seconds for me to drive past them? OK my driving rant from this morning- thanks for letting me vent

 

[jetskigrl]

I'm going to add a driving related one. DS changed schools this year and now my route takes me to a busy 4-way stop where I need to turn left. No one seems to know how 4-way stops work anymore. I can't believe how many times it has been time for the cars going in my direction to go and I pull out waiting for the cross traffic to clear only to have them stop and wait for me to turn left in front of them. Hello, you are going straight....I'm supposed to wait for you to cross and then turn behind you.

I guess that goes hand in hand with the large number of people that are turning left that plow through the intersection cutting off the people going straight by turning in front of them.

 

[SC Minnie]

Whistling. The sound of someone whistling a song gets on my last nerve.

 

[erin1715]

Mine are pretty minor (aka silly) compared to some of these, but here are a couple:

1. My husband does this and it drives me nuts. He will be driving when its raining and turn the windshield wipers on, of course. But then the rain will have stopped and he'll leave those wipers on for miles and miles when everything is dry! So I"ll have to reach over and switch them off if I'm in the car with him, lol.

2. I'm not sure I can explain this one clearly but here it goes. If I'm approaching a set of double doors, and someone on the other side is also approaching. It drives me crazy when I get to the door first and I pull it open, and the other person just stands there waiting for me to get through the door so they can walk through the door I just opened, when all they had to do was open the other door on their side, and we could both walk through at the same time. Imagine that concept!! It's like their arms are broken!

 

[weeniecat2442]

people having cell phone conversations in public places...like on the bus. no one wants to hear your personal conversations!
and ESPECIALLY people on their phones while getting a mani/pedi. people go there to relax and not listen to you talk to your friend for 45 minutes.
so RUDE!

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

My pet peeve is personal. I get really upset that my adult children will not pick up a phone and "talk" to someone. The whole world does not exist for emails and texts only.

Other than that I love them to pieces.

 

[Art 1]

My pet peeve is personal. I get really upset that my adult children will not pick up a phone and "talk" to someone. The whole world does not exist for emails and texts only.

Other than that I love them to pieces.

I agree, that and not checking voice mails.

 

[CrzyforPiglet]

I probably have more but my top three are:

1. The word definitely has no 'a' in it.

2. This may be hard to explain but my MIL pronounces everything having to do with Italy with a long 'i' so it comes out sounding like 'Eye-taly' and 'eye-talian' dressing.

3. A driving one - if I want to drive faster than you (and the speed limit) and risk a ticket please let me by allowing me to pass you rather than you keeping pace with the car next to you, essentially blocking me behind. If it really bothers you that much, join the police academy.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Has your son ever worked back of the house in a restaurant? The language he's bound to hear makes most maximum security prisons seem tame in comparison. The stuff you read from guys like Tony Bourdain is no joke. It's typically a profanity filled free for all in most commercial kitchens. Just let him know that what he's hearing in school is good conditioning for his career path. It'll be interesting to see how he fares once he gets out there in the real world.

As far as my current pet peeve, it's drivers (generally elderly) who don't stop in parking lots to allow pedestrians to cross the street to get inside the store when it's raining/snowing. You're outside getting soaked, they're cozy in their car, and they make you stand there in the pouring rain so they can pull in front of you first. It's so inconsiderate.

Yes he has, in HS. He's used to the language because most of his friends swear and I have been known to cuss like a sailor on occasion but my kids don't really swear. Damn is huge issue to them let alone any other words.
He just wants people to be kind and respectful to those around them.

It will be interesting to see when he's older. He will most likely have his own restaurant some day and I can definitely say that bad language will not be tolerated.

 

[Arielle22]

I probably have more but my top three are:

2. This may be hard to explain but my MIL pronounces everything having to do with Italy with a long 'i' so it comes out sounding like 'Eye-taly' and 'eye-talian' dressing.

I read a book several years ago where a man asked for an Italian assistant. He became upset because he was sent what he said was an "eye-tailian"; a loud guy from NYC wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

My pet peeve is people who drive below the speed limit. The roads in my town are 1 lane. The main road is also a state road with a 50 Mph limit. Yet people go 40 on it and you cannot pass in most sections. Likewise the major streets are also 1 lane and you just need 1 slow driver to muck up the situation.

 

[KristaTX]

1) The word hashtag (yes, I still dislike it) and when people put long strings of them at the end of their Facebook posts. I hide those posts.

2) The phrase "I'm holding space for you", which I see occasionally on Facebook. Huh?? I still don't get it. http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7432/holding-space-what-does-it-mean-how-do-we-do-it.html

3) Aggressive driving, especially if there are fake bull testicles hanging from the truck.

4) Snakeskin stuff, even if it's just a print. Ewww. I don't even like to look at alive snakes.

5) People who hover on toilets and/or leave their mess behind.

6) The incorrect usage of "literally" and "ironic"

7) Using the word "*****" as a term of endearment for your female or gay male friends

8) Consistently making dumb faces in selfies. Whatever happened to smiling??

9) When someone thinks "I'm sorry you feel that way" is an apology instead of an insult.

10) I rEaLlY dIsLiKe ThIs. And I Really Dislike This, Too. It seems juvenile, but I only ever see adults do it.

 

[Muushka]

Ohh, can I add another?

The words "excuse me". Why is it that people don't say that anymore?

For the record, if you walk in front of me and don't say it, I say it for you.

 

[PigletsPal2]

Employers who can not take the time to send out a "sorry but you are not successful" letter i response to job applications.

Applicants take the time and make a huge effort to apply for jobs, only to be left hanging, waiting and hoping they are in with a chance, and hear nothing for weeks on end.

In the past month, my daughter who is almost finished high school, has applied for over 15 jobs, only 2 have responded to her.

I just find it down right rude.

This is one of my pet peeves as well. When DD#1 was laid off, she had to actively apply for jobs (and be able to prove that she had) in order to collect unemployment. She has two school notebooks full of info about jobs for which she applied, and probably fewer than one in ten replied, one way or the other. BTW, we call them "TNT" letters - "thanks but no thanks."

My biggest pet peeve is sitting across from men in sleeveless shirts (or tank tops) in restaurants. Is there anything less appealing than a man's hairy armpit when you're trying to eat?

Queen Colleen

 

[MamaLema]

My gripe of the week is about people who don't pay attention to notes sent home from school.

Early last week, my classroom teacher (I'm an aide) sent out a flyer describing a field trip, along with a permission slip. The trip was yesterday. The signed permission slip and money were due on Monday. As of the end of the day Monday, we had responses from exactly three of our 12 families. Upon reminding them about the due date, several people said a) they didn't see it or, b) they saw it but lost it and can they please have another copy? We really should have cut it off at the deadline, but then we would have parents complaining to the principal that their child didn't get to go. The principal would probably back us up, but then we would have unhappy parents for the rest of the year, just looking to call us out on something else. It's just not worth it. So yesterday morning while waiting for the field trip bus, we had parents standing outside and signing permission slips and digging out money. We had a teacher from another school, who was planning the trip, asking for a final count. We honestly couldn't give her one until we boarded the bus. Why? Because people can't seem to handle pulling a piece of paper out of their child's backpack, taking note of the due date, signing it and sending it back.

Hmm...now I understand the possible reason DS didn't have 1 field trip last year

 

[Art 1]

This is one of my pet peeves as well. When DD#1 was laid off, she had to actively apply for jobs (and be able to prove that she had) in order to collect unemployment. She has two school notebooks full of info about jobs for which she applied, and probably fewer than one in ten replied, one way or the other. BTW, we call them "TNT" letters - "thanks but no thanks."

My biggest pet peeve is sitting across from men in sleeveless shirts (or tank tops) in restaurants. Is there anything less appealing than a man's hairy armpit when you're trying to eat?

Queen Colleen

I agree about the restaurant, that and the guy that doesn't know to remove his hat indoors.

 

[njmom47]

Maybe because I don't have a GPS or a smartphone with a GPS app, but PLEASE pull over when your GPS is telling you to "turn right in xxx feet" and you stop at EVERY. SINGLE. STREET. that could possibly be the one you are meant to turn on.
I still use a map. A Google map. But still, it's a map.

I also agree with "pull out in front of me and make me slam on my brakes so that you can turn at the next corner."

My restaurant pet peeve is if there's a hanging light over top of the table, please clean the inside of it. I will check to see if it's clean. If it's hanging over my food, there best not be something ready to fall into my food. My family thinks I'm nuts.

And a pet peeve for my type of job: Please learn how to read your bank statement. Thank you.

 

[LBIJim]

1)
8) Consistently making dumb faces in selfies. Whatever happened to smiling??
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Calling practically ANY photo taken with a cell phone with people in it a "selfie." Photos with a dozen people, like Ellen DeGeneres et. al. at the Oscars, was a selfie? A photo of yourself taken by your friend standing across the street is a selfie? Seems to be the case these days.

A woman at work showed us this ridiculous form her daughter was suppose to fill out for some club. One of the directions was "Have your parents take a selfie of you and e-mail it with the application."

What DOES "selfie" mean? A self-portrait? I think not. Seems to stand for self-centered, self-absorbed, self-important, etc.

 

[SC Minnie]

Employers who can not take the time to send out a "sorry but you are not successful" letter i response to job applications.

Applicants take the time and make a huge effort to apply for jobs, only to be left hanging, waiting and hoping they are in with a chance, and hear nothing for weeks on end.

In the past month, my daughter who is almost finished high school, has applied for over 15 jobs, only 2 have responded to her.

I just find it down right rude.

I'll take this one step further- my other pet peeve is after going on an actual interview and they say they'll narrow the choices down to 2 by the end of the week and you hear nothing. Be considerate and at least tell the thanks but no thanks people they have chosen others for the next step. I understand not responding to 100 applicants but if you interview 5 is it really that hard to make 3 phone calls or send 3 emails???