The Most Annoying Office Habits.- Page 2

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 3:14pm

^^ And then say, "I'm sorry, are you at lunch?"

[ckeaton]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 3:17pm

Everywhere I've worked (and I'm a consultant, so it's a lot of places) I've encountered a nail-clipper. Seriously!!! WHY MUST YOU CLIP YOUR F-ING NAILS AT WORK!!! There is a place for grooming, and it isn't a desk.

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 3:21pm

I've seen that too - disgusting!

Posted: 7/24/07 at 3:23pm

EW! Why clip them at work? That's stupid!

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 3:23pm

Wow, I've never encountered an office clipper!

There's the gum chewing/munching/popping...but that's everywhere.

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 3:25pm

The food stealers suck. And I don't understand it. The idea of taking someone else's food isn't only wrong...it's nasty!

Posted: 7/24/07 at 4:44pm

All this personal sharing-- reminds me of a story a friend told me recently. He'd started a new job and ran into a co-worker in the hall on his first Monday there. "So did you have a nice weekend?" he asked her.

"Look, I don't really care for people prying into my personal life."

Needless to say, he didn't last long there.

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 7:55pm

Well, I sure don't miss the corporate world after reading all of these lovely habits! But we have our own share of bullcrap.

We're allowed to decorate our offices the way we want to, from paint to furniture to art on the walls, etc. We're also allowed (although it's an unwritten rule) to bring DOGS to work. Now, I know how hard everybody's working here, and some don't get to spend enough "quality time" with their pooches at home, but come on!

I STILL haven't gotten the pee stain fully out of my throw rug from one such non-human visitor.

[CJR]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:00pm

best12bars, it sounds like you work in my best friend's branch of Northwestern Mutual!!! lol

One of my biggest issues at the office was at the job I left last year. There were only 3 of us in the office -- myself, the other property manager and the resident services coordinator. The RSC was something else. A sweetheart, don't get me wrong, but she was a 30 something year old who acted (and dressed) like a 20 year old. It was her first legitimate office job, so she had little idea how her computer worked and absolutely NO idea how my fax machine/copier/printer combo worked. Each time it broke and I had to call the (cute) Ikon copier guy, it was because she'd done something stupid to it. We finally stopped allowing her to use it because no amount of tutorials helped.

She also wore sweats to the office.... sweats that didn't really fit her, seldom matched and she often wore with either high heeled boots or platform sandals. (yeah, candidate for what not to wear, I know) It was a VERY casual office, but that's taking it to the extreme. I always wore jeans at that office, but never anything more casual than that.

The biggest pet peeve we ALL had with her (including the residents -- we were the management for an elderly apartment complex and the office was on site) was the way she shoved pictures of her dog and child in your face at any given moment. Likewise, how she told you every little thing going on with both of them, as if you really cared. Now it's one thing if we asked how the baby was doing (he was a little over a year old at the time) and she said "oh he did the cutest thing the other day" or "he's getting so big! let me show you the most recent picture!"... okay, that's fine. That's cool. But when you'd walk into her office with a question or an issue, or she'd just drag you into her office telling you she had to show you the most recent pictures of the baby and the dog (she called them twins cause they bought the dog and then found out she was pregnant), that's a little much. It got to be crazy annoying.

I keep in touch with a handful of the tenants from the building and it's one of the main things they still complain about. That and the girl who replaced me being a rude idiot. LOL

I hate when you try being nice to someone else in your office and they just cannot be bothered. My past boss (I quit my job 3 weeks ago because my boss was THAT horrible) actually YELLED at me for wishing him a happy birthday and then demanded I tell him who told me it was his birthday. He then went and yelled at her. How's that for ungrateful????

Ugh, the list goes on and on and on of co-worker pet peeves! I've worked with some doozies!

[AbbaRabbit]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:01pm

I think being ugly is an annoying habit.

i lose a little bit of respect for you with each post


i used to work for someone who allowed her grandmother to come in and talk loudly all day about how the gays were ruining the military, how the doctors at st francis are perverts, how the blacks and puerto ricans were ruining hartford, how rich people are all stuck up and how awful they are all, but poor people are sucking our counrty's money dry and are useless...
and usually we were treated to a detailed description of her latest bowel movement.
this wasn't an office though.
i've had one office job and i decided to never work in an office again.

Updated On: 7/24/07 at 10:01 PM

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 11:17pm

Abba, that was just a joke! And, what else have I posted that causes a lack of respect?

[Yawper]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:02am

withholding pertinent information regarding a work situation

lying or blaming others to avoid taking responsibility

uncontrolled temper tantrums

stealing (see also lying or blaming others)

expression of bigoted attitudes (I don't care if you ARE a cop)

being two-faced (I will never trust you again)

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 8:16am

you work in the white house, too?

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 8:56am

Okay, I doubt this is common in most offices and I hope it doesn't become a habit--but for the past two days sommeone has been messing with my desk. My mom picked up two little labrador retriever figurines for me. They were cute so I put them on my desk. Yesterday morning I arrived to see one of the dogs mounting the other. I laughed but couldn't figure out who did it. This morning I come in to see them in an even more compromising position! Everyone here swears they didn't do it and I believe them. I think it's the cleaning people at night. It is kind of bothering me--mainly because I HATE when anyone messes with my desk.

I took pictures!
Updated On: 7/25/07 at 08:56 AM

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 8:57am

now you have to post the pictures since i'm trying to figure out what is more compromising than the mounting position!

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 8:59am

I'll upload them tonight, RobbO. I just want to know who did it.

bitch. bastard.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 9:31am

Bringing your brat to work.

[chicolini]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 9:39am

I'll see your "bringing your brat to work", and raise you a "then dumping them on your coworker who has just as much to do as you do, but because the coworker has a uterus she'll magically bond with your spawn and be glad to disregard all other work."

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 9:51am

Well said, but that was implied...

...and you dont have to have a uterus to be used by such people.

I especially love the "she was sick so I kept her from school, but BROUGHT HER IN HERE TO INFECT ALL OF YOU!"

[morosco]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 9:53am

I hate funny joke, silly cartoon, or cute little puppy emails.

[chicolini]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 10:13am

But morosco, don't you know if you forward those emails to 27 people in the next 10 minutes something magical will happen to you?

I'm switching jobs soon and just hope I get an office with a real door.

[beacon1]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 1:45pm

gum chewer/poppers--I want to smack them.

and, "helpless" management. The ones that stand there like disappointed dog until you sharpen a pencil for them, or buzz them through the glass security door--when you can see the keys in their hands, or act like they've never used the file cabinet before...or interrupt your lunch so they can ask about looking up a phone number in the open phone book on their desk (apparently the use of the alphabet is restricted to hourly employees).

And, I had to tend to my boss' severely handicapped daughter until the aide came. Once it was in the office during my work day. The other time I had to leave the office to go to her home and sit with this sweet child who was physically 12 but mentally about 8 months old and blind. She was simply darling, sweet &loving and just wanted to rock and listen to music. However, each time I was an emotional wreck after the aide arrived. That poor little girl has all of those challenges. It broke my heart.

After second time I got back in the office and my boss acted like it was all part of my job description.

I closed my office door and called HR at our headquarters and let them know what happened. That afternoon a general memo was e-mailed advising management that they were not to require private/personal services from staffers. We were being paid to be in the office not attend to the Manager's personal needs or errands. My boss never said anything about the memo but she also never asked again.

Updated On: 7/25/07 at 01:45 PM

[2373]

Posted: 7/25/07 at 2:35pm

everyone at my office, is mean, mean, mean. Stay far away from Finance unless you have a thick skin..(I don't have a thick skin)

I hate it here.

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 8:51am

i hate it when my co-workers breathe!

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 9:10am

Oy. I have to send photos of the puppies to the admin in our department for "evidence" because she told the head of Facilities! Apparently there have been a lot of complaints about things being stolen and messed with on people's desks.