The Most Annoying Office Habits.- Page 3

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 9:34am

just make sure you put one of the black bars over the graphic bits!

[madbrian]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 9:35am

I think people coming to my desk when I'm trying to post on BWW is a rather annoying habit!

[beacon1]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 10:11am

Fiddling with my inbox while they are waiting for me to finish a phone call.

Get yer hands off of my stuff!

Saying "got anything to eat?" and then acting snotty and rolling their eyes when I say no. Especially when they say they are hypoglycemic and need to eat small meals throughout the day. If you know you have a condition like that BRING YOUR OWN STUFF. One co-worker used to feel so sorry for this one gal that the co-worker would bring extra snacks. The hypoglemic person then would get miffed if the snacks weren't to her liking... Nothing like watching a 32 year old "professional" pouting like a 6 year old.

[peach]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 2:03pm

I can't complain about my boss. He's great.

But I do have a lot of office complaints!

One is, answering a cell phone call during a meeting, while the other four people at the table stare blankly at you until you finish. First, try and let it into voicemail. If it's a call you absolutely must take, at least excuse yourself and step out of the room to have the call so the rest of us can continue with the meeting.

This one guy I work with does his conference calls on the speaker phone. This is fine if you are in an office and can shut the door, but he is in a cubicle. The funny thing is, IT provides all of us with wireless headsets for the sole purpose of long conference calls. Is it so hard to put that baby on when you have a call?

My office is quite casual. Some of the people take this a bit too far. So far, that when a customer is coming in, one of the VPs has to send an e-mail to the staff reminding them of the dress code, and that "business casual is expected when customers are in the office." She actually has to do this, though. One guy came in last week in gym shorts, plastic flip flops, and a t-shirt that with a "not appropriate for the office" slogan on it.
Updated On: 7/26/07 at 02:03 PM

[artscallion]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 2:27pm

I have two office monsters where I work:

The first is a forty-something-year-old woman who has absolutely no sexual bounderies. The first day I worked there she used the word vagina twice in conversation, almost as if trying to gage my reaction. A female coworker went on a business trip with her. They shared a hotel room. She told me the woman would sit naked on the edge of the bed and pull one foot up on the bed with her knee up to paint her toenails while she chatted with her.

Another woman in the office was a child actress in community theatre and then as an adult in one of those local comedy troups that perform every saturday night at the local supper club making fun of all the silly things us locals do with lame parody songs. She simply cannot have a conversation without it turning into an act where all attention is focused on her. Everything's a story with singing, impressions and slapstick. All of it is lame. And she won't leave until she's sure she's "entertained" you. The woman is just not funny yet her entire self image is based on the fact that she thinks she is! Painful!!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 2:33pm

artscallion:

1. ewww (for the first story)

After reading these stories, my only complaint is when I go to take a pee in the mensroom that when you see someone you know, they proceed to have a conversation with you.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 2:43pm

People having sex in the bathroom stall. I mean, just STOP!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:10pm

"People having sex in the bathroom stall. I mean, just STOP!"

Sorry, I thought I was being quiet!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:19pm

Doodle, if you only knew!!!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:23pm

I dont USUALLY talk to myself.

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:28pm

Again, I am the victim of the worst habit of all - NOT COMING TO WORK!!!!!! We have had 4 lost days this week from my very small staff.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:31pm

Did they at least call in? At my present desk, I replaced someone who just wouldn't show up at all without calling, or sometimes would stroll in around 2pm everyday!! I kid you not. It took them a while to get rid of her, but they finally did.

[Tom1071]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:39pm

I have a loud swallower at my office. I just hate it when he's eating or drinking something. It's like someone pulled the plug out a bath tub filled with water.

He also slurps his coffee. The worst!
Updated On: 7/26/07 at 03:39 PM

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 7/26/07 at 3:44pm

Dottie, yes they did call in. Both are actually sick, it is just very bad timing.

[peach]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 1:10pm

Another one I forgot (until I experienced it again this morning).

Ladies who talk on cell phones while sitting on the loo.

Just to be a pain, I flush about three times when I'm next to someone who is doing this! Hee!


Updated On: 7/27/07 at 01:10 PM

[avab802]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 1:33pm

The people who talk loudly about their personal business are definitely the worst. My office used to be across the hall from the meeting rooms, so I'd have to hear all of the blah-blah-blah conversations between the buyers and vendors. One woman who was getting married told every person she met with every detail about her wedding. Loudly. And after she got back from her honeymoon, she showed everyone her photo album. Loudly. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR FREAKING WEDDING! We also have a woman who is obsessed with her daughter and tells everyone all about the colleges her daughter is applying to and how their visits went and what kind of financial aid she is getting and OMG NO ONE CARES!

I also hate when I'm eating lunch at my desk (probably reading BWW) and people come up to me and start asking me questions about work. Hello, I'm at lunch, I think it can wait until I'm finished eating.

Micromanaging bosses are also bad. Our VP is a big micromanager and it's driving the divisional manager nuts. Thankfully I don't deal with the VP directly very often, but there is a trickle-down effect to her madness.

[bostonbroadwayfan]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 2:31pm

I work second shift at a hospital and mine is my co-workers take advantage of extended break times.In some cases taking over an hour for dinner instead of 45 minutes which is still bending the rule. People using their kids as an excuse for being late everyday.

[RockabyeHamlet]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 2:44pm

This is extremely petty.. but my co-worker alphabatizes things using "The." It drives me up the wall.

[blueroses]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 9:16pm

Updated On: 7/27/07 at 09:16 PM

[nealb1]

Posted: 7/27/07 at 11:11pm

I would have to say co-workers that put their noses into everyone's business.....they have an opinion on everything.

[RobbO]

Posted: 7/29/07 at 11:13am

that's hilarious, blue. to me.