What is your workplace pet peeve?

floofyschmoofer

Mine is trying to glean information from someone over the phone and having a ton of noise around me. Or contributing to a conversation and being ignored and/or talked over.

The calendar says it's a Tuesday, but this is SO a Monday. Fight me.

BasedGawd412

Brown nosers, *kitten* kissers, people who try to make conversation with me when they see me in my phone or reading a book, the smart dumb people with their assisine questions and concerns who making meetings much longer than they need to be.

msunat97

Being late and unprepared

smoofinator

Don't leave 1/8" of coffee in the pot, bro. I bet you leave one square of toilet paper on the roll, too. Who hurt you?? Why are you like this??

samtarlyonadiet

smoofinator wrote: »

Don't leave 1/8" of coffee in the pot, bro. I bet you leave one square of toilet paper on the roll, too. Who hurt you?? Why are you like this??

My dad with a belt

seltzermint555

Coworkers who constantly talk/whine about food, diets, weight loss, etc, and constantly eat and snack.

I am so glad I deal with NONE of this in my current office. It's heavenly.

Just_Mel_

This is a public forum and I ain't tryin to get fired, but.... I have a friend who can't stand the sound of her supervisor's laugh. Also I've heard she hates how her supervisor acts like every issue she has is top priority over anyone else's. When it's usually very trivial. My friend wants to day drink.

corinasue1143

Retired now. But people eating my lunch, using my milk(for coffee), and showing up while I am setting up food for MY CREW, wanting some before my guys even show up. I know where you work and how much $$ you make. You can afford to buy your own food!

samtarlyonadiet

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Coworkers who constantly talk/whine about food, diets, weight loss, etc, and constantly eat and snack.

I am so glad I deal with NONE of this in my current office. It's heavenly.

Right. Like geez Karen I get the fact you're keto glutonic phosphate free vegan Crayola canola oil only, and more power to you, but don't give me cut eye when I take a donut because you're torturing yourself to look good for your overweight husband who won't sleep with you anymore because you're 4 pounds overweight

smoofinator

samtarlyonadiet wrote: »

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Coworkers who constantly talk/whine about food, diets, weight loss, etc, and constantly eat and snack.

I am so glad I deal with NONE of this in my current office. It's heavenly.

Right. Like geez Karen I get the fact you're keto glutonic phosphate free vegan Crayola canola oil only, and more power to you, but don't give me cut eye when I take a donut because you're torturing yourself to look good for your overweight husband who won't sleep with you anymore because you're 4 pounds overweight

floofyschmoofer

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Coworkers who constantly talk/whine about food, diets, weight loss, etc, and constantly eat and snack.

I am so glad I deal with NONE of this in my current office. It's heavenly.

HAHA, oh no. This is me. Well, I don't whine constantly but I do mention it from time to time. Between mouthfuls. -devours slaw dog-

laprimaJenny

When someone eats pungent food.

laprimaJenny

When your coworker incessantly complains about their personal problems and asks for advice.

sammidelvecchio

Re @corinasue1143 - it still blows my mind when I hear that people eat other people's food from work fridges. Its so bold.

samtarlyonadiet

smoofinator wrote: »

samtarlyonadiet wrote: »

seltzermint555 wrote: »

Coworkers who constantly talk/whine about food, diets, weight loss, etc, and constantly eat and snack.

I am so glad I deal with NONE of this in my current office. It's heavenly.

Right. Like geez Karen I get the fact you're keto glutonic phosphate free vegan Crayola canola oil only, and more power to you, but don't give me cut eye when I take a donut because you're torturing yourself to look good for your overweight husband who won't sleep with you anymore because you're 4 pounds overweight

Unlike overweight hubby am I right or what

laprimaJenny

Being copied into emails that are not relevant to me.

laprimaJenny

People that don’t clean up after themselves. Such as after using the sink or microwave.

sammidelvecchio

At my new job there is really only one. And that is a lady who works with me. She obsesses over everything I do and usually makes snide comments about it, whether its when we are planning a lunch and she has to tell everyone i'm on a special diet??? Which I am not. Or my boss told me I could leave early on Friday (he told her too) and when I actually did she complained to HR. There is nothing in our dress code about wearing shirts with words on them, its a very, very casual office but she always tells me she thinks its unprofessional when I wear them. I have a hoop ring in my nose and she casually mentions in front of my boss that facial piercings on women are unattractive. I have so many more examples and I've only been here 10 months.

samtarlyonadiet

sammidelvecchio wrote: »

At my new job there is really only one. And that is a lady who works with me. She obsesses over everything I do and usually makes snide comments about it, whether its when we are planning a lunch and she has to tell everyone i'm on a special diet??? Which I am not. Or my boss told me I could leave early on Friday (he told her too) and when I actually did she complained to HR. There is nothing in our dress code about wearing shirts with words on them, its a very, very casual office but she always tells me she thinks its unprofessional when I wear them. I have a hoop ring in my nose and she casually mentions in front of my boss that facial piercings on women are unattractive. I have so many more examples and I've only been here 10 months.

Challenge her to trial by Combat

sammidelvecchio

@samtarlyonadiet battle mode engaged

kds10

sammidelvecchio wrote: »

At my new job there is really only one. And that is a lady who works with me. She obsesses over everything I do and usually makes snide comments about it, whether its when we are planning a lunch and she has to tell everyone i'm on a special diet??? Which I am not. Or my boss told me I could leave early on Friday (he told her too) and when I actually did she complained to HR. There is nothing in our dress code about wearing shirts with words on them, its a very, very casual office but she always tells me she thinks its unprofessional when I wear them. I have a hoop ring in my nose and she casually mentions in front of my boss that facial piercings on women are unattractive. I have so many more examples and I've only been here 10 months.

Holy smokes...what a miserable person!

JasJaworska

When people try talking to me when I'm busy and they try to gossip to me about other colleagues and I don't fricken care, the saddest thing is that I'm the youngest employee here and I don't participate in any of this

sammidelvecchio

@kds10 very miserable. I often just shake my head, and walk away, and try to remind myself that the only reason she latches on and criticizes me is because she is very unhappy in her own life. But it is so annoying.

powerplaymsu

How about showing up to work after three days off and all your co-workers are either sick, not motivated or mopey. Come on people, you just were given three days off bring your A game. I worked, by choice, all day Saturday and for a bit Monday and I'm here bringing it.

edit: Although I am posting on MFP!

frida001

A newbie who admits she doesn't have the background to do her job but thinks so highly of herself that she dominates meetings which end up being unproductive. She publicly humiliated me in front of my clients and thinks smugly of herself for her "one liners" without any reflection as to how immature or unprofessional she has acted.

samtarlyonadiet

@sammidelvecchio wrote: »

@samtarlyonadiet battle mode engaged

I wish you good fortune in the wars to come

floofyschmoofer

sammidelvecchio wrote: »

At my new job there is really only one. And that is a lady who works with me. She obsesses over everything I do and usually makes snide comments about it, whether its when we are planning a lunch and she has to tell everyone i'm on a special diet??? Which I am not. Or my boss told me I could leave early on Friday (he told her too) and when I actually did she complained to HR. There is nothing in our dress code about wearing shirts with words on them, its a very, very casual office but she always tells me she thinks its unprofessional when I wear them. I have a hoop ring in my nose and she casually mentions in front of my boss that facial piercings on women are unattractive. I have so many more examples and I've only been here 10 months.

Just go ahead and vote her off the island.

sammidelvecchio

@floofyschmoofer You know, every time I turn my ballot in to my boss he just looks really confused and throws it away. I'm going to keep trying though.

thanos5

i just came in to complain about my nosy never minds his own business co-worker...

**reads @sammidelvecchio's comment**

nevermind, i have nothing to complain about. yeesh.

ultra_violets

If you really want to lose faith in humanity, work in corporate America. I have seen the worst of the worst. Not just the petty aggravations, e.g. the woman who microwaves fish, and her even more loathsome counterpart, the idiot who burns popcorn (and then sends a passive aggressive email to the entire department. "Yes, that is my popcorn that got burnt in the microwave. Deal with it."). Not just the person who eats lunch at her desk and smacks her lips while she chews or the person who insists on holding the elevator door for their slow friend (who ain't exactly rushing) when you've got a minute left to log in. I've worked with them all. The rude, the loud, the smelly and the clueless. But even they aren't as bad as the petty politicians, the weepers, the whiners, the bearers of tales. The sneaking, the conniving, the backstabbing. The drama queens, the manipulators and the Constantly Out "Sick". I would rather pick up cans on the side of the road than ever go back there again. At least it has more dignity.

floofyschmoofer

sammidelvecchio wrote: »

@floofyschmoofer You know, every time I turn my ballot in to my boss he just looks really confused and throws it away. I'm going to keep trying though.

You have to take a tiki torch in there with you and put it out in front of him.