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Title: Revisited: Pet Peeves at Work Post by: susan silva on September 06, 2014, 07:20:33 pm What is the biggest pet peeve at work? Interruptions, Smoking, jammed photo copiers? Let us know!
Title: Re: Revisited: Pet Peeves at Work Post by: jennika on September 08, 2014, 03:03:28 am People who leave chunks of food in the kitchen sink
People who take the last cup of coffee and dont start a new pot Always the person who jams the photo copier and walks away. (Don't they realize I can figure out who did it once I see the jammed paper?) Co workers that don't water their plants (the poor plants looks so sad) #1 co workers that expect me to drop everything to do their (many times stupid) request when not asking me when I can get to it, or what my priorities are at that moment. Title: Re: Revisited: Pet Peeves at Work Post by: Atlanta Z3 on September 10, 2014, 06:32:36 pm Grumps
Gossips Gophers - can I "go for" (do) immediately not taking into consideration my priorities Title: Re: Revisited: Pet Peeves at Work Post by: claudiamag on September 11, 2014, 11:45:13 pm People who come to my desk and instead of asking me for what ever they are looking "scan" all over my desk to see if its there. I am sitting right there. They can look me in the eye and say "hey, do you have the XYZ report?" Instead, they don't talk to me, just stand there looking all over the desk. I've actually said to people "please stop trying to read everything on my desk and just tell me what you are looking for". Yes, they get upset when I say that ;D
Title: Re: Revisited: Pet Peeves at Work Post by: raindance on November 18, 2014, 06:26:09 pm I, too, dislike grumps and gossips. What we loosely call "gossip" has many facets, but it is often destructive and harmful, particualrly if it damages people's reputations. We must be careful about grumps. It is worth finding out what is making grumpy people grumpy. Sometimes it may be personal difficulties which are not so easy to leave behind when one comes to work.
On a more personal level, I thoroughly dislike people who are inconsiderate of others, whether it be in terms of the level of noise they inflict on other people or the slovenly way in which dump things in the kitchen sink, leave tea-towels on the floor (???) and leave cupboard doors open. Making things pleasant for everyone is a GOOD thing to do. |