work pet hates

d1975

I work in a known travel agent in Dublin and I have to say I wonder do staff treat their homes the way the treat the staff kitchen?


for example: of 100 or so staff in this establishment does NOT clean up after themself, they rather dump their plates in the sink and not the dishwasher, rather then washing the tea spoon that's in the sink they get another one from drawer(we've 150 tea spoons) they don't clean up what so ever, ok I'd say 10% of the staff do, after tea break the kitchen is like a bomb site and it's worse once lunch finishes. (there is notice all over the kitchen about cleaning up after use also put dishes in dishwasher etc.. and e-mails went around)

The cleaners don't come in until around 4 so bar from a handfull who would clean up after themself I'd hate to think they'd leave their own house in a mess, but then again if I was to leave a dirty plate on the table etc.. they'd be horrified.


Has anyone experience this kind of stuff? what other pet hates you come accoss?

the drifter

my pet hate is work....

the drifter

also 150 teaspoons!!!!!! WIN!

gaz wac

do alot of spooning do we?

my pet also hates work !

ScumLord

Pet iguanas and those small handbag dogs, I hate them, whats the point? Especially at work.

petes

As I said in the R & R forum before, people at work slurping when they eat cereal/soup etc.

Learn to fcuking eat properly!!

AnonoBoy

Pricks who think that they are your only client and want everything done right now.

Danbo!

People saying 'At least you have a job' if I make the slightest complaint.

Skinfull

People who take over your PC rather than telling you something they INSIST on controlling the input.

AssaultedPeanut

• People hovering around me, trying to make conversation when I'm clearly not interested.
  
  
• People making comments about your lunch
  "oh whats that you're having?"
  "oh this, this is just none of your fcuking business, that's what this is"
  
  
• Forward emails that aren't funny. Like sh!t jokes your dad would find funny or the ones they send around just for girls "send this to at least 10 other strong women you know...."
  
  :mad:

Lack of printer etiquette and audit season are my pet peeves.

biko

People touching my computer screen when they want to point something out.
I don't want your greasy prints on my screen dammit :mad:

I'll leave this here for now and maybe move to R&R later. It's perfect for R&R.

biko

biko wrote: »

People touching my computer screen when they want to point something out.
I don't want your greasy prints on my screen dammit :mad:

I'll leave this here for now and maybe move to R&R later. It's perfect for R&R.

Moving stuff to a private forum? Never goes down well.

Dravokivich

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Pricks who think that they are your only client and want everything done right now.

That reaally grinds my cheese too man...

Work in a complaints Dept and always have people expecting everything now...

Had to speak forcefully down at a user once high lighting the fact that since he had complained to me 20 minutes beforehand... i had 15 other people looking to complain as well...

Man...

landsleaving

Deleted User wrote: »

Moving stuff to a private forum? Never goes down well.

If you complain he'll send you to R&R as well...

lucylu

people who constantly crack their fingers :mad:

consultech

Hackneyed phrases and malapropisms during every, every phonecall...

Just being around him ages me.

NoDice

When I come in in the morning and I say a polite "hi" or "good morning", the other person replies "Hey how are you?" and as I'm about to say something back they've already gone.

Why would you ask how are you if you didn't want to know??? It's not polite it's retarded!!!

NoDice

Also the girls that do their make up and spray perfume at their computers!! AAAAH!!!

SoulTrader

d1975 wrote: »

rather then washing the tea spoon that's in the sink they get another one from drawer(we've 150 tea spoons) they don't clean up what so ever,

The trick is to get rid of 140 of those spoons, then people are forced to start cleaning them if they want to use them. Had the same problem in college, where our rented house over the years had accumulated upwards of 50 dinner plates, and you could guarantee that by the end of the week, all 50 of them would be sitting in the sink with dried-in foodstains. So, I got rid of about 40 of them.

I hate people selling you tickets for some charity - especially when they have a vested interest because they get a promoter's prize for every winning ticket they sell.

I hate people who never talk to you but come to your office all nice and smiley when they want you to sponsor their lazy ass to do some fecking one mile walk.

I hate people who feel the need to make conversation in the elevator / kitchen. The amount of times someone has said to me "Oh, weekend's nearly here" on a Wednesday morning. Shut the hell up. No conversation is better than inane conversation.

will1977

d1975 wrote: »

I work in a known travel agent in Dublin and I have to say I wonder do staff treat their homes the way the treat the staff kitchen?


for example: of 100 or so staff in this establishment does NOT clean up after themself, they rather dump their plates in the sink and not the dishwasher, rather then washing the tea spoon that's in the sink they get another one from drawer(we've 150 tea spoons) they don't clean up what so ever, ok I'd say 10% of the staff do, after tea break the kitchen is like a bomb site and it's worse once lunch finishes. (there is notice all over the kitchen about cleaning up after use also put dishes in dishwasher etc.. and e-mails went around)

The cleaners don't come in until around 4 so bar from a handfull who would clean up after themself I'd hate to think they'd leave their own house in a mess, but then again if I was to leave a dirty plate on the table etc.. they'd be horrified.


Has anyone experience this kind of stuff? what other pet hates you come accoss?

What Travel agent do you work in that is still employing 100 people !!!!

Sofiztikated

My pet work hate? Having to deal with idiot people.

Example. Today. Woman, originally booked for 3 days, package deal. Grand. Decides today, after the 2nd night, she has to leave. Fine. Informed her check out is 12, but I'd extend it to 2 for her, so she can get finished up in the Spa and that.

What! But I'm booked in for tonight.
But you're checking out?
Yes
So check out is still 12, but I'm holding it off til 2 so you can enjoy yourself.
But I'm booked in for tonight!
But you're checking out?
Yes.
Well, we can clean the room, and use it again.
But I'm booked in.
We've covered this. You're checking out, correct? Which means you are not staying over. Which means your checking out. Which means check out is 12. I'm not making you check out at 12. As I said, take your time, come down at 2, its not a problem.
But I'm doing you a favour checking out early.
How? If you don't leave the room, we can't sell it.
But I'm checking out early.
Oh for fu.. Right, stupidity beats sense, what time do you want to check out at.
About 2ish?
Wha...Yeah, no problem.

Bint.

Cheap Thrills!

People who openly eyeball your pc screen as they walk by, their arms dragging on the floor and drool spilling out of their stupid slack jawed mouths.

Same when someone comes over to talk to you at your desk and starts nosing at your screen.

So fcuking rude.

ocokev

People who start conversation with you and they have no intrest or clue in the topic eg
In the middle of June.
"Oh are Man Utd playing this weekend?"

FlutterinBantam

People who ,after lunch, leave large thick waisted logs in the shítters.

Went in after lunch to find, in two cubicles, gigantic logs wallowing in the pan and little evidence of an attempt to get rid of them.

Press the flusher you gimps:mad::mad:

star.chaser

d1975 wrote: »

I work in a known travel agent in Dublin and I have to say I wonder do staff treat their homes the way the treat the staff kitchen?


for example: of 100 or so staff in this establishment does NOT clean up after themself, they rather dump their plates in the sink and not the dishwasher, rather then washing the tea spoon that's in the sink they get another one from drawer(we've 150 tea spoons) they don't clean up what so ever, ok I'd say 10% of the staff do, after tea break the kitchen is like a bomb site and it's worse once lunch finishes. (there is notice all over the kitchen about cleaning up after use also put dishes in dishwasher etc.. and e-mails went around)

The cleaners don't come in until around 4 so bar from a handfull who would clean up after themself I'd hate to think they'd leave their own house in a mess, but then again if I was to leave a dirty plate on the table etc.. they'd be horrified.


Has anyone experience this kind of stuff? what other pet hates you come accoss?

If this gets to you, your in for an unhappy life

consultech

"We're not a clock-watching environment, but ehm, you're late"

Jaxxy

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

People who openly eyeball your pc screen as they walk by, their arms dragging on the floor and drool spilling out of their stupid slack jawed mouths.

Same when someone comes over to talk to you at your desk and starts nosing at your screen.

So fcuking rude.

I hate that. Or when you're laughing at something funny someone might have sent you, be it an e-mail or a text or even something you're reading in the paper on your break, and they suddenly pop up over your shoulder with an "Oohh! What are you laughing at! Share with the class!"

Uh no, go away.

mathie

JaxxYChicK wrote: »

I hate that. Or when you're laughing at something funny someone might have sent you, be it an e-mail or a text or even something you're reading in the paper on your break, and they suddenly pop up over your shoulder with an "Oohh! What are you laughing at! Share with the class!"

Uh no, go away.

But what were you laughing at?!

longshanks

people really have it hard it seems. Anyhoo, my pet hates when i stick things up its arse

Giselle

The totally computer illiterate (but thinks nobody notices) 55yo stranger to deodourant who works in my office.

He thinks he's irresistable, fancies himself as a stand up comedian, and whenever he screws something up he tries to imply it was one of 'the girls'.

Most of 'the girls' are senior in position and some of them in age, to this creep.

Every day is like an unfunny episode of 'The Office'.

JONJO THE MISER

work? pheww ewwwwww, i dont do the whole work thing.

Agricola

There isnt enough fúckin bandwidth on the whole internet to deal with how many pet hates Id have to list here.

The only redeeming feature of work is getting paid.

Sugar Free

People who talk a bit louder than they need to so you can hear how knowledgeable and 'valued' they are.

And the usual business speak that makes me want to bang my head against the wall.

The most commonly heard in my place is 'top level' followed by 'going forward', with 'blue sky' a not too distant third.

Uuuuuggh

consultech

Giselle wrote: »

The totally computer illiterate (but thinks nobody notices) 55yo stranger to deodourant who works in my office.

He thinks he's irresistable, fancies himself as a stand up comedian, and whenever he screws something up he tries to imply it was one of 'the girls'.

Most of 'the girls' are senior in position and some of them in age, to this creep.

Every day is like an unfunny episode of 'The Office'.

Where do you work?? A church?

starbelgrade

My work pet hates nothing & no-one. He's just cute and furry and full of love.

El Weirdo

The general public.

Edit:

starbelgrade wrote: »

My work pet hates nothing & no-one. He's just cute and furry and full of love.

Are you Jim Henson?

gino85

kaizen, god i hate that word

Giselle

consultech wrote: »

Where do you work?? A church?

You're so close, its uncanny.:)

Firetrap

I work with someone who hangs back in the canteen til almost last so that they won't miss a thing. Even when they've had their break and cleaned up after themselves they're still lurking.

starbelgrade

Giselle wrote: »

You're so close, its uncanny.:)

A Mosque?

Scarydoll

I hate not being told it's casual day.

ScumLord

Giselle wrote: »

Every day is like an unfunny episode of 'The Office'.

Is there any other type of episode of the office?

orourkeda

I hate the having to work bit of going to work.

Giselle

starbelgrade wrote: »

A Mosque?

Colder.

But still quite close.:)

laugh

Office politics, grow up you feckin goons.

Jimmy doesn't like Bobby because Bobby got the promotion Jimmy wanted in 1983, Peter doesnt like Jimmy because he fingered this girl he liked at an office party in 1978.

orourkeda

laugh wrote: »

Office politics, grow up you feckin goons.

Jimmy doesn't like Bobby because Bobby got the promotion Jimmy wanted in 1983, Peter doesnt like Jimmy because he fingered this girl he liked at an office party in 1978.

Jimmy and Bobby got fingered

RichieO

Because they have managed to come up with 25 different ways of writing the date, the worst one is MM/DD/YY it has caused so much confusion and inconvenience, especially at certain times of the year when the days & months are interchangeable, IE. 07/08/10 & 08/07/10...
Having been bought up with DD/MM/YYYY why mess with a perfectly logical way of doing it that everyone accepts and understands...

The American way, ANYTHING to be different!

bonerm

NoDice wrote: »

When I come in in the morning and I say a polite "hi" or "good morning", the other person replies "Hey how are you?" and as I'm about to say something back they've already gone.

Why would you ask how are you if you didn't want to know??? It's not polite it's retarded!!!

On this subject (A) most people I work with just blank me these days (and I'm more than happy with that and to reciprocate in kind). However there's a few (B) who still say "hi" to me in the morning when we pass. My problem is these encounters are infrequent and as a result I can never remember which ones are going to do it, so I end up either replying in delayed surprise or just blanking them back because I've automatically stuck myself on mode (A). Makes me feel like the prick when in reality I've become this way because I work in an environment that is 90% obnoxious pricks to begin with.

Sugar Free

RichieO wrote: »

Because they have managed to come up with 25 different ways of writing the date, the worst one is MM/DD/YY it has caused so much confusion and inconvenience, especially at certain times of the year when the days & months are interchangeable, IE. 07/08/10 & 08/07/10...
Having been bought up with DD/MM/YYYY why mess with a perfectly logical way of doing it that everyone accepts and understands...

The American way, ANYTHING to be different!

Ahhhhh! The difference in formats is very frustrating. In my place the only format used is DD-MON-YYYY i.e. 25-JUL-2010. It avoids all confusion.

The Big Red Button

I hate stationery-thieves. Every office has a few of them! :mad:

biko wrote: »

People touching my computer screen when they want to point something out.
I don't want your greasy prints on my screen dammit :mad:

I once had someone try to circle and underline figures on my laptop screen using biro! :mad: I mean, wtf?!