Trivial Things that annoy you - Mod Note in OP

Archeron · 08-02-2026 08:02PM

Went for breakfast in McDonald's and the whole place was plastered with Friends related stickers (the old comedy TV show). These are new too, they weren't there a month ago when I last visited.

I was never a fan of the show to start with but did somebody in their marketing department just wake up from a long long coma?

There were also Phoebe and Monica related ones. Funny that most of the people in there wouldn't have been born when the TV show ended.

I'm going out to shout at some clouds.

odyssey06 · 08-02-2026 08:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124218014#Comment_124218014

Seems Elizabethan / Jacobean somehow.

Dial Hard · 08-02-2026 11:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124218603#Comment_124218603

It was the Met Gala. I can't remember what the theme was in that particular instance but it is literally the most outre red carpet you're ever going to see. It's the entire point.

Anyway, my TA is my mother's terrible cooking. I love her dearly but jesus christ, she's just really, really, really, really, really bad in the kitchen.

lawred2 · 08-02-2026 11:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124217121#Comment_124217121

Well that's in keeping with the freakish Epstein stuff being reported! Very topical

Bogey Lowenstein · 08-02-2026 11:28PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124218587#Comment_124218587

I just saw on an ad they are giving away Friends figurines with meals!

What next? Free Ally McBeal memorabilia?

ancapailldorcha · 09-02-2026 02:14PM

I applied for a job which covers London. Normally, these positions cover a larger area like the north of England or the whole of a smaller region like Ireland or Scotland. As a result, they usually list having a driving licence as a prerequisite. I can't drive so I normally don't apply.

This one is a bit junior and covers only London. The licence was not mentioned on the job spec so I applied. London has great public transport. The issue is that I now have a looming interview and I'm pretty sure they'll want someone who can drive. I never said I could but this feels like a waste of time.

Dial Hard · 09-02-2026 02:45PM

Work. I chose the wrong profession.

ancapailldorcha · 09-02-2026 04:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124220445#Comment_124220445

Let me know if you find the right one.

The Continental Op · 09-02-2026 06:27PM

I've just discovered a feature on my Mouse (for desktop PC).

I'm trivially annoyed that I've had the Mouse for at least 6 months and never noticed it before.

The Continental Op · 09-02-2026 06:38PM

TA - My own stupidity!

Just got 1Gbps broadband. Tested when installed with speedtest.net and getting a good +900Mbps.

Tested again several times over that afternoon and only got 300Mbps?

Just realised I had switched my VPN on so I could do some torrenting. 300Mbps over a cheap VPN is excellent but I've spent all afternoon wondering why my internet speed had gone from 900Mbps to 300Mbps :-(

Duke of Schomberg · 10-02-2026 02:34AM

Bus fills up, so I have to share a double-seat. Bus then progressively empties, but the clown that sat beside me doesn't think about moving across the isle or forwards to any of the now vacant double seats . . .

Strumms · 10-02-2026 03:10AM

people glued to their phone, today in the Q for the self service tills, I note the girl in front of me at the till is taking ages, but she only has a dozen items, but scanning, paying and bagging with one hand as with the other she is holding a phone to her head. I’m in no rush but don’t want her taking 4 times longer then she needs because she thinks her time and call is more crucial than anyone else’s time. Aside from one handedness she is completely in 1st gear, no sniff of an effort to expedite her checkout, fúck is exactly with people nowadays, and queuing…!? 😵‍💫

Hold My Hand · 10-02-2026 03:39AM

Woke up in a sweat & disoriented … left the bloody heating on

Bogey Lowenstein · 10-02-2026 08:16AM

People on the site posting 'I asked AI the question and this is what it said' followed by a load of waffle.

AI can go kiss the virtual ass.

SuperBowserWorld · 10-02-2026 08:30AM

"Ministers sign off on further five-figure pay rises for semi-state bosses"

Is that 10000 or 99999 ?

looksee · 10-02-2026 11:28AM

Its far too easy to hit the record button on WhatsApp.

I have started recordings numerous times, but have noticed and cancelled them. Yesterday I noticed that there was a 'group chat' happening in a group I belong to so I joined, though I guessed it was an error. I could hear the clattering and talking in my friend's kitchen. I called her name a few times till she realised her phone was speaking to her, and answered, and I explained to her that she was broadcasting her kitchen. Its way too easy for that to happen.

ancapailldorcha · 10-02-2026 12:00PM

Feckin' recruitment agents. Get a call. He wants skills A-F. I've A and B in good order and a bit of C. He says the hiring manager is quite picky. Why call me then? I'm on LinkedIn and he had my CV. I'm clearly missing some of the things they want.

brokenbad · 10-02-2026 12:29PM

The Return Recycling Scheme….the queues, bottles being rejected because the labels are not recognised and miserable faced staff who take ages to come out and replace the bins when they are full. And for what? A pitiful few euro to reclaim what you have already spent. It's one of those dreaded chores which is right up there with bagging off your dogs sh1t.

kneemos · 10-02-2026 12:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124222866#Comment_124222866

Why do I have to pay the deposit if I have a green bin outside? Double charge.

brokenbad · 10-02-2026 12:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124222894#Comment_124222894

Blame the Green Party

Bogey Lowenstein · 10-02-2026 12:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124222687#Comment_124222687

I hate websites that were not designed to be used on phones. You get these tiny buttons crammed close together making it far too easy to press the wrong thing and end up wasting your time.

SuperBowserWorld · 10-02-2026 12:54PM

Managers who never received management training but learned "on the job", while making life miserable for all the people they "manage".

The Continental Op · 10-02-2026 12:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124222934#Comment_124222934

Managers who have management training but don't have a clue about the process they are managing.

Think that encompasses most of the managers I've ever met.

Dial Hard · 10-02-2026 01:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124222279#Comment_124222279

Bus Musical Chairs, I call that. I don't really see the point of it, tbh. Even if they get up and move, chances are someone else will just get on and sit beside you at the next stop.

Today's TA is that I lost my work swipe and you'd swear I'd misplaced the keys to Fort Knox when I told our office manager. There's absolutely nothing identifying me or my employer on either the card or the lanyard, so even if someone picks it up it will tell them nothing.

Trigger Happy · 10-02-2026 01:52PM

The rain the rain the rain. I can feel my hands webbing over.

Bogey Lowenstein · 10-02-2026 02:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124223090#Comment_124223090

Tell me about it. I heard a child has been born in Limerick with gills.

cj maxx · 10-02-2026 06:35PM

Hiccups

black & white · 10-02-2026 08:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124222793#Comment_124222793

2 possible reasons, 1. KPI’s, they have to make X number of calls or, 2. Did they ask you to suggest another person that may suit the role ?

The Continental Op · 10-02-2026 08:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124224218#Comment_124224218

OR they were fishing looking to see if the OP was leaving so they could recruit for their employer or they just didn't have anyone of the required standard.

There is also a possibility they were recruiting for one of their second grade clients. Good clients get the best candidates because they are repeat customers others looking for just a single employee aren't worth the same effort.

ancapailldorcha · 10-02-2026 08:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124224218#Comment_124224218

Ahhh..

No, they didn't. This makes sense. I've had ones ask me that before.

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