Office pet peeves...

Beestie · 11-21-2003, 08:41 AM

[Apologies in advance to ditto and megmeg] :p

What do people do at work or at school that really gets under your skin or at a minimum is mildly annoying?

Here's what kills me: when people who make coffee use one bag and part or all of another bag because one-bag brew isn't freakin' strong enough. I blame Starbucks for this but I digress. Why should the rest of the office have to drink coffee-flavored syrup just because one person likes coffee so strong you have to spoon it out of the pot. Making matters worse is that we only have two burners one of which is decaf so I'm stuck with it and have to hunt around for some "normal" coffee in another pantry somewhere.

Anyway, not the biggest of infractions but it is pretty annoying mostly because I don't realize it till I'm back at my desk with a mug full of the super-dense brew.

What are your pet peeves at the office?

[edited to correct spelling error- content unchanged]

april · 11-21-2003, 08:43 AM

When you try to help someone or be their friend and they refuse.

SouthOfNoNorth · 11-21-2003, 08:49 AM

the one guy that i used to share an office with INSISTED that room be cold all the time. it could be 10 degrees outside and it didn't matter; he had the windows open and fans blowing cold air in. it was like a goddamn meat locker in there. and, during the summer days, he complain about his body temperature being too high and would take his shoes and *gag* socks off in the room. two words: toenail fungus. i couldn't beleive it! also, he had some kind of severe sinus condition that forced him to loudly clear his throat every 3 minutes. i could have set my watch to it. thank whatever powers that be that i have my own office now.

FileNotFound · 11-21-2003, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by april
When you try to help someone or be their friend and they refuse.

Awww...*sob*. Have you ever BEEN in an office? Like umm..worked?

Actually...here's the thing that dirves me insane every morning. And yes I know it's really stupid...which is exactly why.

See every morning we get a box of donuts delivered to the kitchen. Some regular donuts, but the best donuts are the ones with filling.
Well every single day somebody takes those filled donuts and CUTS the top open to see the filling in it!
Why?! Why must they cut the top! There is a HOLE on the side where the filling can be seen! There is no need for the hole! Agh!!

I mean yeah it's still the same donut..but it's like it's been molested or something, it's not 'pure' anymore and when I eat it I think of the stupidity of cutting a hole in it and that just drives me even more insane. Yeah laugh...

april · 11-21-2003, 08:52 AM

When people talk about eating fried babies and turtle garnish.

Thats FNF and Insoulbe or whatever.

april · 11-21-2003, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FileNotFound

Awww...*sob*. Have you ever BEEN in an office? Like umm..worked?

Actually...here's the thing that dirves me insane every morning. And yes I know it's really stupid...which is exactly why.

See every morning we get a box of donuts delivered to the kitchen. Some regular donuts, but the best donuts are the ones with filling.
Well every single day somebody takes those filled donuts and CUTS the top open to see the filling in it!
Why?! Why must they cut the top! There is a HOLE on the side where the filling can be seen! There is no need for the hole! Agh!!

I mean yeah it's still the same donut..but it's like it's been molested or something, it's not 'pure' anymore and when I eat it I think of the stupidity of cutting a hole in it and that just drives me even more insane. Yeah laugh...

I'm talking about school and this site.

Beestie · 11-21-2003, 08:59 AM

Here we go again... sigh

FileNotFound · 11-21-2003, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by april

I'm talking about school and this site.

School isn't your office. You don't 'work' at school. As in you don't get paid.

This site isn't your office. You don't work at this site. As in you don't get paid.

Have you ever held a job?

april · 11-21-2003, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beestie
Here we go again... sigh

I'm sorry Beestie, I'm trying to stay awawy from them but they keep coming back. No I've never worked, school is work its hard, I didn't fuck around like you did you little bitch. I'm getting so sick and fucking tired of your ass.

LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!

FileNotFound · 11-21-2003, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by april

I'm sorry Beestie, I'm trying to stay awawy from them but they keep coming back. No I've never worked, school is work its hard, I didn't fuck around like you did you little bitch. I'm getting so sick and fucking tired of your ass.

LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!

School hard? Yeah um..see I started working when I was a freshman in High School at Delaware University doing data entry and minor sysadmin tasks on a IBM AIX box.

There's a link for you below.

insoluble · 11-21-2003, 09:14 AM

wow - I need to learn to resist the urge to reply to April! Fuck ... so hard ...

So april - does the difficulty at school lie in your daily skirting of the web security policy or in finding the letters on the keyboard?

april · 11-21-2003, 09:15 AM

I give up. I'm gone.

Kitsune · 11-21-2003, 09:30 AM

There is a guy that sits across from me who has been given the nickname "The American Dream" -- eight solid hours a day he spends on the phone with a minimum of four people per day telling them about how the market is doing ("its up FIVE POINTS!"), how his kids are doing, etc. During this eight hour phone-fest, he does no work and actually repeats, almost word-for-word, the first conversation to others he calls during the day. He's like a damn tape-loop.

But the real substance behind "The American Dream" is his treatment of his co-worker who is here from India on a work visa. This poor guy gets daily lessons on American life, the stock market, how to retire, what a heart attack feels like, and even special knowledge like "in America, we drive cars to work".

When my headphones broke some weeks ago, I had to make an emergency trip to purchase new ones -- I couldn't even take five minutes of this guy's constant banter.

juju · 11-21-2003, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beestie
What do people do at work or at school that really gets under your skin or at a minimum is mildly annoying?

FNF, did you miss this part, or did you just hope no one would notice it so you could be a complete asshole?

lumberjim · 11-21-2003, 09:38 AM

HEY! FnF!

Enough......!! just friggin ignore her. you're beating a dead horse. and you ruin every thread that you two post to. quit it quit it quit it!

fuckin hammer

11-21-2003, 08:41 AM	#1
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Office pet peeves... [Apologies in advance to ditto and megmeg] :p What do people do at work or at school that really gets under your skin or at a minimum is mildly annoying? Here's what kills me: when people who make coffee use one bag and part or all of another bag because one-bag brew isn't freakin' strong enough. I blame Starbucks for this but I digress. Why should the rest of the office have to drink coffee-flavored syrup just because one person likes coffee so strong you have to spoon it out of the pot. Making matters worse is that we only have two burners one of which is decaf so I'm stuck with it and have to hunt around for some "normal" coffee in another pantry somewhere. Anyway, not the biggest of infractions but it is pretty annoying mostly because I don't realize it till I'm back at my desk with a mug full of the super-dense brew. What are your pet peeves at the office? [edited to correct spelling error- content unchanged] __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ Last edited by Beestie; 11-21-2003 at 08:49 AM.

11-21-2003, 08:49 AM	#3
SouthOfNoNorth Colloquialist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 77	the one guy that i used to share an office with INSISTED that room be cold all the time. it could be 10 degrees outside and it didn't matter; he had the windows open and fans blowing cold air in. it was like a goddamn meat locker in there. and, during the summer days, he complain about his body temperature being too high and would take his shoes and gag socks off in the room. two words: toenail fungus. i couldn't beleive it! also, he had some kind of severe sinus condition that forced him to loudly clear his throat every 3 minutes. i could have set my watch to it. thank whatever powers that be that i have my own office now. __________________ Don't you worry about the day-glo orange life preserver, it won't save you. Swim for the shores just as fast as you're able.....

11-21-2003, 08:59 AM	#7
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Here we go again... sigh __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

11-21-2003, 09:38 AM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	HEY! FnF! Enough......!! just friggin ignore her. you're beating a dead horse. and you ruin every thread that you two post to. quit it quit it quit it! fuckin hammer __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-21-2003, 08:43 AM	#2
april Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 101	When you try to help someone or be their friend and they refuse.

11-21-2003, 08:52 AM	#5
april Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 101	When people talk about eating fried babies and turtle garnish. Thats FNF and Insoulbe or whatever.

11-21-2003, 09:14 AM	#11
insoluble developmentally disabled rear end headwear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: syracuse, ny Posts: 207	wow - I need to learn to resist the urge to reply to April! Fuck ... so hard ... So april - does the difficulty at school lie in your daily skirting of the web security policy or in finding the letters on the keyboard?

11-21-2003, 09:15 AM	#12
april Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 101	I give up. I'm gone.

11-21-2003, 09:30 AM	#13
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	There is a guy that sits across from me who has been given the nickname "The American Dream" -- eight solid hours a day he spends on the phone with a minimum of four people per day telling them about how the market is doing ("its up FIVE POINTS!"), how his kids are doing, etc. During this eight hour phone-fest, he does no work and actually repeats, almost word-for-word, the first conversation to others he calls during the day. He's like a damn tape-loop. But the real substance behind "The American Dream" is his treatment of his co-worker who is here from India on a work visa. This poor guy gets daily lessons on American life, the stock market, how to retire, what a heart attack feels like, and even special knowledge like "in America, we drive cars to work". When my headphones broke some weeks ago, I had to make an emergency trip to purchase new ones -- I couldn't even take five minutes of this guy's constant banter.

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