Things about your co-workers that annoy you

[JoeyChopps]

Here's one of the sinks in my shop. How fcken hard is it to take 2 seconds to wipe out the damn sink? Do these people leave there sinks at home looking like this? Even worst my building is cleaned my mentally handicapped people from the goodwill. They are trying to be functioning members of society and they have to clean up this **** because of lazy a$$holes!

 

[paulster2626]

Some people at my work take water bottles with a hole in the cap in the stalls with them. They then use them as a portable bidet, and splash ass-water everywhere.

I can't stand these disgusting animals.

 

[tre9er]

Some people at my work take water bottles with a hole in the cap in the stalls with them. They then use them as a portable bidet, and splash ass-water everywhere.

I can't stand these disgusting animals.

Oh my gosh, are you effing kidding me?!?!?

 

[tre9er]

Today reminded me of another thing:

You know the jokes about how many Pollocks does it take to change a light bulb? Sometimes it's like that here. I feel like I'm watching 3 guys trying to change a light bulb over the course of hours on end...when I could probably solve the problem for them in a matter of minutes. But if you try to step-in (and mgmt asks me to some times) they get pissy/offended. One guy even stormed off and was purposely being loud, slamming stuff down in his cubicle, etc. when I was asked to help solve a problem he was having.

But it's good for the company and in-turn, your job security, if we aren't efficient and waste time trying to solve a problem without seeing if someone else has some unique insight....

That and we have guys who "just like doing it that way" even though "that way" takes 3x as long...I can do the exact same tasks, automated, and achieve the same result...but hey, they want to be "comfortable" and do it their way...don't these people realize time is money in business?!?

And yes, I realize the irony of my last comment since I'm writing all of this on an internet forum during work hours......

 

[aygov]

Some people at my work take water bottles with a hole in the cap in the stalls with them. They then use them as a portable bidet, and splash ass-water everywhere.

I can't stand these disgusting animals.

DA FUQ? Seriously!?!?!?!

I have seen someone come out of a stall and then proceed to the sink only to turn on the tap and start scooping handfuls of water into his mouth.... Apparently restroom water from his unwashed hands is preferable to the water fountain down the hall.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Some people at my work take water bottles with a hole in the cap in the stalls with them. They then use them as a portable bidet, and splash ass-water everywhere.

I can't stand these disgusting animals.

That is pretty foul. The closest I have experienced to this one is people who get paper towels, get them wet and add soap BEFORE going into the stall. This does not bother me, though I wonder where they keep them during the act.

Agreed, that is foul.

 

[GrogNerd]

Some people at my work take water bottles with a hole in the cap in the stalls with them. They then use them as a portable bidet, and splash ass-water everywhere.

I can't stand these disgusting animals.

guessing they're not originally from your area

 

[tx-brewer]

That is pretty foul. The closest I have experienced to this one is people who get paper towels, get them wet and add soap BEFORE going into the stall. This does not bother me, though I wonder where they keep them during the act.

Agreed, that is foul.

I have seen that done and figured they were using them to clean the seat. I have even done it when all the seats were pissed on.

At work (grocery store) I have walked in and seen 2 customers on seperate occasions taking a crap with the stall door wide open, wtf?

 

[tre9er]

I have seen that done and figured they were using them to clean the seat. I have even done it when all the seats were pissed on.

At work (grocery store) I have walked in and seen 2 customers on seperate occasions taking a crap with the stall door wide open, wtf?

There's a bar/restaurant here that has urinals, and also a crapper in the middle of the room with no stall at all. I doubt anyone uses it.

 

[Bigjack68]

We have the guy who's hot all the time, wears short sleeves in the dead of winter, and likes the thermostat on 64 all the time...The rest of us are wearing our coats all day indoors.

Sounds like my boss, but other than that I couldn't work for a better guy....

 

[Bigjack68]

I'm actually a bit annoyed by a former coworker who did too much work. He recently basically burned out and took a position with a new company. So I got to take over all his work. And since he was doing a stupid amount of stuff for the client, they now expect it for all the jobs going forward.

I get going above and beyond, but there's a point where it's just too much.

That guy was me. Bet you wish the bosses would have treated him better so he would of stuck around huh???

 

[TxBrew]

Here's one that gets me. "How are your wife and kids?".

If I wanted to talk about them I would work from home or bring them with me. No I don't have pictures, I know what they look like. Would you like me to describe them to you?

Jerks...

 

[b-boy]

We have a problem with participation in food-related activities (like pizza for the entire department). The general consensus is that if there is free food, everyone will eat it. If we ask for a donation (any amount - even $1) towards the food, no one will eat.

If it's free people will take 4xs what they will eat. Others will attempt to take extra home for their families. We have to have our admin monitor the food to make sure everyone is civil about it. The worst is the people who refued to partcipate, but sneak back after everyone has eaten and take food. It's nuts. These are grown-ups.

We had an end-of-year party. The cost was $40 per head. We asked each employee to kick in $20 to defray some of the costs. This included 4-hours open bar and a nice meal. The managers in the group picked up the other $20 per head. We only had a handfull of people sign up. Since there were so few participants the managers decided to just cover the cost of the event themselves. As soon as the word got out that the managers were paying for it everyone wanted to go. Ended up costing me a bundle.

 

[drainbamage]

There is some guy that I'm pretty sure just sits on the toilet and texts/emails people for a half hour a day. For one, if he's actually catching up on his emails while dropping a deuce, that's gross. Second, I kinda want to know who it is so I can text him, "hey bud, everything coming out alright?"...except I think it's probably the big boss.

 

[Rhumbline]

We have a problem with participation in food-related activities (like pizza for the entire department). The general consensus is that if there is free food, everyone will eat it. If we ask for a donation (any amount - even $1) towards the food, no one will eat.

If it's free people will take 4xs what they will eat. Others will attempt to take extra home for their families. We have to have our admin monitor the food to make sure everyone is civil about it. The worst is the people who refued to partcipate, but sneak back after everyone has eaten and take food. It's nuts. These are grown-ups.

We had an end-of-year party. The cost was $40 per head. We asked each employee to kick in $20 to defray some of the costs. This included 4-hours open bar and a nice meal. The managers in the group picked up the other $20 per head. We only had a handfull of people sign up. Since there were so few participants the managers decided to just cover the cost of the event themselves. As soon as the word got out that the managers were paying for it everyone wanted to go. Ended up costing me a bundle.

I don't know anything about your industry or how much your subordinates make, but you'd have to be hung like a f^#*ing tyrannosaurus rex to ask me to a company party and insist that I chip in $20.

In case my boss is reading this, any time that I'm not on my time is considered work. If you throw a party for me and require my attendance, I'm going to be hitting you up for comp time.

And yes, I've already had this discussion with my boss. I even explained to him that I expected any time over 40 hrs a week to be compensated at time and a half since I'm salaried.

 

[Rhumbline]

2 things....
1, I hate the reply to all function
2, If I typed all my current projects into an email with that sort of detail, it would take me 2 days, essentially putting me 2 days behind on my work.

I'd rather him just not be a dick about it.

The issue isn't the person who uses "reply all" it's the d&ck who sends a CYA email to a subordinate and CC's in every VP and trustee in the organization.

Here's a little tip Princess, learn how to use the BCC function of Microsoft Outlook. Otherwise, your superiors are going to be copied in on you getting b&tchslapped by the guy you were trying to throw under the bus. Some of them aren't as stupid as you think.

And if it takes me two days to list all of my projects then that's even more reason to list them if he's riding my #ss about my productivity.

 

[dkwolf]

I don't know anything about your industry or how much your subordinates make, but you'd have to be hung like a f^#*ing tyrannosaurus rex to ask me to a company party and insist that I chip in $20.

In case my boss is reading this, any time that I'm not on my time is considered work. If you throw a party for me and require my attendance, I'm going to be hitting you up for comp time.

And yes, I've already had this discussion with my boss. I even explained to him that I expected any time over 40 hrs a week to be compensated at time and a half since I'm salaried.

If you made that demand where I work, the boss would walk out of his office, have the accountant print your last paycheck for you, and escort you to the door. The salary positions are considered tied to the financial health of the company - project managers and such. If a project does well, you get a little bonus. As such, they're expected to put in the hours it takes to get the job done on time. Personally, if you want overtime, as to be put back to an hourly wage.

 

[brewmcq]

They breathe.

 

[forstmeister]

If you made that demand where I work, the boss would walk out of his office, have the accountant print your last paycheck for you, and escort you to the door. The salary positions are considered tied to the financial health of the company - project managers and such. If a project does well, you get a little bonus. As such, they're expected to put in the hours it takes to get the job done on time. Personally, if you want overtime, as to be put back to an hourly wage.

Plus who's to say the company owes you a free party? Wasteful spending is unnecessary and is hurting many companies and governments. If personnel chipped in towards the party it might even be more enjoyable. Investment would almost guarantee attendance for the duration and you would probably have more of a say in the actual plans too.

 

[forstmeister]

I don't know anything about your industry or how much your subordinates make, but you'd have to be hung like a f^#*ing tyrannosaurus rex to ask me to a company party and insist that I chip in $20.

In case my boss is reading this, any time that I'm not on my time is considered work. If you throw a party for me and require my attendance, I'm going to be hitting you up for comp time.

And yes, I've already had this discussion with my boss. I even explained to him that I expected any time over 40 hrs a week to be compensated at time and a half since I'm salaried.

Salaried means exempt from OT usually. It's part of the package.

 

[Rhumbline]

I think we can all agree that it's a good thing that I work where I work, for the people I work for. My boss knows my philosophy regarding work "As long as the level of compensation exceeds the level of aggravation I'll stick around"

I'm blessed by being uniquely skilled at what I do, that ain't braggin' it's just the way things are. My boss, and his boss, and his boss above him understand that I make them look good to their bosses. Still, I don't push the envelope, and I don't have to. They would never even dream of asking me to pay for attending a company party.

For the record, I don't count the number of hours I work per week and niether do they. Their concern, and mine, is that I meet my obligations. If that takes 20 hours this week and 50 next week, so be it.

Your post made me appreciate how good I have it, Thanks.

 

[Rhumbline]

Salaried means exempt from OT usually. It's part of the package.

Down here in FL it means exempt from OT pay, but not from OT compensation. Every salaried position I've held here included comp time for anything over 40 hrs/week. It also included the understanding that I was being hired to do a job, not to fill a seat for 40 hours a week. I've been lucky enough to have bosses that appreciate the fact that I can get the work done and if that means that I take off a few hours early one day, so be it.

Are salaried people in other areas really required to work unlimited hours a week with no compensation?

 

[Zuljin]

Here's one of the sinks in my shop. How fcken hard is it to take 2 seconds to wipe out the damn sink? Do these people leave there sinks at home looking like this? Even worst my building is cleaned my mentally handicapped people from the goodwill. They are trying to be functioning members of society and they have to clean up this **** because of lazy a$$holes!

We've had few of those. And I mean, damn, okay, if you forget to put away your boots or leave a pair of gloves out, or forget your mug, fine. It happens. But these dingle berries would leave the kitchen a mess. They'd trash the locker room. When there stuff got tossed out a few times, they learned.

And leaving the lab dirty. We had a few of those too. After being just plain assey about not getting with the program, the rest of us put together our own kits and left them to their mess. That fixed that. And they all left or got fired.

The issue isn't the person who uses "reply all" it's the d&ck who sends a CYA email to a subordinate and CC's in every VP and trustee in the organization.

Here's a little tip Princess, learn how to use the BCC function of Microsoft Outlook. Otherwise, your superiors are going to be copied in on you getting b&tchslapped by the guy you were trying to throw under the bus. Some of them aren't as stupid as you think.

And if it takes me two days to list all of my projects then that's even more reason to list them if he's riding my #ss about my productivity.

It's the rule here that every party on an email knows who every other party on it is.

 

[Zuljin]

And not putting gas in the truck. You fill it at a 1/4 tank. If it's 1/4 plus a pubic hair, fill it. Leave it parked on fumes and you will get it back that way.

 

[dkwolf]

Down here in FL it means exempt from OT pay, but not from OT compensation. Every salaried position I've held here included comp time for anything over 40 hrs/week. It also included the understanding that I was being hired to do a job, not to fill a seat for 40 hours a week. I've been lucky enough to have bosses that appreciate the fact that I can get the work done and if that means that I take off a few hours early one day, so be it.

Are salaried people in other areas really required to work unlimited hours a week with no compensation?

At my job, the salaried positions are hired - and paid - to get a job done. If they can get the job done in 40, fine. If it takes them 60, the understanding is they'll put in 60. My direct supervisor came to us from a different industry; he left that job because at first it was 8 hour days, then "we need you to put in 9 hours". And then 10. By the time he left, it was not uncommon to put in a 12 or 14 hour day.

And our corporate atmosphere is changing as well - salaried employees have been asked to put in no fewer than 45 hours, and 50 is preferred. (but again, as project managers, they get some degree of profit sharing when their projects do well). As an hourly employee, I've been requested to put in a minimum of 45 hours, and have been told if I want to work 60, go ahead.

 

[241]

"Clique'y" women co-workers with nothing to do standing around chatting 7 of the 7.5 hours they're in the office. When you ask one of them to do something they give you attitude

 

[TNGabe]

'Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so. There's a support group for that. It's called everybody and they meet at the bar.'

- Drew Carey

 

[Tnoodle]

+1 on leaving the trucks on empty. Our vehicles are shared by all departments, so if I get in one on empty or close to it I check the sign out log and charge the fuel bill to their department.

 

[b-boy]

I don't know anything about your industry or how much your subordinates make, but you'd have to be hung like a f^#*ing tyrannosaurus rex to ask me to a company party and insist that I chip in $20.

In case my boss is reading this, any time that I'm not on my time is considered work. If you throw a party for me and require my attendance, I'm going to be hitting you up for comp time.

And yes, I've already had this discussion with my boss. I even explained to him that I expected any time over 40 hrs a week to be compensated at time and a half since I'm salaried.

The party is optional. We don't have a paid company party. This is managers paying out of pocket for their employees. This is in addition to me buying gifts and taking people out for a holiday lunch. The point is - if I'm paying everyone is in. If I'm not paying - no one is interested. Which is fine, but don't change your mind when you find out I'm footing the bill.

Also, don't order the lobster just because I'm paying.

 

[silveravnt]

I work in a far flung remote mine and I'm there for a month at a time. Half the guys I work with are constantly badgering me to find god and come to church. I'm evil for reading science magazines and brewing beer. I swear to grist if I hear that im going to hell if I don't change my ways and find Jebus one more time I'm going to scream.

Trust me, those guys are doing what they think is right. To them you are in need and they are trying to help you. Just them them thanks.

BTW it's possible, and historically normal, to accept God, enjoy science, and love beer.

 

[mattd2]

...We had an end-of-year party. The cost was $40 per head. We asked each employee to kick in $20 to defray some of the costs. This included 4-hours open bar and a nice meal. The managers in the group picked up the other $20 per head. We only had a handfull of people sign up. Since there were so few participants the managers decided to just cover the cost of the event themselves. As soon as the word got out that the managers were paying for it everyone wanted to go. Ended up costing me a bundle.

I see what you did wrong, you needed to wait until during the party to tell everyone there that since there was such poor showing the bosses would cover everything

...For the record, I don't count the number of hours I work per week and niether do they. Their concern, and mine, is that I meet my obligations. If that takes 20 hours this week and 50 next week, so be it...

What happens when you only take 20 hours to get 40 hours of work done? Do you let them only pay you for that 20? If it is "swings-and-roundabouts" and you are working an average 40 hours then why do you fell entitled to compensation when you do work extra? If you work more than you salaried amount then yes compensation should occur - where I would this is either being paid for the time you work (for those that don't get an annual bonus), or it is linked to your bonus.

 

[DrunkleJon]

The propensity towards corporate salary hourly is kinda annoying. Basically you are an hourly employee, but you have to work 40 hrs/week. I mean if you had to leave an hour early one day you are required to take vacation for it, even going negative in vacation if you are out. If you work an extra hour or two you are required to take comp hours the same pay period. No leave without pay. I wish I could get OT for covering someone elses shift. Heck, I wish I could even get straight wage for working someone elses shift or being asked to stay a few hours over.

 

[b-boy]

Trust me, those guys are doing what they think is right. To them you are in need and they are trying to help you. Just them them thanks.

No offense, but this would annoy the hell out of me. Religion is a personal experience. I don't need to be badgered. I also don't need someone telling me that my lifestyle is wrong, even if they think they are doing the right thing.

A lot of problems are caused by people 'doing what they think is right'. I'm sure the Spanish Inquisitioners thought they were doing what was right. That doesn't make it right.

BTW it's possible, and historically normal, to accept God, enjoy science, and love beer.

Now this I agree with.

 

[tre9er]

I had an hourly job where you were expected to stay late if your project wasn't done on any given day. Sure, we got paid 1.5x for hours over 40, but eventually I was there late every night, and it was expected, let's just say you weren't going to last long if you left at 5 every day despite having work left to do. That did get a little old, it's like, why don't we hire more people instead of requiring everyone to work 12 hour days? Yeah, extra money is nice, but I had a newborn baby I hardly saw for two years. There were even mandatory Saturdays at times. I know, if you don't like it, quit...well I did leave.

Now I'm salary and basically they want you to work CLOSE to 8 hours each day. Have to leave an hour early or come in a bit late, no problem, just don't do it every day and let's try to make it all balance out by the end of the week to 40+ hours. They have only asked me to stay late or come in on a weekend once or twice in over two years. Heck, most days they don't even tell me what they want done today or if something HAS to be done by EOD...I just leave at 5 if there's more than 20 minutes of work left on the job, nobody ever complains or questions. It's nice, really. When it's slow half the people are on their phones or the internet, management knows, but these people sometimes work late or weekends, too, so it's like they understand the peaks and valleys of the industry.

It's a small company, 90 or so employees, family owned and operated. The owner is a cool guy, good businessman, works hard every day, knows everyone's name, and the company has made money even during the poor economy. So even though some of these jokers annoy the crap out of me, or disgust me with their habits...it's a pretty good place to work.

 

[tre9er]

Just got up to go to the bathroom and make my morning oatmeal. The 30' of hallway smelled of rancid B.O., as did the bathroom. Then I went into the lunch-room, which reaked of the same stench. I never saw him, but his presence was clearly marked. How fricking bad do you have to smell in order to leave lingering aroma everywhere you go?

I once overheard a convo he had on the phone with a rental car company. Apparently he had been to the location to look at options to rent a car while his was being repaired. The phone conversation went something like, "So you have cars available but you won't rent them to me?!?!"...............I wonder why....

 

[dkwolf]

We've been in a major office remodel for the past four months (as in gut the old office to the exterior walls and completely rebuild EVERYTHING). The first weeks that we were in our temporary office space, the whining about not having our layout spaces EXACTLY the way they were in our previous office about drove me crazy. (we went from each technician having about a 12'x12' area, to 10 people sharing a 20x30' room). Eventually people got used to it, and the whining subsided.

People started moving back into the permanent offices today. And guess what? The new desks aren't EXACTLY like the old ones, and will require a slight adjustment to the way we work.

You'd swear the world was f'n ending.

 

[Zuljin]

Just got up to go to the bathroom and make my morning oatmeal. The 30' of hallway smelled of rancid B.O., as did the bathroom. Then I went into the lunch-room, which reaked of the same stench. I never saw him, but his presence was clearly marked. How fricking bad do you have to smell in order to leave lingering aroma everywhere you go?

I once overheard a convo he had on the phone with a rental car company. Apparently he had been to the location to look at options to rent a car while his was being repaired. The phone conversation went something like, "So you have cars available but you won't rent them to me?!?!"...............I wonder why....

Since turning a fire hose on him is probably not good office etiquette, someone should leave a gift basket of all natural organic type soaps on his desk. It should be one person acting alone and without anyone else knowing.

 

[yummybeer]

How about everything about a particular co-worker? And I mean everything. To start off, he thinks he knows everything about anything and is never wrong about any of it.

 

[mattd2]

How about everything about a particular co-worker? And I mean everything. To start off, he thinks he knows everything about anything and is never wrong about any of it.

I'm guessing you mean he thinks he is never wrong... but most of the time he actually is

 

[DrunkleJon]

No I am not. I am always right.