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World's Most Annoying Co-workers!

Posted: Jun 11, 08 8:26pm

What do your coworkers do that just drives you insane? Here’s my list of fifteen annoying coworker habits:

15. Using speaker phone in a cubicle or office with the door open

14. Unproductive team members

13. Sucking up to the boss

12. Emailing “reply to all” when not everyone needs the message

11. Offensively strong odors

10. Coming to work sick

9. Chatty interruptions

8. The chronically late

7. Ringing cell phones in the office

6. Forwarding junk emails

5. Goofing off at working

4. Helpless coworkers

3. Not cleaning up break room messes

2. Loud music or singing

1. Office gossip

Okay, now it’s your turn. What office behaviors do you find irritating?

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Elizabeth Bunting

Posted: Jun 25, 08 9:14pm

Number 14 - Unproductive team members are my big problem. They can't do anything without a cast of thousands helping them to: (a) Turn the computer on. (b) Get on Line. (c) Remember your freaking password. (d) Get into your e-mails. (e) Answer them. (f) Quit f****** and f****** around and start working. (e) I don't care whether you can't find your pen. (f) I don't care whether you don't have two e-mail addresses on your computer instead of one. (g) GET TO WORK! You have a list of people your boss wants you to call to get sponsorships for the Golf Tournament. Get on to it and get it done! Most people can't get anything done unless everyone else in the office is at their beck and call. Sorry for the rant! Lois

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MindyLou

Posted: Sep 26, 08 7:18pm

Coryan wrote:

What do your coworkers do that just drives you insane? Here’s my list of fifteen annoying coworker habits:

15. Using speaker phone in a cubicle or office with the door open

14. Unproductive team members

13. Sucking up to the boss

12. Emailing “reply to all” when not everyone needs the message

11. Offensively strong odors

10. Coming to work sick

9. Chatty interruptions

8. The chronically late

7. Ringing cell phones in the office

6. Forwarding junk emails

5. Goofing off at working

4. Helpless coworkers

3. Not cleaning up break room messes

2. Loud music or singing

1. Office gossip

Okay, now it’s your turn. What office behaviors do you find irritating?

Well unfortunately I think I have some of these traits, however I do a few of them to annoy the person who is not doing his job in the first place.......I know Im passive aggressive in that respect..

But that would absolutely be my most annoying trait, is the co-worker who does'nt pull his weight now or has never.

For all the things I do to annoy my co-workers I apologize... =)

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BoTy

Posted: Sep 28, 08 5:22am

#13 is a peeve of mine. I have a co-worker who is 11 years older than I and a MAJOR suck-up. She drives me insane!! She is always over my shoulder (literally!) seeing what I'm doing on my computer. (I'm old-school and don't appreciate that. I give 200% at work.) She has no life outside of work, which is sad. She's never been married, has no kids, etc. and she believes that she is in charge of the office! The manager lets her get away with it, because she is intimidated by this woman!! Blows my mind. I've held my tongue, so far, but one of these days I won't...

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maelena

Posted: Oct 27, 08 3:36am

In every organization, it is inevitable that we really have co-workers that irritates us so much. The major things that annoys me are items #1- Office gossip- as this will create trouble in office affecting the harmonious relationship of concerned individuals, #l3- Sucking up to the Boss - are you or can you do this? Can you always lift yourself at the expense of other workers? It is unfair to do this. #14-Unproductive workers- Unproductive workers should be laid off. If they can't discharge their functions to the attainment of the company's goals, it is better for them to retire, resign, or if not, invite them to retire for good. Unproductive workers can destroy the teamwork and harmony of the group. They are burden to the company, contributory to any financial loss .

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