FUCKING MICROSTATION!! i hate this shit, it makes me want to strangle myself.

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6/12/2007 9:56:44 AM

or the ole

"hi this is [..] I'm just calling to tell you I just sent an e-mail regarding [...]"


if you just sent me an email, do you need to call to tell me you sent an email?

6/12/2007 9:56:57 AM

it's the passive-aggressive 'check your fucking email'

my answer to that: if it's urgent and immediate, come handle it in person or by phone in the first place. if you dilly-dallied, sux2bu. If it's not important, hold your fucking horses.

My mother used to be HORRIBLE about that. She's gotten better

6/12/2007 9:59:55 AM

often time it's within seconds of the email send

6/12/2007 10:01:03 AM

"Hey - if you think your email is malfunctioning, call IT. Not me. No?? It's not? Then why do you call so much?"


I'm kind of a bitch

6/12/2007 10:02:00 AM

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/custom/msn/careeradvice/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1028&SiteId=cbmsnhp41028&sc_extcmp=JS_1028_home1>1=10072&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=7a1f30de71784d03bd8b56677c0a1686-235552925-KA-5

maybe it'll work.. it's how to deal with annoying co-workers.. it reminded me of you guys

6/19/2007 7:45:44 AM

Quote :

"anyone ever got rickrolled at work? "

yes. not funny.

6/19/2007 8:03:07 AM

-People who don't use tinyurl

6/19/2007 8:10:37 AM

women with squeaky voices.

go away little whorechild.

6/19/2007 8:19:20 AM

all I did was try to remind everyone that if the biohazard container in the ante room is dirty to clean it out . . why does this turn into AN HOUR DISCUSSION! fucking christ!

6/19/2007 8:21:30 AM

I just caused a workplace annoyance. I had to take my cat to the vet this morning because he was puking all morning long. So, the vet calls to tell me what she found out and I, expecting it to be a short conversation with a lot of "uh huh" answers on my end, didn't leave my cubicle to talk to her. Low and behold, she totally caught me off guard and asks me to describe the consistency of my cat's vomit. Sorry co-workers!

6/19/2007 12:47:00 PM

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"women with squeaky voices. go away little whorechild."

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

6/19/2007 3:00:20 PM

people who send no less than 15 forwarded emails in a day

6/19/2007 3:27:04 PM

People who forward me e-mails on which I've already been cced.

6/19/2007 3:51:24 PM

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"People who forward me e-mails on which I've already been cced. "

both of my fucking bosses do this to no end

i dont need 4 fucking copies of the same fucking email

6/19/2007 4:52:21 PM

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"and asks me to describe the consistency of my cat's vomit."

Yeah, I have to ask people about cat eye crust coloration, consistency of dog poop, longevity of vomit, tenderness of other areas, and fun questions like that all the time at work. Luckily that comes across as everyday chat to my coworkers.

6/19/2007 4:59:02 PM

I don't look as busy as the two previous people in my position.

I'm sorry that I'm not a moron.

6/19/2007 6:16:56 PM

Me: "Thank you for calling [my workplace] this is matt how can I help you?"
stupid lady: "Is this Jeff?"

click

6/19/2007 7:45:28 PM

already been said, but the annoying fucks who check their voicemail on speakerphone and it's always turned up loud as shit

i almost had to stab a bitch today

6/20/2007 9:57:09 PM

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"People who forward me e-mails on which I've already been cced."

this is so annoying. my supervisor does it all the time.

my coworker (office is next to mine) slurps her coffee so loud that i want to dump it all over her. she is also one to check voicemail AND call people on speakerphone, play music loud and sing along with it like some kind of dying animal, and do all of this with her mouth full of food. i get on her all the time about these things but she just doesn't give a shit

6/20/2007 10:03:53 PM

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"My job is awesome. The people I work with are awesome. The benefits are awesome. The pay is awesome. They throw a party for someone at least once a week. There is a Flavia machine with is pretty good. Also free sodas of every kind."

...you don't DO anything except talk to people on the phone all day.

You also have weird homeless people come in, shake your hand, and then 15 minutes later tell you they have meningitis, Hep. C, and AIDS.


I need a job.

6/21/2007 4:27:17 AM

Quote :

""My job is awesome. The people I work with are awesome. The benefits are awesome. The pay is awesome. They throw a party for someone at least once a week. There is a Flavia machine with is pretty good. Also free sodas of every kind.""

sounds like my job, we get free snacks of every kind too

6/21/2007 8:20:44 AM

the girl who tries to use big words to sound smart but ends up making no sense whatsoever...
"that is some anaphylactic glass"

the chick who turns the a/c back up to 77 w/o telling anyone and then the rest of us are sweating to death b/c we think the a/c is broken. she's only here part time too.

6/21/2007 8:29:43 AM

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"The TMI (Too Much Information)... has no boundaries and no shame. He/she will share every piece of unpleasant and personal information with you, without sparing a detail."

That would be me

6/21/2007 8:31:48 AM

the girl who day after day decides to share every intimate little detail about the wonders/pains of being pregnant

no, you do NOT need to announce that you have to pee every 5 min (just shut up and go), or describe the nuances of your heartburn problem, or go on and on about how you can't have deli meat, or take 10 min to describe how your breasts have gotten bigger

be knocked up in SILENCE

6/21/2007 8:35:32 AM

^^^yeah, the girl that uses big words to sound smart does that same thing here.

[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 8:36 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2007 8:35:50 AM

How about the co-worker who CONTINIOUSLY talks about herself and her family, whether you're listening or not. Yesterday I literally put my fingers in my ears in front of her face after not responding to her yak for 15 minutes, and she STILL kept going. Today another co-worker who sits near her got up, walked outside, and screamed at the top of her lungs for 5 minutes. How's that for annoying?

6/21/2007 8:42:02 AM

when vendors don't call you back. that annoys me. i've called 3 times, left 1 voicemail, and emailed. where the hell are you?

6/21/2007 8:44:11 AM

fucking speakerphone

i don't understand people who exclusively use it

you know the person they're talking to is annoyed by it, and i know everyone within earshot is annoyed by it. i'm thinking a phone modification may be in order. All i'd have to do is disconnect a wire...

6/25/2007 1:40:15 PM

Why do people wait just long enough for the voicemail to start recording and then proceed to hang up.

6/29/2007 1:20:21 PM

The guy next to me who sounds like he is hacking up a hairball.

7/3/2007 11:31:24 AM

thank the heavens for this thread.

* people who mask laziness with stupidity. example, "ummm where's the printer paper?" well considering you've been working here for 4 years, don't you think you should know where that is? it's been in the same spot for at least a year now.

* people who leave incoming DHL/FedEx packages on my desk after they signed for them. If you took the time out to sign for them, then give them to the appropriate people.

* copying everyone on emails that have nothing to do with you

* people who respond to emails when they don't know the answer. if you can't help me, then don't tell me that. just hit delete and go about your day.

* telemarketers/sales people/anyone who tries to roll up in here that shouldn't be

* when people leave their cell phones on full blast ring and its playing the beyonce song of the month over and over again.

* people who run through the hallways for no reason so it looks like they're in a "hurry"

* people who come to me and are like, "the fax isn't working....the printer isn't working" and they know how to fix it but they don't want "to get their hands dirty."

* "are you having fun yet?"

* people going through my desk "looking for things" without permission

* people interrupting me while i'm eating/on the phone/dealing with something important

7/3/2007 11:59:08 AM

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""are you having fun yet?""

Agreed....I say yeah, but that person is automatically on my shit list

7/3/2007 12:01:44 PM

i just look at people that say that and roll my eyes.. i don't even try to amuse them

7/3/2007 12:03:31 PM

i really dont like it when people who act helpless. it kind of goes with the laziness/stupidity issue i come across a lot here.

i had done a couple of expense reports for someone who works here to help her out. well i was told by another employee i am not required to do the expense reports all the time and the coworker knows how to do them. so i leave her credit card and receipt on her desk one day. well 2 weeks later, she comes to find me in the hallway to tell me how "its all my fault that she lost her receipt and now she can't be reimbursed and if i had only done her expense report, this would have never happened."

7/3/2007 12:13:09 PM

guy next to me is eating popcorn and licking/sucking butter off all 10 fingers.
he happens to be my boss and thinks I am typing a letter I already typed.

7/3/2007 12:17:15 PM

this was in our monthly news letter and i thought of you guys:

Cubicle Etiquette

1. Even if cubicles are open, that doesn't mean you can enter freely in any of them except yours. Ask for permission to enter before putting one foot inside.

2. If someone is on the phone or in deep thought, do not interrupt in any way. Wait until the person is available.

3. Keep your voice low. Nobody needs to hear your conversations or your laughter.

4. Do not use the speakerphone.

5. Do not discuss confidential issues in your cubicle. Instead, go to a private area where only the people involved participate in the conversation, not other people's ears.

6. Everybody is watching you. Pay special attention to what you say and how you say it. This affects your professional image.

7. If you don't want to be interrupted, do not establish eye contact with anyone requesting your attention, like when you are on the phone or in a small meeting.

8. If you want to end an unexpected meeting, stand up and walk towards the entrance of your cubicle.

9. If you eat in your cubicle be aware of odors. Odors know no boundaries.

10. Keep your cubicle clean and organized. The way your cubicle looks is the way people will see you.

11. Do not do any personal grooming (flossing teeth, trimming nails, etc.). This is best reserved for the restroom, if necessary.

12. Don't "prairie-dog" over the tops of cubes or peek in as you walk past each one.

13. Never read someone's computer screen or comment on conversations you've overheard. Resist answering a question you overheard asked in the cube next to you.

14. Keep your hands off a cube dweller's desk. Just because there's no door doesn't mean you can help yourself to their paper clips.

15. Never leave your cell phone behind in our cube without first turning it off or to vibrate.

16. Set your PC volume to a low level and turn off screensave sound effects.

7/10/2007 8:40:08 AM

Christ people, if I'm clearly on the phone and in a conversation, don't talk to me. Don't stand by my office and wait, just move the fuck on. You creepy nosy assholes.

7/10/2007 8:46:10 AM

i hate it when someone stops by and does not knock on my door

i hate it when someone comes into my office and stares at my monitor

[Edited on July 10, 2007 at 8:56 AM. Reason : asdf]

7/10/2007 8:56:24 AM

Hahaha I just started working in an office not even a month ago and I'm starting to notice some of these things.

One thing that bothers me, my desk is right next to a huge/popular conference room that seems to always have a meeting going on in it. Every hour or so I hear the damn dial tone on speakerphone followed by "YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON TO ENTER THE CONFERENCE". Then finally the meeting starts and people randomly pop in and out to talk on their cell phones RIGHT OUTSIDE MY CUBE. One time a guy actually came and sat in the spare chair in my cube without even saying anything to me.

7/10/2007 9:18:10 AM

Running space heaters in July
^^^^passiveaggressivenote.com

[Edited on July 21, 2007 at 2:36 PM. Reason : blah]

7/21/2007 2:35:38 PM

If I can hear you whistling from all the way across the production floor, over the din of 30-some-odd machines, you're whistling too loudly.

7/31/2007 8:36:28 PM

I hate when people don't use the subject line in e-mails. It makes finding stuff annoying.

8/6/2007 2:09:43 PM

Typing in caps will not cause me to fix the problem faster especially if you use "localhost" http links in your application expecting them to work on my machine.

8/9/2007 9:15:44 AM

im becomming a speakerphone whore

8/9/2007 9:16:21 AM

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"One thing that bothers me, my desk is right next to a huge/popular conference room that seems to always have a meeting going on in it. Every hour or so I hear the damn dial tone on speakerphone followed by "YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON TO ENTER THE CONFERENCE". Then finally the meeting starts and people randomly pop in and out to talk on their cell phones RIGHT OUTSIDE MY CUBE. One time a guy actually came and sat in the spare chair in my cube without even saying anything to me."

hahahahaha we must work in very similar settings because i deal with that all the time. or the person will walk out of the office on the phone and then hold onto the handle of the door staring at me to let them back in (because they forgot their key fob to buzz them back in).

really, my list could go on and on.

8/9/2007 9:22:39 AM

i'm going to hook up a webcam in my cube

if you don't want your conversation on the web, don't have it RIGHT OUTSIDE MY CUBE

kthnx

8/9/2007 1:45:31 PM

This thread makes me really glad I don't have a cube.

8/9/2007 1:50:07 PM

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"people who check their voicemail on speakerphone."

wtf. i still don't see how some people do this.

do any of you people do this?


^ i have an office, and still deal with it

8/30/2007 11:48:56 AM

set em up

9/7/2007 1:57:36 AM