Annoying things your work colleagues do all the time? #2

[Hope96]

duck that!!!
I was recently off sick and kept on getting emails/texts that started with "I know you are off sick, but...." FECK. OFF.

I just don't understand what goes through their minds when they're sending these emails/text messages!

I'm even getting fed up of the weekly welfare calls with my manager at this point. She's a kind person but I just don't want to talk about how I feel for 45 mins.

 

[Chels91]

We had someone like that too. Especially odd when she was the only one oversharing and constantly talking about her personal business in the office and team group chat.

We'd tolerate it as her team and thought we had a break with WFH but she then started doing it with clients and other departments
They'd email with an innocent "I hope you're well" at the beginning and she'd take it as cue to email back responding to the query but also with a "I'm well thanks for asking although my son's been ill for 2 weeks and the house renovations are a nightmare and my husband this and schools that, etc etc etc". Felt so unprofessional and I'm glad her contract wasn't renewed when the time came!

i think we’re on the same team! How frustrating is it! My team is very small so it’s even worse but god forbid they should upset her enough to ask her to do her work

I just don't understand what goes through their minds when they're sending these emails/text messages!

I'm even getting fed up of the weekly welfare calls with my manager at this point. She's a kind person but I just don't want to talk about how I feel for 45 mins.

i HATE these I’m not off often but last year I just couldn’t cope anymore and went off with stress part home life part work related my manager knows how bad my anxiety gets with sickness checkins every single week it’s DRAINING! I explained all my work related issues to Occy heath who contacted my manager with steps she needed to take….. she wrote a report that very bluntly stated ‘miss’ doesn’t interact with anyone on the team, she states she wants to leave I think her issues come down to …. Wait for it ….. NOT being in work. At this point I figured out I was fighting a loosing battle x

 

[no-no]

I got dialled into a call and management were talking derogatorily about a female colleague. I don’t know if it was me because they didn’t acknowledge me straightaway, but either way this backbiting isn’t pleasant and stinks of blame culture. I’ve been raising some risks lately that are above my pay scale but are so obvious I can’t just go along and not mention them any longer because it really impacts my work. I don’t want to seem like a moaner - I don’t have the solutions, it’s too specialist. Feels like people don’t want to address them because they’re too problematic. Annoys me that people of my level are being yes men and saying they can sort stuff they really can’t, getting defensive when I ask a question and the project is fumbling on down dead ends.

 

[TheGlossy]

I have this direct co-worker in my LinkedIn contacts who keeps viewing my LinkedIn profile literally every couple of days. Super weird.

If it's someone I directly work with, I check them out once when I sent them a connection request and that's it.

We work together - you already know all there is to know buddy.

 

[Rxt156]

I have this direct co-worker in my LinkedIn contacts who keeps viewing my LinkedIn profile literally every couple of days. Super weird.

If it's someone I directly work with, I check them out once when I sent them a connection request and that's it.

We work together - you already know all there is to know buddy.

Oooooo that is weird. I’d keep viewing theirs so they get the same amount of notifications and freaks them out equally

 

[UndrTheCosh]

Dropping their guts countless times a day

 

[SpindleWhorl]

I've noticed a lot of companies turn down applicants at interview because they don't seem a good "cultural fit" or words to that effect. Isn't that just a way of rejecting a candidate based on their age/race/sex without having to explicitly say so and being open to a lawsuit?

 

[1001 others]

I've noticed a lot of companies turn down applicants at interview because they don't seem a good "cultural fit" or words to that effect. Isn't that just a way of rejecting a candidate based on their age/race/sex without having to explicitly say so and being open to a lawsuit?

I've often heard "... candidate who we feel would be a better fit" ... it could apply to a heap of things, but I suspect it's mostly due to age in my case.

I've started working for a telco, from home, doing customer support. I do enjoy the work, but the constant auditing - to check you're working when you should be (they have a webcam of sorts), listening in on your phone calls (while they're in progress, as well as during the formal auditing checks they do about call quality), are incredibly frustrating. Surely there needs to be a bit of trust that you will do the job to the best of your ability.

They also hold weekly catch-ups with your supervisor and someone from HR ... which is a bit weird ... the supervisor catch-ups are a great idea as they give you a chance to debrief and go over anything you might be able to do better, plus give you a chance to express any concerns or what-have you. But why does someone from HR need to be present? (HR attend everyone's catch-up, not just mine ... I feel like they should only attend if it's a disciplinary matter?). My supervisor is so, so lovely but quite nosey about my personal life. It probably irks her that I'm a closed book about my private life though ... I tend to only share what they need to know.

Our catch-ups have been quite short so far - she listens in to four calls a day and rates them, plus makes comments about anything that could be improved on. The only thing she's pulled me up on so far is that I need to drink more water as I sound like I'm losing my voice at times (that's just me though - I can't control that ... I often have a raspy voice).

 

[TheGlossy]

Ridiculous processes.

I am currently working on an Excel spreadsheet where it's clearly written: "Do not change the size / colour / formatting of the cells or rows". Yet I'm asked to input a whole bunch of information which can't be read because the cells are too small and I would need to extend them. It's driving my OCD nuts because it renders the Excel messy and unreadable. It's not like this Excel is getting loaded into a system which requires a specific format anyways.

 

[TheGlossy]

Someone today sent me an email today at 12pm. The question required some research, but I was busy with something urgent as I was off for the past three weeks.

I had a call from 1-2pm. Then, lunch break from 2-3pm, then another call from 3 to 3pm. The same person who sent me the email pinged me at 3.30pm asking me: "Hi, I'm reaching out to you to make sure you received my email earlier. Thanks".

I'm a very responsive person, so there's no point in asking me if I got the email. What's the likelihood of an email getting lost in transit? No chance. Yes I did and you're gonna have to wait.

So annoying.

 

[JustmeKC]

Someone today sent me an email today at 12pm. The question required some research, but I was busy with something urgent as I was off for the past three weeks.

Why is it that when we are off work, people act like we weren’t off when we come back, as if we don’t have lots to catch up on

 

[TheGlossy]

Why is it that when we are off work, people act like we weren’t off when we come back, as if we don’t have lots to catch up on

Yet, they're the same people who would take a whole week to answer any email after just a week off lol.

 

[Frenchie]

Whispering

 

[JulesC]

Name dropping.

Had a conversation with someone I’ve worked with for years yesterday and he just kept dropping in names of directors etc, I literally couldn’t care less how many directors you know. He’s such a brown noser.

 

[TheGlossy]

Both my manager and their manager left, so there's a huge blackhole in the management chain and no one replacing at the moment.

Two male colleagues (who have the worst attitude I've ever come across) previously covered some specific items whenever our former manager was off and therefore had full exposure to the processes etc. They were both assigned as the official back-ups for this particular portfolio.

I was never trained, so I can't help much on these items. Yesterday, I received an email from an internal stakeholder requesting information on these specific items. I forwarded the request the two guys and they wrote provide me with a lengthy email saying: "Here is a link to a training" basically telling me to do it myself.

After three weeks of sick leave, this is the last type of BS I want to deal with upon my return. Bunch of idiots. They've really shown their true colors since the managers left.

 

[ComeForTheX StayForTheY]

I've noticed a lot of companies turn down applicants at interview because they don't seem a good "cultural fit" or words to that effect. Isn't that just a way of rejecting a candidate based on their age/race/sex without having to explicitly say so and being open to a lawsuit?

We use cultural fit as code for when someone seems a bit high maintenance or a wanker

 

[HoGi]

We use cultural fit as code for when someone seems a bit high maintenance or a wanker

100% this. Definitely isn't a discrimination thing. More the person seems arrogant or a general knob head

 

[Nolongerjustalurker]

Colleagues being absolute moaning miseries I feel like all I’ve listened to all week is various people moan about their boss, their pay, their workload. Yes things are tough in my sector at the moment (same for everyone right) but it’s like they don’t get that they are literally contributing to the toxic environment… Also, have a moan at someone who can actually do something about it, or leave

 

[SpindleWhorl]

100% this. Definitely isn't a discrimination thing. More the person seems arrogant or a general knob head

Just because you response with "This" and that it's not an issue in your company doesn't mean what I said is false

 

[hydeist]

I've noticed a lot of companies turn down applicants at interview because they don't seem a good "cultural fit" or words to that effect. Isn't that just a way of rejecting a candidate based on their age/race/sex without having to explicitly say so and being open to a lawsuit?

In my previous job when I did interviewing and hiring, that wasn't the case anyway - it was just a nice way of saying that I didn't think they'd get on with the team or me on a personal level. Personality clash can be a massive issue even though I think people would prefer to imagine that "it's all about the work" and it shouldn't matter, but it absolutely matters if the managers have to spend every day sorting out everyone arguing all the time or snarking about each other. Honestly more places should use it to turn down candidates because it'd make everyone else's work life a lot better.