Annoying things your work colleagues do all the time?

[DinosaursLayEggs]

Started 2 weeks of annual leave today. Already had one colleague call me to ask what the rota is (we go into the office on rota basis atm), and another call me to witch about the first one. duck off, I’m on leave, I don’t care about your problems nor about the rota.

I’d turn my work phone off but I was offered a new role in the same organisation and am waiting for that manager to call me to arrange a start date. Literally had to block my colleagues numbers though

 

[kachoochoo]

should mention my other colleague who never stops talking ever and is overly fond of air fresheners

but the *worst* thing she does is, when consuming a mugshot or similarly nutrient devoid dehydrated product she doesn't leave it to cool, she eats it with a teaspoon and exhales ridiculously loudly on every single mouthful it to cool it. so you get *tink tink tink* "bbbbhhhhhrrrhh" "bbbbrrrhhhhhhhh" every 5 seconds

 

[HowlOwl]

should mention my other colleague who never stops talking ever and is overly fond of air fresheners

but the *worst* thing she does is, when consuming a mugshot or similarly nutrient devoid dehydrated product she doesn't leave it to cool, she eats it with a teaspoon and exhales ridiculously loudly on every single mouthful it to cool it. so you get *tink tink tink* "bbbbhhhhhrrrhh" "bbbbrrrhhhhhhhh" every 5 seconds

I read some of these and there’s enough material for an entirely new series of The Office!

 

[LinaLamont]

I work with a woman who doesn’t think anything is her job. Like literally everything in her job description. She passed a call to me saying it was a difficult customer but they just had a general query that she could’ve answered. When I explained that to her she was like ‘oh that’s not my job’. Yes it is! It’s absolutely fundamentally your job wtf do you think you get paid for

 

[HoGi]

I work with a woman who doesn’t think anything is her job. Like literally everything in her job description. She passed a call to me saying it was a difficult customer but they just had a general query that she could’ve answered. When I explained that to her she was like ‘oh that’s not my job’. Yes it is! It’s absolutely fundamentally your job wtf do you think you get paid for

We used to have someone in my office who would actually get her job specification put of her draw every time she was given a job she didn't like and ask where it was listed that she had to do that task!!

 

[WilmaHun]

We used to have someone in my office who would actually get her job specification put of her draw every time she was given a job she didn't like and ask where it was listed that she had to do that task!!

Why are some people soooo petty hahaha that's ridiculous!

 

[kazizzle]

We used to have someone in my office who would actually get her job specification put of her draw every time she was given a job she didn't like and ask where it was listed that she had to do that task!!

Wouldn't fly in my workplace. They've got round people like that by adding a line in the job spec that says "and any other duties deemed appropriate for this post level" or something along those lines so you basically can't say "that's not my job" unless it really, really isn't.

 

[Eirawen]

People who hum or sing under their breath I hate it.

 

[HoGi]

Wouldn't fly in my workplace. They've got round people like that by adding a line in the job spec that says "and any other duties deemed appropriate for this post level" or something along those lines so you basically can't say "that's not my job" unless it really, really isn't.

Yup ours has something similar so that's what her manager used to say. She would still get it out every time she didn't like a task though! She was eventually managed out. But she makes for good "omg do you remember so and so" chat

 

[Hello Kitty]

When you're cc'd into an email and someone forwards the email to you

 

[kazizzle]

Wouldn't fly in my workplace. They've got round people like that by adding a line in the job spec that says "and any other duties deemed appropriate for this post level" or something along those lines so you basically can't say "that's not my job" unless it really, really isn't.

Quoting myself to add in some fun "that's not my job" stuff that I have been asked to do, and did actually do because I didn't think I could get away with saying that's not my job...

1 - keeping an eye on a chilli that my manager had brought in in a slow cooker and put in the office kitchen, and then carrying it (the whole slow cooker full of chilli) five minutes down the road to some event construction staff for their lunch, which no one ate as they all had sandwiches with them.
2 - a senior on my team was a landlord and needed me to take the keys from a flat he'd just cleared out back to the estate agents for him
3 - we're based between two offices and i have frequently walked between the two with other peoples belongings (or print outs) because they have left them at the other office and/or don't know how to use the printer in the office they're at that day (Even got asked to do this when I had moved teams and said manager asking me for print outs was no longer my manager!!)

 

[Cereal Killer]

I worked for a small company and would often get things passed to me that are way outside of my job role but this used to really annoy me. My boss used to get his Christmas presents delivered to our office for me to wrap them. The last time he asked me, I deliberately did such a bad job of it that he stopped asking me to do it.

In my current role, the directors tried to hand over a complicated specialist task that is way outside the scope of my expertise/qualifications. I politely said no, suggesting they contract it out to a specialist in that field. It’s the first time I’ve done that EVER and it felt amazing to put a boundary in.

 

[Emmajay]

Hate it when people force friendships at work and try to become besties just because we're around the same age. I don’t mind chatting and getting along but that’s all.

Don’t get me wrong I’ve made friends with people from previous jobs but it was all natural

 

[1001 others]

Not my story, but a friend's daughter was doing work experience in a real estate agency (a commission-only one where everyone fights for survival) and she said the things she saw put her off ever entering the industry. At the top of the list was the agents stealing other agents' phone messages for new listings. Some of them were too afraid to leave their desk in case they missed a call.

 

[TheGlossy]

There is this one person - it's hard to believe he got hired at the same level I did with less experience (we're talking 6 years vs 2 years).

Every single time he pings me to ask me a question, I know I'm going to get a headache or annoyed. He's got poor people skills and doesn't know how to properly communicate. He will ask me a question in a certain way, I respond and then I get a "that's not my question". He does it with everyone, every single time. He drives me absolutely insane. The other day, the conversation went:

Him: "Can you please send me the template of the file you sent?".
Me: "The file I sent? Would you be able to clarify what file you're referring to?".
Him: "I'm not saying you sent anything".
Me thinking in my head: What? You just said "the file you sent" buddy.

He drives me absolutely nuts.

I think these people are complete dopes. After the above, I faced a similar situation with another member of my team - it went as follows:

Me: I am having an issue submitting a report into the system. It has already been approved by XX in the system, but simply needs to be published. However, the system is preventing me from doing so as it is showing XYZ as a required field.

Her: Has it already been approved by XX** in the system? It needs to be approved by this person first before publishing.
**XX referring to the person I mentioned in my sentence above.

Me thinking: I just told you above it has already been approved by XX in the system and I'm having a technical issue.

SMH. At least, this girl is a nice person as compared to the guy I mentioned previously, but she's wrecking my head.

 

[Eirawen]

Oh dear, I hope you get head hunted for an office with nobody over the age of 35

Hate it when people force friendships at work and try to become besties just because we're around the same age. I don’t mind chatting and getting along but that’s all.

Don’t get me wrong I’ve made friends with people from previous jobs but it was all natural

There is no point forcing it if it happens then it has to be natural.

 

[Trixxx]

When you're cc'd into an email and someone forwards the email to you

This drives me insane! Just pay attention, it's not hard !!

 

[Dipdab]

I work with a woman who doesn’t think anything is her job. Like literally everything in her job description. She passed a call to me saying it was a difficult customer but they just had a general query that she could’ve answered. When I explained that to her she was like ‘oh that’s not my job’. Yes it is! It’s absolutely fundamentally your job wtf do you think you get paid for

Do we work at the same place? I have a colleague who does this! We actually do the same job but she forwards stuff to me and says “its not my job”. Most of time it’s like a 10 minute task anyway so lazy ....

 

[Warpaint]

When you're cc'd into an email and someone forwards the email to you

I also tend to get cc'd into tons of pointless emails which have nothing to do with me.

 

[Rxt156]

Avoid responsibility. You are literally getting paid to do something and you somehow avoid doing it every week