https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:08:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1389373 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:46:56 +0000 JennyD 1389373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, people who call over and over, but never leave a message. Then get their boss to call me. "Why are you ignoring so-and-so?" Well, maybe they should get some social skills and learn to LEAVE AS MESSAGE!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1389372 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:41:20 +0000 JennyD 1389372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: I hate our early monday meetings. It's an old boys club. We talk about ice fishing and the good 'ol days for 45 minutes before we actually start talking about work.</p> <p>Oh and we poke at the only woman in the meeting, who is 30 years younger than everyone else. And doesn't fish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388706 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:25:28 +0000 Happygal 1388706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: I don't know WHAT that is all about! Weirdo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388594 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:50:21 +0000 Corduroy 1388594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When people accept your meeting request and don't show. I scheduled it for a reason. If you don't think it's necessary please let me know ahead of time.</p> <p>And people that can't figure out how to book a conference room. Then you have 8 people in a meeting and 8 people outside with nowhere to go because it's "double booked." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388571 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:38:39 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1388571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine might be slightly specific to my job but:</p> <p>1) Every Friday we have to go to head office for a meeting. I live the farthest away and it takes me about 1 hour. Lately well over that because of the snow. Last week I left very early to account for the snow and got there on time. My boss who lives about 20 minutes away was 15 MINUTES LATE and then had a 10 minute meeting. We'd all asked that he cancel it as we felt we didn't need one. He said no. SUCH a waste of time, especially since I'm on commission and spending my entire morning at the office makes me no money.</p> <p>2) When people can't follow simple directions. I get the sale, I tell you the date the client wants you to contact them for information, you do it! NOT HARD! </p> <p>That might be it.. oh that and I got a pay decrease while selling more because my commission structure changed...4 MORE WEEKS TILL MAT LEAVE! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388558 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:35:47 +0000 .twist. 1388558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: OMG. I swear one of my coworkers asks me questions JUST to talk to me. Um.... Google. It's easy to use and it's way smarter than me. Bye. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388554 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:33:39 +0000 mamimami 1388554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: 3... WHAT? Is that some kind of fetish? EWW!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388549 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:33:16 +0000 mamimami 1388549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, another one... I am coming up with a lot today! It bugs me when people aren't resourceful. I have wanted to use <a href="http://lmgtfy.com/" rel="nofollow">http://lmgtfy.com/</a> Let Me Google That For You so many times, but it would just be too rude! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388540 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:30:19 +0000 Modern Daisy 1388540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Attending looong meetings that do not help me do my job any better, but are set up only to further someone's career. </p> <p>Female superiors engaging me in work related conversation in the ladies room.</p> <p>People who insist on popping into my cube unannounced during lunch time to talk about something work related.</p> <p>The guy who shares a cube wall with me and constantly uses speakerphone</p> <p>People asking really personal questions like "How much weight did you gain?" "When are you going to try for your second?" "Are you breastfeeding?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388533 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:27:54 +0000 Happygal 1388533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. Lack of professionalism. Even if we're best work buds, I do not want to hear about your sex life. Ever.</p> <p>2. People forwarding emails you sent without your permission, especially in sticky situations. I've become super careful about what goes in an email!</p> <p>3. This is specific--a former coworker would pass gas and then call people over to his desk to ask them questions while the foulness hung in the air. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388524 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:24:51 +0000 .twist. 1388524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Telling people you are so busy you don't even have time to breathe, but actually spend most of your time being a social butterfly gossiping with anyone who will listen. Rawr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388459 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:05:07 +0000 mamimami 1388459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ooooohhh... how about CYA behavior? Like, when that is someone's number one M.O. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388438 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:00:56 +0000 Alivoo01 1388438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: Micromanaging - YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p> <p>I was induced and literally worked up until I pushed at the hospital. I was updating spreadsheets, responding to emails, etc. It's all time stamped! I even sent an email saying I'll be out of commission for the next 20 minutes because I'm getting my IVs put in then emailed back saying, I'm available. I even stayed up late the night before to make sure I tied any unloose ends so that follow ups are super duper easy for my boss.</p> <p>now, if I work from home, my boss asks for a daily report of what I did. But if I'm in the office, he doesn't ask. WTF?! Really?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388347 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:41:28 +0000 jedeve 1388347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm everything. I had a new boss and then everyone hated her and quit and now I'm the only one in the office (one person works remotely) and I'm getting all the crazy. </p> <p>- micromanaging. If you are the head of an organization, you do not need to proof read my social media posts. If you think I'm that incompetent, fire me. I'd have offers out the door. </p> <p>- telling me I can't put anything I planned with my former supervisor before she left on my work plan because my coworker has too much work that she hasn't finished yet (out of procrastination). </p> <p>- not submitting grant requests on time. </p> <p>- not submitting legal documents on time. </p> <p>- losing our funding from national.</p> <p>- not being able to quit because I'm pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388291 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:23:02 +0000 Freckles 1388291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coworkers who just barge into your office and start asking you to help them with something without even asking if you're busy. </p> <p>This is why i've been working from home lately!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388273 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:16:14 +0000 Elderberrygin 1388273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meeting chairs who are incapable of making people stick to the agenda/stay within the time limit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388197 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:51:17 +0000 pui 1388197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Clients who insist on sending little pieces of information in 138972947 separate emails. Then they get mad when some of what they sent gets confused/lost. Augh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388189 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:50:31 +0000 MrsSCB 1388189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one who's a total debbie downer. Always complaining about everything. Yeah, work sucks sometimes but he makes it seem so much more depressing with his constant bitching. He's also always taking personal calls (like right now...) and just blabbing on and on and it's SO irritating and so unprofessional. I don't know how he's still working here with his terrible attitude. Ugh. Luckily I'm changing positions at work next week and won't have to sit next to him anymore. Hallelujah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388172 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:46:10 +0000 septca 1388172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People who just read slides or the agenda and call it a meeting. I know how to read - I assumed you called a meeting because you had something *more* to add... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388135 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:38:26 +0000 babycanuck 1388135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@psw27: We have sales guys that call their admins from their offices. I always purposely answer 'SHE'S NOT THERE!' so they stop ;) I'm such a biotch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388128 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:36:16 +0000 psw27 1388128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha. Gotta love it. @alivoo01 My admin is definitely not busy. She spends her entire day shoe shopping... (I am on HB but still, I walk over to her when I need something!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388112 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:29:25 +0000 Alivoo01 1388112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@psw27: I have co-workers that do this!! They'll call each other instead of just walking over! Or they'll all be on the same conference call and put it on speakerphone so it echos like crazy!! Either put on your hands free set or set up a conference room so all of you can be on it at the same time.</p> <p>I know it's not bc they're busy multitasking either. One guy was sleeping through the call to the point he was snoring!!! I'm sure some are busy, but still. Ugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388103 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:24:24 +0000 psw27 1388103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck - #1!! SO gross. Oh and my other co-worker picks at her skin while sitting in my office gossiping and I hate skin and I always imagine that its all over my floor... BARF. </p> <p>Also, my admin calls me from her desk about 10 feet away. just.walk.here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388098 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:22:50 +0000 babycanuck 1388098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Hell yes! I purposely embarrass them so they stop!</p> <p>@mfa_lady: Same here! so annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388077 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:15:23 +0000 mamimami 1388077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: Yeah, people and their crazy ideas!!!</p> <p>or people above my pay grade who complain about all the difficulties and responsibilities their job entails!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388061 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:10:36 +0000 mfa_lady 1388061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People above my pay grade who, at meetings, come up with pie in the sky ideas and then turn to me to say "you can make that happen, right?" when really, there's no way in hell anyone could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388052 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:07:41 +0000 Alivoo01 1388052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck: Gross!! to your #1! Really people?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388032 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:01:47 +0000 babycanuck 1388032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. When guys in the office are clipping their nails (hands AND toes). I slam their doors shut, I have no shame.</p> <p>2. When people send me an email that says "Can you please call me?" without an inkling of what it's about, so I have to assume it's life or death. Give me a clue, people, I support 300 workers.</p> <p>3. When you're in the middle of a task and finishing it before answering an email/call and the same person continuously calls/emails until you answer the phone really angrily.</p> <p>4. The girl who has to 1-up everyone.</p> <p>5. People who don't understand when I'm speaking into a headset and point at it, it means I'M ON THE PHONE, and don't continue talking to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388029 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:01:25 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1388029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: &amp; @mamimami: Yes! That is worse! Why did you send me an email and then run over to ask me if I've read it yet?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/work-pet-peeves-ventathon#post-1388023 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:58:54 +0000 mamimami 1388023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oooh I thought of another one. Read receipts. Or when you don't do the read receipt and they call you like @tinyperson said. "Did you get my email?" UGH. </p>