Posted on 11/02/2007 10:29:11 AM PDT by ShadowDancer
Who Irritates You At Work?
Screamers, Gossipers, Top Most Irritating Co-Worker List
Shirkers, screamers and gossipers are the most irritating co-workers, according to a new survey.
Ceridian, one of the world's largest human resource service providers, identified the top 10 most irritating people at work; the findings arrive ahead of National Stress Awareness Day on Nov. 7.
Shirkers - people who come up with endless excuses to not work - took top honors stressing out the most workers, almost a quarter of the 1,004 surveyed.
Coming in at second place are screamers -- who throw tantrums and arguments in open spaces; The third most irritating co-workers are gossipers who talk behind colleagues' backs and exclude people from conversations.
Also in the top 10 are whiners who never see the positive in any situation; megaphones who talk loudly on the phone; hijackers who hijack meetings by discussing irrelevant topics; wanderers who take long coffee and smoking breaks; slurpers, the noisy beverage drinkers, eaters and gum chewers; sneezers, the people who come to work sick; and swearers.
The survey also found that only eight percent of workers surveyed asked their boss for help with the stress at work, while 58 percent of employees suffered in silence.
Sitcoms such as the "The Office" portray these behaviors as humorous personality quirks, but in a real office situation, it's no laughing matter.
Stressful disruptive behavior can lead to stressed out office workers, which in turn affect morale, productivity and eventually, the bottom line.
Do you really sign it “MG70”?
There is a reason for PRIVACY stalls!
:-)
“No fair! You copied my list!!!!”
I must have architected my list first. Being a team player, I will let you get grounded in the post and buy-in. Together we can re-double our efforts to exceed expectations.
Oh, and can’t people at least put their phones on vibrate instead of leaving on those scratchy, annoying downloaded ringtones/country songs?
Lol :) No, I sign my real name and last name initial on it.
I’m a H.R. chick — and H.R. people irritate the hell outta me! Cannot wait to retire in six months. The PC crap that goes on in this office is a sin (literally).
My NUMBER ONE pet peeve. Nothing worse that someone who thinks they're a big shot who has to amplify their voice while talking because they they're too damn lazy to pick up the receiver. It's like listening to Chopper Charlie in an echo chamber.
More so, those perky people in a Monday 8:30 a.m. staff meeting.
Who's the genius that thought it was a good idea to schedule a meeting first thing on a Monday morning.
There’s a bimbo whose office isn’t close, but she speaks LOUDLY on the phone, etc., in baby talk. She’s over 50. “Hewwo. How yeeeooou?” “Do you need a witto bweak?” Arrrrggh! Thank God for headphones and loud music, which doesn’t really drown her out — but it helps.
And then there’s the arrogant guy sharing my cube wall who peppers every conversation with malapropisms, and says “also too” at least 25 times an hour.
HELP ME!
“HEY BOB! YOU GOT ANY TOILET PAPER IN YOUR STALL?”
Did you go to school for that?
Bush?
I did an independent study program, along with sitting for a certification test. But before all of that I had on the job training at a clinic I worked for and about 5 years experience at that time. I have now been doing it for about 15 years.
LMAO here...
I actually thought of spilling milk under her desk for that three day fresh throw-up scent!
Corporate Accounting, Nina speaking, just a moment.
Corporate Accounting, Nina speaking, just a moment.
Corporate Accounting, Nina speaking, just a moment.
Arrrgh.
And lastly, the illegal who does the work I refuse to do? :)
I remember thinking it was a joke the first time I heard it.
Not at all. We just need to recapitalize them to meet our new paradigm. How else are we supposed to be transformational during this time of strategic rightsizing?
That’s my pet peeve, too. The ones who never shut up and never ask about anybody else. I used to have a coworker who, if somebody said, “My kid got an A on his report card,” she’d say, “Well, MY kid...” Or, “I’m going to Hawaii for vacation,” “Well, MY vacation...” Or, “I got into a car accident,” “Well, MY accident...” She never asked a question or commented about anyone else, ever. Every response, everything she said, was about herself.
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