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50 People Share Just How Annoying Their Coworkers Really Are
Your colleagues can make a world of difference when it comes to liking your job. Even if it’s not the right one for you, having nice people around makes it just a little bit more bearable. And vice versa, irritating co-workers can make you dread going to work, no matter how much you used to like it. Unfortunately, it’s usually difficult to go through life without meeting at least one of the latter kind.
When it comes to annoying colleagues, they find a million ways to get on people’s nerves. Some check how long it takes until someone else cleans up their mess in the kitchen or snaps about it. Others leave their belongings all over the place, or even create safety hazards for their fellow workers. We have found pictures covering all of that and more, showing just how frustrating some co-workers can be. Scroll down to find them and make sure to appreciate the people at your workplace that don’t do any of the things you see in these images.
In order to get a better understanding of how important relationships at work are and how they affect both the employees and the company, Bored Panda has reached out to Dr. Janice Presser, originator of Teaming Science and inventor of the technology that measures collaboration between team members. You will find her thoughts in the text below.
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#1
My Coworker Crossed Out Holocaust Remembrance Day So I Erased The Line And Used Sharpies So It Bleeds Through The Whole Calendar. That Way She Never Forgets It
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#2
Coworker Wants Me To Go Out And Get Her Dinner All Because She Had An Operation Only Two Weeks Ago
Ken Beattie 3 years ago
Could have understood if the operation was a hip replacement or something, but a fingernail? Yeah no!
#3
My Coworker Ned Always Kicks My Ladder Over
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
That’s literally attempted murder, in my opinion. My dad fell off of a ladder (it was an accident) and sustained a catastrophic brain injury. I think people who mess around with/joke around with ladders are utter ässholes.
#4
My Mom Confronted Her Coworker About How She Parked On Top Of Her Car. She’s Claiming Not Only Is There Space Between, But Has Been Bullying Her Since
Her other coworker, who is friends with this one, claims there is space between too.
#5
Gave A Coworker My Screwdriver (Not The Work's) To Use For Literally A Day And This Is How It Came Back
#6
Inspired By The Other Cigarette Butt Post. I Give You My Coworkers
troufaki13 3 years ago
Why don't you just get an ashtray? Like those big ones that look like trashcans? And empty it every week?
#7
My Coworker, Ladies And Gentlemen
#8
My Colleague’s Desktop (She Says She Keeps Them There So She Remembers To Read Them)
Sergy Yeltsen 3 years ago (edited)
Where I work, we've had to send out numerous messages along the line of "Desktop is not a storage device". However, one numbskull's manager paid the $AUD2,000 price for data recovery when her SSD crashed and burned and over 500Gb of data lost. Whether they learn from this, only time will tell. TL;DR - nobody listens or cares until the drive is fried and data lost.
#9
How My Coworkers “Clean” The Washrooms
#10
Coworker Asked Me To Cover Her Shift Over A Week Ago And Now, The Day Before, Demands It Back
#11
The Mess I Watched My Coworkers Left. To Those Of You That Say I Should Have Cleaned It Up, I Am Not Cleaning Someone’s Mess On My 20-Minute Break
#12
A Coworker's New Ink
#13
I Have A Coworker Who Glues Down Dollar Bills And Coins/Fake Coins And Laughs At Homeless People Struggling To Pick Them Up
#14
An Old Coworker Thought This Was A Good Idea For Halloween
#15
I Work With Savages
Laura Lett 3 years ago
Apparently, people at this business can't/ don't care. And they don't read well
#16
2nd Time My Coworker Has Had To Ask People Not To Eat Her Lunch Out Of The Fridge. We Have No Clue Who’s Doing It
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
I kind of wish I was still working retail, now that I have my puppy, who is a GSD mix who leaves BIG DOG-sized poops. I’d wrap one up all nice and put it in an (old) lunch bag and leave it in the breakroom fridge for the lunch thief we had at my store XD
#17
This Coffee Cup My Boyfriend's Colleague Uses
The Scout 3 years ago
A collegue of mine was infamous for things like this. Once he left a half-full capuccino cup on his desk and went on a two-week vacation. As his desk was more or less a biological warfare zone, noone dared to touch it. When he came back, he took the cup first thing in the morning and put it under the coffee machine - without even clearing out the mold. A bit strange to work with - but his immune system was top notch.
#18
What A Wonderful Day For Malicious Compliance
At the counter where I work, there's a box of Kleenex. I used a couple yesterday to blow my nose, and they turned out to be the last two. The person I share a chair with (he on days, me on nights) left me another of his sparkling notes I get if a pen was left 2° out of alignment. Apparently, he was kvetching all day over it. I decided, well, I did use some, so I must fix this.
Ken Beattie 3 years ago
This is another one I'm on the fence about. If the person was paying for their own tissues and you just grab them whenever you want? And then take the last couple and do nothing about it. Yeah they're probably right to feel a bit grumpy. If they're company supplied, well it would have been nice to replace the box but not a big deal.
#19
This Guy Always Comes Into My Work And Asks My Married Coworker For Her Number
SkyBlueandBlack 3 years ago
So he's stalking her? Was anyone planning on involving the police at some point, preferably before he steps it up a notch?
#20
The Way My Colleague Leaves The Sink Every Time
#21
My Coworker Puts His Coffee Creamer In Breast Milk Bags In The Common Fridge
#22
A Department Manager Did This To My Bike When I Had It In The Back For A Single Day
Jeremy James 3 years ago (edited)
I would send this to your manager's boss and ask, "Is this what you're paying them to do?" Because it looks like they have way too much time on their hands and maybe also need a drug test.
#23
The Staff Microwave At My Work After Hiring A Bunch Of 15-Year-Olds With No Manners
#24
The People I Work With
Ken Beattie 3 years ago
Not a terrible way to store it to be fair. Keeps it mostly sealed until someone needs one and it's in the right place.
#25
I Let My Coworker Borrow A Drill Bit And This Is How He Returned It
SCP Panda [REDACTED] 3 years ago
How long did he have it? Because this is only acceptable if he had it for at least 2 months.
#26
My Coworker Always Sits Like This In My Work Truck
#27
Messages From A Coworker That I Hadn't Seen Or Talked To In A Year And A Half
#28
I'm A Hairstylist And My Coworker Cut My Hair Today
I trust her and I didn’t look at the back until later. I don't know what happened, she is usually very good. My boyfriend said I must have pissed her off to deserve this.
#29
My Coworkers Are Built Different
#30
I Love My Job And The People I Work With
#31
I Work With The Best And Brightest
#32
A Coworker Broke The Break Room Microwave By Zapping A Camera. When Confronted He Said He Was “Making A Troll Post”
#33
The Way My Coworker Saves Gum
#34
My Coworkers Open A Water Bottle And Just Put It In The Fridge Without Labeling It. There’s So Much Wasted Water
#35
The Keyboard That I Have To Use Was Passed Down To Me By The Previous Technician
#36
My Coworkers Are Too Lazy To Replace The Trash Bags
#37
Former Coworker Asks For Theme Park Tickets In A Birthday Text. Classy
#38
Cleaned This Car 3 Weeks Ago Inside Out. This Is How My Coworker Left It When He Went For Holiday
#39
I (30-Year-Old Male) Participated In Secret Santa At Work, Asked For Sport Equipment, Got This Instead
Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago (edited)
I'd say being able to walk like that is an Extreme Sport!
#40
Boss Brought In A Few Cinnamon Rolls To Share. One Of My Coworkers Did This
#41
The Way My Coworker Makes Up Boxes
miguel fernandez 3 years ago
This way yo can know what's inside and no one will know that you opened them.
#42
The Way My Coworker Opens The Resealable Bags
Paul Werner 3 years ago
my roommate constantly does this even after pointing out that it comes in a resealable bag!
#43
Old Coworker Of Mine Bashed Me For Getting A New Job And Now Wants My Employee Discount
Spocks's Mom 3 years ago
No means no. I had people expect free healthcare for their animals like I had some kind of control over it. SMH.
#44
My Coworkers Left The Dumpster Area Like This. Help Me Come Up With An Angry, Yet Professional Message For The Group Chat
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
“Which of you guys brought your toddlers to work with them?… no one? You ADULTS left the dumpster looking like a toddler’s playroom?”
#45
Waxed The Floors Yesterday, And Today Coworkers Took The Lift Out Through The Gym When There Is Another Way Out
#46
How My Coworker Eats His Pizza
#47
What Kind Of Monster Do I Work With That Leaves A Single Slice Of Cheesecake And Cuts Into A New One
#48
Person Complains About Coworker Buying Plain/Glazed Donuts To Work As A Gift Instead Of Frosted Ones
#49
A Colleague Went On Holiday And Left His Drink For Us To Clean Up Days Later
#50
My Coworker Drags The Front Of His Foot When He Walks
#51
My Coworkers Just Leaving Trash At Any Odd Place They Can Reach
#52
Coworker Drank The First Gulp Out Of A Delicious Glass Mexican Coke And Left It Out In The Break Room Overnight, Didn't Even Finish It. Blasphemy
#53
Coworker Wants Help But Isn’t Willing To Work With Me
Ken Beattie 3 years ago
Bit on the fence about this one too. Gym memberships suck. Most gyms are really lousy when it comes to trying to close down the contract if/when you leave. If the guy who wants to train hasn't done it before it makes sense to try to get a feel for whether they like it, whether it feels helpful or too hard etc. So I can understand wanting to do a visit or two on the guest membership to see how it goes. He's not super pushy about the times either. Asking politely and not pushing the point.
#54
Coworker Drained Hot Fryer Oil Into A Plastic Container And Flooded The Kitchen
#55
Returning After Quarantine At Work, A Coworker Borrowed My Stuff Without Asking
Ken Beattie 3 years ago
This sort of thing really steams me. If it's something cheap and they say "sorry I damaged it, I'll get it fixed/replaced" when they come to return it I'd usually just tell them not to worry. But when it's just handed over broken, with no comment. Yeah I'm not lending you anything again, and I'm probably gonna send you a bill.
#56
My Coworker (And My Boss’s Close Family) Called And Woke Me Up An Hour Before My Alarm Goes Off Today
Ken Beattie 3 years ago
From reddit, there wasn't even a good reason for the call. Just this: "He wanted to know if he needed to stop by my office to pick something up. He doesn’t even head my way until 8:30 am. It doesn’t help that I haven’t slept more than 5-6 hours a night for the past three weeks either. It’s some s**t for real "
#57
My Coworkers. At Least Orientation Is Correct I Guess
#58
Lazy Coworker. The Garbage Can Is 10 Feet Away
#59
One Of The Lazy People I Work With Just Dumped This In My Wagon Instead Of Putting It Back Where It Belongs
I strip the floors. It's not my job to run around the store returning merchandise to the shelves.
#60
It's Great That My Coworker Loves To Recycle, But Not When He Goes On Vacation And Leaves The Sink Like This
#61
A Coworker From Years Ago Who I Haven’t Spoken To Since. Really Relieved She Doesn’t Mind $10 Instead Of $20
#62
Took My Homemade Hot Sauce To Work And Invited My Coworker To "Give It A Try", This Was 1.5 Days Ago
#64
Dayshift Coworker’s Doodle, Not Sure If I Should Say Something
#65
This Is How My Day Started. My Coworker Made The Decision That We No Longer Need The Urn Insert Bags. However, The Spigot Won't Work Without Them
OneSoulHero 3 years ago
At least no one will question you when you murder them. Same colored liquid. Bonus!
#66
I Work With Lunatics That Can't Properly Cut A Cake
#68
I Work At A Hospital And My Coworkers Think Their Mothers Work Here Too. These Have Been Sitting In The Break Room For 2 Weeks
Pan Narrans 3 years ago
Our teamleader method is quite simple. Whatever is left in the sink and is still there in the morning he throws in the trash. If your missing something you can complain by said team leader. Our sinks are clean.
#69
The Way My Coworkers Leave Our Smoke Area
#70
Ripped My Pants At Work. On My Birthday. My Coworkers Assured Me It Was "Not That Noticeable"
#71
One Of My Coworkers Is A Terrible Human
#73
A Couple Of Direct Quotes I Wrote Down Last Week Said By My Coworker Who Called At 6 PM Friday Night And Said She Was Covid Positive
#74
My Coworkers Aren’t The Classiest Of People
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
I’ve never attended an office outing, just have this thing that work /coworkers are to stay at a work setting, nothing personal, just my preference, I heard one time how this one girl got so wasted and told everyone how she felt, awkward as she was still working there like nothing happened
#75
Spent 5 Hours Picking Up And Delivering The Dumper To A Coworker, This Is The First Thing He Did
#76
Lent My Phillip's Head Bit To A Coworker
#77
After My Coworkers Kept Abusing The Bins In The Women’s Restroom, The Company Just Decided To Keep Them Off The Walls
#78
A Coworker Found This In The Ladies' Room At Work. Definitely Belongs Here
#79
My Colleague Reuses His Coffee Mug Every Day Without Washing It. This Has Been Unwashed For Months
#80
My Coworker Pulls Out Loose Hairs And Leaves Them All Over The Floor Of Our Shared Office
#81
I Work With Sociopaths
#82
Trying To Catch Up With An Old Coworker
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
If you’re on vacation , on top of that in another country, and calling people for $$, then your a*s should’ve stayed local or home
#83
How One Of My Coworkers Leaves The Restroom
#84
My Coworker Has Taken To Carving Things
#85
Started A New Rubberband Ball Today Because One Of My Awesome Coworkers Stole Mine From My Desk. I Had It For 8 Years
#86
Coworkers Have Done This At Least 50 Times Now, It's 100 Feet Of Power Cord And Air Hose 100' Each, A Long Frozen Pressure Washer Hose, And Another Cord
#87
The Way My Coworkers Stack The Cups. Before And After I Came In: Took Me Less Than 5 Minutes
There are small cups on top of big ones, big ones on top of small ones. Some even on top of a tea towel. It’s dangerous and annoying.
#88
My Coworker Leaves His Super Sweaty Shirts Here To Dry Until His Next Shift. This Shirt Has Been Here For A Week And He Gets Back Tomorrow
#89
How My Coworker Eats Burritos
#90
My Coworker Is Drinking And Driving And Posting It On Facebook
#92
Set This Out For Staff To Try. My Coworker Is A Jerk
#93
My Coworker Is Not Only A Racist But Also Illiterate
#95
An Old Coworker Became My New Goldmine Of Trash
#96
A Coworker Does This Quite Often
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Pan Narrans 3 years ago
I discovered that even working at home doesn't save you from a*****e co-workers. When I go to get coffee one steals my chair. Another keep demanding a lot of attention, constantly breaking my concentration. The third only pretends to work but in reality he's playing games. Their only redeeming quality is their fur.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 3 years ago
Sounds absolutely horrible. I'll sacrifice myself and take them instead if u would like
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Littlemiss 3 years ago (edited)
Had an ahole of a workmate who would know I had to do dishes by hand (very few dishes available and used repeatedly through the day. There was no hot water, so I would fill the kettle, boil it, and repeat (adding a bit of cold water so i didn't boil my hands) until I had a sink full. Guaranteed every single time, this b***h would dump her half eaten tuna can into my clean water or wait until I was away from the sink for few minutes and throw food covered plates into it. Nothing stopped her. It was her entitlement according to her. She would also stuff up the computers at work, often getting viruses from bringing in memory sticks from home. Then after everything was fixed, she'd just do it again and claimed ignorance. I swear I should have pissed on her seat when I left.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
To whomever has to work with my eldest godson in the US Air Force: I am so very, very, very sorry. Then again, you may also be a flat-earther. In which case, I am still very sorry, but mostly for the US Air Force, which really ought to screen for these things. (No, just b/c maps are flat doesn't mean the world is. Ai yi yi)
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
Tell him to steal a plane and fly to the border of the earth and take photos. That will show us.
Load More Replies... Pan Narrans 3 years ago
I discovered that even working at home doesn't save you from a*****e co-workers. When I go to get coffee one steals my chair. Another keep demanding a lot of attention, constantly breaking my concentration. The third only pretends to work but in reality he's playing games. Their only redeeming quality is their fur.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 3 years ago
Sounds absolutely horrible. I'll sacrifice myself and take them instead if u would like
Load More Replies... Littlemiss 3 years ago (edited)
Had an ahole of a workmate who would know I had to do dishes by hand (very few dishes available and used repeatedly through the day. There was no hot water, so I would fill the kettle, boil it, and repeat (adding a bit of cold water so i didn't boil my hands) until I had a sink full. Guaranteed every single time, this b***h would dump her half eaten tuna can into my clean water or wait until I was away from the sink for few minutes and throw food covered plates into it. Nothing stopped her. It was her entitlement according to her. She would also stuff up the computers at work, often getting viruses from bringing in memory sticks from home. Then after everything was fixed, she'd just do it again and claimed ignorance. I swear I should have pissed on her seat when I left.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
To whomever has to work with my eldest godson in the US Air Force: I am so very, very, very sorry. Then again, you may also be a flat-earther. In which case, I am still very sorry, but mostly for the US Air Force, which really ought to screen for these things. (No, just b/c maps are flat doesn't mean the world is. Ai yi yi)
Sergio Bicerra 3 years ago
Tell him to steal a plane and fly to the border of the earth and take photos. That will show us.
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