You don’t pick people for two things: your family and your job. Coworkers come as part of the package, bottom line.
And although sometimes a workplace is a perfect place to make connections and lasting friendships, other times the people you see 5 days a week can really, I mean, really get on your nerves. Whether your colleagues are always talking, always on their phone, or just always in your way, they can make your workday longer and harder.
We can’t control other people’s behavior, but we can surely vent about it. And since annoying coworkers are basically a universally relatable thing, no wonder the hashtag #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo hit way too close to the bone for many people on Twitter. So pull your seat closer, we’re about to look at the funniest tweets people shared.
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And leaving stinky food in the fridge for so long it's pretty much developed into its own ecosystem, then get mad you threw out their "good tupperware."
Lol I figured from about the first sentence cuz my cat is on my lap
Do you have a coworker who is always talking? Or one who is always asking for favors? Maybe you have a coworker who is always trying to be the boss. Whatever the case may be, we all have that one coworker who is just plain annoying. If you're lucky, you can just avoid that person. But sometimes, you have to work with them on projects or tasks. And that can be torture.
But if you happen to already be in that situation where a colleague is getting on your nerves, you may want to think about a couple of things. First, it’s important to stay polite, whatever happens. Even if they are driving you crazy, it's important to be polite. Just bite your tongue and try to get through the interaction. In this way, you’ll make sure they don’t ruin your reputation.
A second useful tip is not getting drawn into their drama. If they are always complaining or starting arguments, just walk away. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Oh yes when this happens you should say "maybe you should act your wage Karen"
Setting boundaries is also crucial when dealing with annoying coworkers. If they are always asking for favors, make it clear that you're not going to do everything they ask. Set some limits so that you don't end up doing all the work. You may also want to make sure you keep your distance. Remember that you don't have to be best friends with this person. Just keep your interactions to a minimum and whenever they’re needed.
Ah.. this one would be brought up with HR immediately. I'm crazy, but I value being able to breathe very highly. Cologne etc sets of my asthma, and it is not fun.
Same. When I complained about all the artificial scent dispensers in the bathroom (4 separate sources!! 🤢), I was told I could wear a gas mask as a "less extreme" option than just removing the damned scents
Load More Replies...All too often the excess cologne is an attempt to cover up lack of personal hygiene. It doesn't, folks.
Well I've had elderly colleagues[wearing nylon shirts] who seemingly didnt mind their hygiene [stale & strong sweat odour] in the office or cantina. I absolutely dont like an overkill of perfume but the stale old sweat odour makes me puke. This is very difficult to adress as it touches personal behaviour/issues, but if it makes it impossible for you to perform properly at work than it needs to be discussed.
Part of our dress code is "personal hygiene." And yet, there are still people who don't take showers, wash their clothes, or hair. Dirty hair smell can trigger a migraine in 30 seconds...one guy had to be regularly told to shower and wash his clothes. Funny thing, though, he's moved into management and now has excellent hygiene. There was also a woman who regularly had greasy hair- and her hair was below her shoulders, so WEEKS between washings. Ditto...become a manger, she had to wash her hair daily. I guess it's okay around "common" employees (there are "only"1200 of us who complained regularly), but it's not acceptable if you're one of <30 managers.
Load More Replies...Axe is one of the worst. I politely told my coworker, "You just need a few drops, a little goes a long way." Some folks just don't know how bad they reak.
I used to like Axe until a boy in 7th grade brought a can of it to school (like a hair spray can but of axe body spray) and he would, full f*****g force, hold the button down and just dump himself in it. It took 3 male teachers to tell him to stop before he finally stopped (the main reason he stopped was because the male math teacher told him to stop or he would confiscate the spray) it was hell
Load More Replies...I get sensory overload with strong scents, which make me feel nauseous or anxious, so wearing perfume or cologne isn't always pleasant for everyone
I get tiny seizures. Causes memory loss, anxiety, nausea. It's called dysosmia. Got diagnosed by an advanced ENT.
Load More Replies...On swing shift, who comes in as we're leaving but we have talk to them tell them what's been happening, there's one lady who often smells so strongly of perfume I could probably follow her scent trail. And there's another lady who always reeks of tobacco. So glad I'm not on that shift.
A former boss of mine used to slap on aftershave in the front office. Gave me a sneeze attack every morning.
One guy that I worked with, I could smell his cologne long before I could see him.
People don't understand all the problems caused by scented lotions, bodyspray, perfume, even laundry products with strong smell, they can cause asthma attacks, anaphylaxis, migraines, nausea in cancer patients, behavioral problems in autistic children. No body needs this c**p.
I was at 7-Eleven one night and the woman in front of me started complaining about "you young kids" who wear too much product (funny thing - I was almost 40 and probably older than she was). Anyway, I have a lot of product allergies and had used fragrance-free laundry detergent and fabric softener, fragrance-free hair product and soap, no perfume...and I'd showered about half an hour before. I know a lot of people are truly sensitive, but she was full of c**p.
Load More Replies...Good think my place of employment banned he use of cologne. I work from home, but if I ever have to go into the office, I know I won't want to puke because of other people's perfume.
I actually had a manager tell a new girl to go wash up after she caused me to have a major allergy attack fromhp her perfume. I'm not talking about a few squirts, I can handle that. But it was like she took a bath in it. They had to send me home and told me to stay home the next day. Apparently the entire office reeked and they didn't want me to have another attack. Come back and it's the same thing but a different scent. I was taken off the front and worked in the back room. She had thought it was that particular perfume I was allergic to. She honestly didn't think she was wearing too much. Better after that, but I shouldn't be able to smell it 20 minutes after you leave the room
Bro no-one care how you smell as long as its not of sweat. Try *you know, personal hygiene* Save your cologne and perfume for your dates and free time
If you feel like you're stuck in the corner and there’s not much to be done, the only option may be to talk to your boss or manager. They may be able to help you resolve the issue.
And after all, every workplace has its quirks: whether it’s the workings of the company, the flawed management or the people you have to work with, no work is perfect. Dealing with annoying coworkers may be tiring, to say the least, but in the end, it’s part of life.
Meanwhile, according to Christine Mitterbauer, a licensed and ICF-approved career coach and serial entrepreneur, “it’s important that you stand your ground and don’t let yourself be intimidated by difficult coworkers, whether they’re negative, talking down to you, or making your work difficult in any other way.”
“Of course, you can try to interact as little as possible with the coworker, but that isn’t always possible,” the career coach added. Moreover, a great skill to practice is becoming better at having difficult conversations, she told us in an earlier interview.
... specially when I had my headphones off. CAN'T YOU TAKE A HINT???
“Stick to negative behavior as that’s more objective and can more easily be verified by everyone involved. Practice exactly what you want to say beforehand, and consider getting other allies on board as well. Sometimes it is necessary to involve management, but it’s often better to only do this once you can demonstrate to the manager what you yourself have attempted to tackle the issue,” the career coach explained.
God, the f*****g forward to all s**t. If it doesn’t concern me, do NOT junk up my inbox with your b******t.
THIS ^ I once had a cubicle neighbor who was in sales. He was on the phone ALL THE TIME, and had an extremely loud voice. I got over-ear headphones. They barely helped.
Then sing along with it out loud when they can’t carry a tune if it had a handle.
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My friends work place: all male. So the boss thinks he can fart all through the day. If anyone complains, the boss showers you with unkind names, then farts some more. He reasoning is there are no "chicks" so it doesn't matter. Apparently he's still in business.
I used to work at a Goodwill back room and I was part of a four-person team at the clothing/linen sorting table. Two sorters, two hangers. I was always one of the hangers and we often had to hang a minimum of at least 1,600 pieces each day. The other girl who hung clothing hooked up with another coworker who worked in the donation receiving area. It got to the point when he had a day off, she would call in because she didn't trust him alone with the rest of us females. She literally left me hanging several days a week by myself. 1,600 pieces a day by myself. Thankfully, management was on my side and tried to help me out whenever they could and were soon looking for a reason to fire this girl.
Thrusts photos of their kids in your face every. Single. Morning. Granted it’s not as common but the ‘come on, tell me that they’re cute’ stuff makes me wanna dredge up Klingon swear words.
"I can't wait till Friday." Monday Morning. 8AM. Every week. It was funny once. Then it became annoying, like, I get it, you hate work. He eventually flipped out and walked.
The excessive explainer type. You ask a colleague what needs to be entered here or there (SAP) and expect a short and concise answer. Instead, the excessive explainer colleague not only says what you have to type, but also why and what effects it has. In the hope that the "system" behind it will be understood. And then you nod politely and say OK. And just thinks "just shut up". That excessive explainer college? Unfortunately that's me.
Pop and smack their gum. Come over to your desk and say "I know you're really busy but" and then proceed to talk endlessly.
The gum please don’t. I can hear it. We can all hear it. it annoys other people. Only excusable use for gum is nicotine gum, and they don’t snap at her poppet or two it or do any other disgusting noises with their mouth. They just hold it against the Cheek
Load More Replies...One of my classmates has a really annoying alarm sound. When we had a sleepover, I woke up to the sound of basically finger nails scratching on a board *shiver*
My coworker has a habit of loudly licking his penis during meetings. It's my dog, I still work from home 🤣
I have one that sits on desks...she came up to ask me a question and plopped her a*s on my workspace...I looked at her like she lost her damn mind and had to nip that in the bud
I read that last line as "... and had to nip her in the butt"
Load More Replies...The "anything you can do/did I can do/did better" person. If you caught a fish the size of a banana, they for dang sure caught one the size of two bananas. Anything going on in your life? Theirs is better/worse.
Get offended when you don't share your personal business with them. When you know they're just gonna spread it around 5 minutes after you tell them.
1. Talked so loud and told you their life story, multiple times. 2. Sang along to radio on their phone. Tone deaf. 3. Tapped table and rattled desk in open office plan. Hummed occasionally and tapped all the time. 4. Micromanaged. 5. Gossiped constantly. 6. Left the seat up in the womens toilet... huh? I could go on.. This was all in one workplace.
May I add clicking your pen during meetings oh my goodness . If you’re doing, that have no illusions that I don’t wanna choke you
Load More Replies...My friends work place: all male. So the boss thinks he can fart all through the day. If anyone complains, the boss showers you with unkind names, then farts some more. He reasoning is there are no "chicks" so it doesn't matter. Apparently he's still in business.
I used to work at a Goodwill back room and I was part of a four-person team at the clothing/linen sorting table. Two sorters, two hangers. I was always one of the hangers and we often had to hang a minimum of at least 1,600 pieces each day. The other girl who hung clothing hooked up with another coworker who worked in the donation receiving area. It got to the point when he had a day off, she would call in because she didn't trust him alone with the rest of us females. She literally left me hanging several days a week by myself. 1,600 pieces a day by myself. Thankfully, management was on my side and tried to help me out whenever they could and were soon looking for a reason to fire this girl.
Thrusts photos of their kids in your face every. Single. Morning. Granted it’s not as common but the ‘come on, tell me that they’re cute’ stuff makes me wanna dredge up Klingon swear words.
"I can't wait till Friday." Monday Morning. 8AM. Every week. It was funny once. Then it became annoying, like, I get it, you hate work. He eventually flipped out and walked.
The excessive explainer type. You ask a colleague what needs to be entered here or there (SAP) and expect a short and concise answer. Instead, the excessive explainer colleague not only says what you have to type, but also why and what effects it has. In the hope that the "system" behind it will be understood. And then you nod politely and say OK. And just thinks "just shut up". That excessive explainer college? Unfortunately that's me.
Pop and smack their gum. Come over to your desk and say "I know you're really busy but" and then proceed to talk endlessly.
The gum please don’t. I can hear it. We can all hear it. it annoys other people. Only excusable use for gum is nicotine gum, and they don’t snap at her poppet or two it or do any other disgusting noises with their mouth. They just hold it against the Cheek
Load More Replies...One of my classmates has a really annoying alarm sound. When we had a sleepover, I woke up to the sound of basically finger nails scratching on a board *shiver*
My coworker has a habit of loudly licking his penis during meetings. It's my dog, I still work from home 🤣
I have one that sits on desks...she came up to ask me a question and plopped her a*s on my workspace...I looked at her like she lost her damn mind and had to nip that in the bud
I read that last line as "... and had to nip her in the butt"
Load More Replies...The "anything you can do/did I can do/did better" person. If you caught a fish the size of a banana, they for dang sure caught one the size of two bananas. Anything going on in your life? Theirs is better/worse.
Get offended when you don't share your personal business with them. When you know they're just gonna spread it around 5 minutes after you tell them.
1. Talked so loud and told you their life story, multiple times. 2. Sang along to radio on their phone. Tone deaf. 3. Tapped table and rattled desk in open office plan. Hummed occasionally and tapped all the time. 4. Micromanaged. 5. Gossiped constantly. 6. Left the seat up in the womens toilet... huh? I could go on.. This was all in one workplace.
May I add clicking your pen during meetings oh my goodness . If you’re doing, that have no illusions that I don’t wanna choke you
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