If you work in an office environment, there is no doubt that you have come across a vast array of annoying office habits. It is thus, more than likely that you have subsequently had your days where submerging yourself into the paper shredder seemed more appealing than withstanding a recurring pet peeve. But have you ever wondered if you are perhaps on someone else’s list?
You never know what your co-workers might deem irritating, as they sure aren’t aware of the fact that they are grinding your gears…(unless they are sadistic,of course). See below the carefully crafted list of the top 50 most common and annoying office habits:
1. You sing out loud
2. You took the last cup of coffee and didn’t make a fresh pot
3. You put your phone on speaker-phone
4. You eat tuna at the office
5. You look at other people’s computer screens
6. You write passive aggressive quotes on the whiteboard
7. You don’t contribute or participate in group activities
8. You don’t respond to emails
9. You stand by impatiently while people are having a conversation
10. You eat other people’s food
11. You take advantage of freebies
12. You expect other people to clean up after you
13. You play music on your cellphone
14. You insist on closed windows at all times
15. You don’t practice what you preach
16. You ask inappropriate questions
17. Everything you say is an insinuation/ riddle
18. You are constantly eating
19. You have an opinion on everything
20. You barge in on conversations
21. You don’t pay your bill/ don’t tip at office outings
22. You mysteriously grin at people as though you have something on them
23. You invade other people’s privacy
24. You disclose things that were told to you in confidence
25. You take up all the fridge space
26. You take forever in the bathroom
27. You eat food with potent smells
28. You don’t share
29. You share selectively
30. You put non-recyclables in the recycling bin
31. You don’t keep your promises
32. You rub your money in other’s faces
33. You lack sympathy
34. You are always complaining
35. You always have to top someone else’s story
36. You complain about self-induced problems
37. You show everyone pictures of your newborn
38. You speak a foreign language in the company of others
39. You are a noisy eater/ swallower
40. You use catch-phrases
41. You send emails to people who sit right next to you
42. You comment on the unhealthiness of others’ lifestyles
43. You assign your tasks to other people
44. You are a brown noser
45. You are a know-it-all (virtually akin to Google)
46. You are overly enthusiastic about work/ abnormally happy
47. You steal other people’s ideas
48. You bang on your desk
49. You CC management into all of your emails
50. You sigh out loud
Do you recognise yourself in any of these? I sure see myself. Try to break the habit before you become the next hot topic of office gossip.
