Weird office irritations

daytona0

kwikbreaks wrote: »

I'm not angry at all. You're the one whingeing about a minor irritation plus it seems my suggestion that you maybe need to chill a little have wound you up even more, Watch that blood pressure.

Isn't blood pressure (statistically) more likely to be dangerous 4 a person who is retired rather than someone who works?

Should that be the case then it is a bit weird you saying that, unless you're some young punk who hit it big and retired at a young age

Owain_Moneysaver

ThumbRemote wrote: »

Pressing 'print screen' while on the desktop, then setting that image to the desktop background is always a good one too.

Even better if you then delete the actual icons so there's nothing to click on.

Changing all their icon/menu shortcuts properties is also fun. Click on Word and Access opens.

Open up their phone and put sticky tape over the contacts of the mute button so it doesn't mute any more.

bod1467

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Open up their phone and put sticky tape over the contacts of the mute button so it doesn't mute any more.

I would notice that on my desk phone - there's a light the activates when Secrecy (mute) is on.

Faith177

We have someone who clicks their pen when their working something out. The times I have been tempted to stab them in the eye with said pen is through the roof lol

Herbalus

kwikbreaks wrote: »

I really wish that the most serious moan I could make about offiice life and work colleagues was "somebody nicked my monitor lead". !!!!!! OP get a life.

Oops, irony alert!

One couldn't possibly take a poster seriously if they're having a minor whinge about a little thing when the said little thing is a minor whinge about a different little thing.

One could make the observation that you and the OP are both venting about seemingly insignificant things, and that might render your criticism, which is about venting about little things, erm, a little bit....silly?

redpete

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

My problem is a colleague here who, if you walk away from your desk without locking your desktop - even for the 30 seconds it takes you to fetch something from the printer - will jump on it and sent rude emails to people in your name. The first you hear about it is when the affronted recipient replies, usually very angry. Honestly he has the mentality of a 12 year old.

First time I would tell them not to do it again, ever, to anyone. Second time they would have a formal complaint made about their behaviour or if they worked for me they would be on a disciplinary.. Actually - I might do that the first time.

gunsandbanjos

Faith177 wrote: »

We have someone who clicks their pen when their working something out. The times I have been tempted to stab them in the eye with said pen is through the roof lol

I hate clickers too, and whistlers. Why the hell would you whistle in an office? Makes me want to strangle them.

I don't like dirty people either, we don't hot desk but we get occasional homeless workers. One guy sat opposite me for a few days in the bosses desk while he was was away, left his manky shoes under the desk and dirty bowl on the desk. Seriously? Rancid man, he's not been back for about 3 weeks now thankfully.

bod1467

wrestlewomen wrote: »

Sounds like the sort of person not many people would want to work for then.

A warning would be more than sufficient for a first offence you draconian mutt.

That image is under your username. Please be aware that it works both ways.

lucy03

wrestlewomen wrote: »

Sounds like the sort of person not many people would want to work for then.

A warning would be more than sufficient for a first offence you draconian mutt.

I'm not sure why the need for a personal insult to another poster but certainly in some companies someone using someone else's computer to send offensive e-mails to others would be gross misconduct. Depending on the circumstances (which of course can vary enormously) it could well be, quite legitimately, too far for a warning.

bod1467

"Works both ways" means that Newbies also need to be nice, and NOT just to other newbies. Since you've shown no remorse I shall now proceed to report your post.

And in the company I work for (a global multi-billion dollar corporation), an activity such as described would be gross misconduct and would lead to instant dismissal.