What is it that drives you really crazy?
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Colleagues who eat with their mouths open... who whistle all the time... and me being splattered on the head with porridge... Thankfully my headphones protect my sanity, although not from porridge attacks.
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
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I disagree. External corporate e-mail should be (for initial communications or when dealing with unnameds only) branded as if it was headed letter paper. Image is everything on first impressions. Newsletters, announcements, etc, also need to carry the company brand. And for the text, yes, straightforward black text may fine in most cases, but formatting such as bold, code, etc are highly useful depending on the content.
David Wulff The Royal Woofle Museum
"I live very much in the real world, it's just not the same world shared by most other people"
David Wulff wrote: formatting such as bold, code, etc are highly useful depending on the content. For an example, I point you to the Visual C++ forum[^], which regularly has unformatted, impenetrable posts. Personally, I like using lots of emphasis.
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|People who say slash slash instaed of solidus virgule. Regardz Colin J Davies
*** WARNING *
This could be addictive
**The minion's version of "Catch :bob: "It's a real shame that people as stupid as you can work out how to use a computer. said by Christian Graus in the Soapbox
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|Olli wrote: I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? 1) Slurping liquid out of a cup or cereal bowl ( how rude! and irritating ;) ) 2) Talking about medical problems ( the nasty sort ) on the phone in a open cube enviornment. ( I mean really ppl, can't that stuff wait till your in private ) Joe Joseph Dempsey joseph_r_dempsey@yahoo.com
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People who say slash slash instaed of solidus virgule. Regardz Colin J Davies
*** WARNING *
This could be addictive
**The minion's version of "Catch :bob: "It's a real shame that people as stupid as you can work out how to use a computer. said by Christian Graus in the Soapbox
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Matthew Lang wrote: Headphones are the ultimate answer to annoying colleagues! :laugh::laugh: Think I have a new sig....
Olli "Headphones are the ultimate answer to annoying colleagues!"
Matthew Lang - The Lounge
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|A few things: People who frequently come to chat for long periods of time when I have my office door shut with absolutely no work objective in mind. :confused: People who do not understand Windows security settings and give individuals full access because they do not know which group is appropriate. People who aren't "techie" who take what I say, repeat it in a way that drains all of it usefullness and now has no resemblance whatsoever to what I was saying in the first place in an effort to sound more knowledgeable than they really are. People who come to me with a "big favor" for a quick fix that they really really need and when I hurry to finish it for them they say they do not get around to using it for at least a month. Inaccurate specs, cancelled projects, meaningless projects (Do these qualify since they do come from coworkers...:confused: ) All of the expected disadvantages of the trade. People who drink the last of the coffee without making a new pot and those who leave just a few ml of coffee in the pot while leaving the heating unit on resulting in this dark black goo. :mad::mad: Gosh that felt good. :-D Seriously, I do love my job but these are some of the things that have bothered me in the past. Take Care, Daniel
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|I used to work in an office where one co-worker spoke their internal monologue out loud all day long, including talking to nobody in particular or inanimate objects like the fax machine. I found it extremely difficult to concentrate.
"Pretending to guide me, you led me astray, And I don't want to fall into your kind of ways." "Melt" by Front 242
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|Some new recruits often subscribe our emails to mailing lists. I find thatvery disturbing :doh: Smitha You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. -- Richard Bach
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Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|People who are blatantly obvious about going out drinking, then not showing up for work, and not calling in. And getting away with it.:mad: Users who leave a message "I can't use program X". Can you be more vague? The open-mouth chewing thing X| , and lingering idle co-workers. Managers with Alzheimers, who need constant reminding how to log in. Even with passwords taped to the monitor.:doh: Needless to say they have the 3Ghz PCs.:confused: "It's been swell.. but the swelling's gone down." - TankGERL
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A few things: People who frequently come to chat for long periods of time when I have my office door shut with absolutely no work objective in mind. :confused: People who do not understand Windows security settings and give individuals full access because they do not know which group is appropriate. People who aren't "techie" who take what I say, repeat it in a way that drains all of it usefullness and now has no resemblance whatsoever to what I was saying in the first place in an effort to sound more knowledgeable than they really are. People who come to me with a "big favor" for a quick fix that they really really need and when I hurry to finish it for them they say they do not get around to using it for at least a month. Inaccurate specs, cancelled projects, meaningless projects (Do these qualify since they do come from coworkers...:confused: ) All of the expected disadvantages of the trade. People who drink the last of the coffee without making a new pot and those who leave just a few ml of coffee in the pot while leaving the heating unit on resulting in this dark black goo. :mad::mad: Gosh that felt good. :-D Seriously, I do love my job but these are some of the things that have bothered me in the past. Take Care, Daniel
Daniel Wilson wrote: People who drink the last of the coffee without making a new pot and those who leave just a few ml of coffee in the pot That is my all time greatest complaint about coworkers in every office, and every industry I've worked in. If you don't know how to make coffee, you have no business drinking it. If you refuse to make coffee for me, you have no right to drink the coffee I made. If you're too busy to make coffee, you certainly don't have time consume it. If you're too damned important to make coffee, the company can't afford to allow you to risk the known and suspected health hazards of coffee. :mad: Inconsiderate, self-centered, useless a&*^%les!:mad::mad::mad: "Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything,
but you still can't help but smile when you see one
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I used to work in an office where one co-worker spoke their internal monologue out loud all day long, including talking to nobody in particular or inanimate objects like the fax machine. I found it extremely difficult to concentrate.
"Pretending to guide me, you led me astray, And I don't want to fall into your kind of ways." "Melt" by Front 242
It took me months to get him a job at your company and out of mine! Our productivity skyrocketed once he was gone - thanks for hiring him!:-D "Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything,
but you still can't help but smile when you see one
tumble down the stairs." -
Hi OK, according to a thread from the soapbox (Megans sniffing thread[^]) I'm wondering what your co-workers are doing to drive you to insanity....? A while ago I had a co-worker who liked apples, and every morning he was eating his apple at breakfast time...with an open mouth! I could have freaked out with that, .... I was ..... aaarrrrrrghhhhhh.....:sigh: OK OK, it was nerving.... So what is it that does you really drive up and down the wall?? (sniffing, coughing, breathing, eating...)
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|At my last place of employment, I was sole technical support for 100 users on 50 dumb terminals (and PCs running emulators) connected to a single PC server. Once in a while something went wrong with the system, and in a retail environment that causes immediate panic. Every time a failure occurred I was interrupted by 50 individual calls telling me that the system was broke, or asking when it would be restored, all at a time when I was least able to take the call, locked in the server room where the phone doesn't work, trying to resolve the problem. I tried for years to educate the idiots - if your terminal is broke, but everyone else's seems to be okay, call me. If yours is broke, and so is every other terminal you can see, call your manager and let him call me. No luck, even the managers were too stupid to figure it out, and I got ragged on by my boss for taking so long to resolve the troubles. Morons, all of them! "Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything,
but you still can't help but smile when you see one
tumble down the stairs." -
Daniel Wilson wrote: People who drink the last of the coffee without making a new pot and those who leave just a few ml of coffee in the pot That is my all time greatest complaint about coworkers in every office, and every industry I've worked in. If you don't know how to make coffee, you have no business drinking it. If you refuse to make coffee for me, you have no right to drink the coffee I made. If you're too busy to make coffee, you certainly don't have time consume it. If you're too damned important to make coffee, the company can't afford to allow you to risk the known and suspected health hazards of coffee. :mad: Inconsiderate, self-centered, useless a&*^%les!:mad::mad::mad: "Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything,
but you still can't help but smile when you see one
tumble down the stairs."Roger Wright wrote: If you don't know how to make coffee, you have no business drinking it. If you refuse to make coffee for me, you have no right to drink the coffee I made. If you're too busy to make coffee, you certainly don't have time consume it. If you're too damned important to make coffee, the company can't afford to allow you to risk the known and suspected health hazards of coffee. Great rules Roger! I think I'll get these blown up to poster size and stick it on the wall I am facing so everyone can see. TO ALL YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! :laugh::laugh: Live to ride. Ride to live.
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: Fortunately, none of my co-workers are like that Hmmm, sounds like a good family at work....
Olli "Ooooooh, they have the internet on computers now!"
Homer Simpson
:beer: + :java: = NULL :=> X|They're a good bunch. The only problem I really have is that as the only girl on my team (and in fact, on my floor) I'm rather isolated and at times it really upsets me. That's not the guys' fault though - they can't help being male! Anna :rose: Homepage | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In
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HTML email! If you need pretty pictures, colours and fonts to say what you want to say then you should be using different words not different formatting.
I disagree. Formatting adds emphasis which draws attention to the important parts of the message. The problem is that some companies abuse the technology by sending HTML emails linked to images on their site etc. (a royal pain for dial-up users) - it isn't with the formatting itself. Anna :rose: Homepage | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In
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We can do better than that! ;) A pair of 1kW base cabs and your entire collection of Motorhead CDs in an autochanger are the ultimate solution... For added comic relief, mix in one Monty Python CD for every 5 Motothead CDs, and press the shuffle button. ;P Anna :rose: Homepage | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work. Trouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Visual C++ Add-In