Work Annoyances

Work Annoyances:

As a bartender, waiting on some jerk who trys to be all nice to show off to his date, but gives you a lousy 5% tip. (kj)
When people ask for a cheeseburger delux with cheese. (Heather)
When someone complains, you give them 100 options to TRY to solve their problem and all they can do is complain more (Angel)
When I call a company with a problem and get transferred all over just to end up with the first person you talked to. (Ryan)
when you call your mom at work,get put on hold, listen to that horrible music, and learn she's on her way home! (sarah*)
The fact that you need experience to get a job, but can't get experience unless you get a job! (Genny)
when people show up to work late and want to leave early!!! (stacey)
When people come to my Subway and rattle off 8 sandwiches and everything they want on them in one breath (Jessca)
When people call the pizza place I work at and ask if I'll read off the whole menu to them. (LocaSreeBK)
When you're waiting to use the photocopier and some idiot is xeroxing copies of his butt. (Killer-Onion)
The guy who bought a drink at my work ($1.17) paid with a 100 dollar bill, and ran out to his car to get the 17 cents... (TeeJaye)
When senior citizens order food at my work and obssess overtheir senior discount that saved them a whopping 13 cents... (TeeJaye)
When your smarter than someone and they make more money than you! (MISCHFMAN)
The morons who can't work a simple copy machine - it isn't a rocket ship people! (Sharon)
I hate it when someone comes in just as I am about to put the closed sign on the door. (~*Almighty Java brewer*~)
Men who call and ask for a technician and won't believe that I AM the technician. Yes, guys, women can work computers. (Kelly)
People who have tax extempt cards and they give it to you after you've started ringing up the sale! (stacie)
When I seat a party, and I put them at a table, then they say can we have a booth. Tell me that BEFORE I seat you! (Jessi)
When a co-worker thumps away on his/her keyboard (instead of just typing) and the racket echoes throughout the office. (Abby McBeal)
When your company replaces a program with a new program that doesn't work as well as the old one. (Jen)
Staplers. (MagFlare)
When your supervisor blames you for something he did, and then laughs. Not funny pal. (Mindy)
When your're selling something for 50 cents and people ask you if you have change for a 20. (Jesika)
People who assume that just because you work for the army you are in it.Have you seen me in fatigues? No.Figure it out (kittykat)
When a co-worker who's cubicle is 15 feet away calls your phone extension to ask you something. (Jenny)
I work for a newspaper and hate when customers say they are calling about their prescription instead of subscription. (Marcie)
I'm about to leave work at 11pm, and I have a customer call me back...I HAVE to take the call. *groan* (Suzanne Bauzys)
A boss who tries to tell jokes and they're never funny but he thinks he's good at it. (Peach)
At work when I am trying to make a Personal Phone call and suddenly all goes quiet! (Ciara Barrett)
When the guy in the next cubicle hums to himself ALL DAY LONG! (Debbie O.)
I am a woman working in Tech Support, and customers feel the need to say oh is this tech support? when I answer the phone. (Alasen)
When your boss asks you to do some thing while you are on your way to do it! (Crystal)
People who believe that $2.00 is a good tip on every bill. (reba)
When people but an 89 cent coke and pay with a 100 dollar bill so i have to call the manager to get more bills (Brandy)
People who have enough knowledge to critize how you do something, yet never do it themselves. (Jen)
When I say, Welcome to Burger King, would you like to try a 99 cent whopper and they ask if we have 99 cent whoppers! (Jodi)
When you are student teaching and you look young enough to blend in with the high school students...and they hit on you. (InkWyrm)
I work @ Eckerd Drug. People come in and ask if we sell Goodyear tires!! For God's sake! WE ARE A DRUGSTORE!! (Jennie(dixie))
Coworkers who spend hours on the phone, emailing, or chatting, then complain they're so busy and never have time. (Jen)
You browse the web during your lunch hour and then everyone says all you do is browse the web. (Jen)
When you walk into work and someone looks at you and says oh, have a rough night? when you are perfectly fine. (Heather)
When i tell a customer that something looks good on them, they always ask if i work on commission. (Gina)
People that come through the drive-thru and don't speak your langage. (Sarah)
When I ask if they want cream and sugar in their coffee and they say yes but don't tell me how much. (Sarah)
When the announcement goes off where you work that the store is closed but everyone just keeps walking around aimlessly! (Michelle)
When I ask people how they would like the change from their cashed check and they jokingly say in singles please... (Christi)
People who try to return things to a store that are OBVIOUSLY used, and two years old to boot. (BornBlonde)
When you hand someone a sprite and coke out the drive through window and they ask if you marked them as to what they are. (Que)
When a customer asks you if you're working hard. Nope, just goofing off - I only work hard in my spare time. (J. Lynn S.)
You tell someone you are in the AirForce- and they ask if you fly planes. (Casy)
When your boss walks by at the EXACT moment you do something you KNOW you shouldn't do at work...Figures!! (chickie)
When examining a 20, 50, or 100 dollar bill to make sure it's real, people say "I just printed it". Ooooh...never heard that one before. (Gilden)
When you're at work and you're wearing some very obvious work uniform, but customers still come up and ask, "do you work here?". No buddy, I"m wearing this ugly, tacky thing to make a new fashion statement. I mean, what the hell? (Whitney)
Handing a costumers change out the drive thru window and they drop all of it, open their door to get it, hit it on the wall...then look back up at you as though it was your fault! (Melissa)
Repairing a copier, having it almost completely disassembled and some brilliant person will walk up and say "can I make a copy?" (Nike)
Having to acknowledge a fellow worker every time you walk by them, even if you've just had a whole conversation with them five minutes earlier...or never! (Daniel K.)
People who call to order food without taking the time to find out what they want first. (Sissy R)
People who assume just because I'm a photographer, I'll drop everything and do some kind of Sears Portrait thing free. (Blackwolf)
For the techs among us: "So, what do you think about the Y2K bug?" (Brandon)
When you finally get a break, the bathroom is closed for cleaning. (Egorey)
When you ask a customer how they'd like their steak and they say "cooked!" and laugh as though they are ever so clever. (Bastien Polanski)
Restaurant customers who tip less than 15-20% after telling you how great everything was. Verbal tips don't pay bills. (Robin)
I work at a grocery store and customers always decide that you are the candidate they are about to unload a hellstorm on. (Daeon)
People who see you vacuuming the store and offer to have you clean their house. I haven't heard that one before. (KK)
When everyone that comes into the place that you work seems to think that high prices are all your fault!! (Cera)
When someone apparently uses the stuff in your cubicle at night. (The Tech Writer)
When I tell someone that I am a massage therapist they say 'Do you want to Practice on me???' (Sioux)
When someone calls a place of business and you answer the phone and they ask if you are open?! What do you think? (Julie)
People who assume that since you work at a movie theater, it's your fault if a movie is terrible. (Jeff Bozarth)
You're a checker at the grocery store and your customer's item doesn't scan. Someone always says, "It must be free!" (Jennifer)
You're dressed head to toe in the uniform of your workplace and a customer asks you "Do you work here?" (Michael Main)
Your neighbor at work uses the speakerphone to check their voicemail. (Evan Harston)

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