Ask anyone who works in an office what annoys them about it and you’ll probably get a huge list of grievances. From the eye-killing fluorescent lighting to the co-workers that drive you nuts; here are 55 of the most annoying things about working in an office.
1. When someone else sits in your chair and adjusts it.
You are the worst, why would you even do this?
2. Stationary hoarders.
You don’t need 15 pencils, 125 pens and 3 boxes of staples in one go.
3. Stinky Food.
There’s always one person with daily egg sandwiches. Or Tuna, Tuna is never good.
4. People that don’t wash up their mugs.
At least give it a rinse!
5. People chew loudly.
You’re not a horse, keep the noise down! It’s even worse if they have their mouth open.
6. Passive aggressive notes.
No one listens to death threats by Post-its.
7. Dirty desks.
No wonder you can’t find anything.
8. People who won’t shut up about their detox.
No one cares about your kale juice cleanse.
9. Time going incredibly slowly.
Time in the office seems to stand still.
10. The office rumour mill.
No, I don’t think Susan has got a toyboy.
11. Bitchy office workers.
They whisper the second someone leaves the office.
12. Spending all of Monday answering: “So, how was your weekend?”
It’s gone, please don’t remind me.
13. Noisy typists.
If you can’t hear one, it’s probably you.
14. Ignoring a ringing phone.
Just answer it!
15. The diet dictators.
Thanks for keeping count of how many biscuits we’ve eaten.
16. The communal fridge.
Every day is a precarious game of lunchbox jenga.
17. Having to bring in a cake for your birthday.
Buying your own birthday cake is sad.
18. Feeling obliged to ask if anyone wants a cup of tea whilst you’re up.
Now you have to make 20 cups.
19. People who make a mess, and won’t clean it up.
Be respectful, it’s a public area.
20. Getting ill the minute someone sick comes into work.
Thanks for spreading your germs.
21. Being inside when it’s sunny.
Made worse when you hear the ice cream van.
22. Spoilers about your favourite shows before you’ve watched them.
Telling us who died in Game of Thrones is evil.
23. Organising the office Christmas party.
Hell on earth.
24. Dealing with workmates at the Christmas party
You see things you should never have to see.
25. People who take calls on speaker phone.
“CAN YOU HEAR ME?” Everyone can hear you.
26. Talking about the commute, every day.
It’s bad enough that we have to do it.
27. Leaving a mobile on loud and wandering off.
This is worse when your ringtone is terrible.
28. Complicated tea orders.
Go and make it yourself if you’re that fussy.
29. Taking care of personal hygiene at your desk.
This isn’t the place for clipping your nails.
30. People who tell you they’re off to the loo.
We don’t need to know.
31. People who have to tell you how busy they are.
They are really just big-time wasters.
32. Overhead fluorescent lighting.
You are bathed in an unnatural yellow tinge.
33. Smelly gas in a small room.
Take it to a ventilated area.
34. Office Politics.
Enough said.
35. Lunchtime meetings.
No one can concentrate when hungry.
36. People who spray a lot of deodorants.
We can’t breathe.
37. Comments on your lunch.
Let us eat in peace.
38. Being made to look at baby or holiday photos.
There are only so many times you can say “Oh, lovely.”
39. Conversations about the weather
Yep, it’s raining today.
40. People who take their shoes off at their desk.
Why?!
41. Computers that refuse to work.
JUST when you need them too.
42. People who constantly complain.
We realise this is hypocritical.
43. Marking every inane email as urgent.
If everything is urgent, then is anything actually urgent?
44. Pointless meetings about future meetings.
Biggest waste of time ever.
45. The one mouldy lunch left in the fridge.
Take it home, or throw it out.
46. Read receipts on emails.
We all just click no anyway.
47. Spreadsheets.
No explanation needed.
48. Made up job titles.
“Upper floor mess consultant” is not a thing.
49. Incompetent co-workers.
The rest of us have to pick up your slack.
50. “Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays.”
Shut up.
51. Ridiculous corporate lingo.
It makes no sense, and we hate it.
52. People who forward chain emails.
No one likes you.
53. Constant emails asking to sponsor their charity run.
Along with the emotional blackmail.
54. Arguments over office temperature.
It’s either Antarctica or the Sahara in here.
55. The abundant use of acronyms.
It takes the same amount of time to say the actual words.
At ACI, we try and keep the annoyance levels to a minimum when it comes to our office refurbishments. Take a look around the site to see what we can do for your office.