Pet Peeves

[NorthernPA4U]

Shortsighted managers who want their employees to do "more with less" and consequently see many good people leave. And then, for the few really good yet loyal people ... cut their benefits because "it's what's going on in the industry"

I hate the little "more with less" pep talks ...

 

[goofyazzhell]

Here is mine

Okay, this may be stupid, well actually, my reaction to it may be stupid but:
When I open a door to a store and see someone walking up to it I will wait and hold the door for them. Often times it can be a long wait as they decide which foot goes in front of the other, then they just walk past me like I was being paid to hold the door for them. Usually I will give them a "Oh, you're welcome" but usually get back a "huh, what?"
If I were wearing a velvet tuxedo and saying "good morning Mr. Trump" I would still assume that a thank you would be coming.

 

[keiffers]

Okay, this may be stupid, well actually, my reaction to it may be stupid but:
When I open a door to a store and see someone walking up to it I will wait and hold the door for them. Often times it can be a long wait as they decide which foot goes in front of the other, then they just walk past me like I was being paid to hold the door for them. Usually I will give them a "Oh, you're welcome" but usually get back a "huh, what?"
If I were wearing a velvet tuxedo and saying "good morning Mr. Trump" I would still assume that a thank you would be coming.

that's another of mine - people just do not know how to say thank you anymore...I can accept it from some of the young dumb kids but you would think that the older crowd would say it more often, considering they were raised to say their P's and Q's

 

[cheekygirl]

ice crunchers.. you know... the ones who work close to you and feel like they have to crunch on their ice in your ear... grrrr... makes me want to smack the freaking cup out of their hands...

 

[elizabeth22673]

-can't find good customer service anymore....anywhere
-people at work that create panic for no reason
-litter bugs
-cigarette butt flickers
-my dog's stinky farts
-smoking right in front of a building's entrance...might as well smoke inside asshole i have to breath your smoke before i go in or out anyway
-in the waiting room naked at doctors office with a sheet for 45 minutes or longer
-bad drivers
-people with no manners
-racists
-cashiers/clerks commenting on what you buy
-when someone doesn't give credit or a simple thank you for an idea


ok that was to easy. more to come

 

[goofyazzhell]

Which brings us to:

Tooth suckers. Every time there is a pause in conversation you have to hear them fwippppp air and saliva through their teeth. Good god, what is in there that you feel is so important to suck out now while we are talking?!

 

[somberReality]

Pet peeve....hmmm

Well, when my ex and i split, that took care of all those!

I'll have to get back to ya if i think of any others.

 

[NorthernPA4U]

A guy I know who just deliberately goads people just to see them upset ...

 

[elizabeth22673]

people who are "just there for a minute" who parked in either a handicapped, pregnant, with small children or senior parking spot

no excuse

 

[ima6uldv8]

Women at work not refilling the toilet paper roll! You always have to look first before sitting, otherwise you're fucked.

 

[Blue_Eyed_Grl36]

People who answer their cell phone while in a (public) bathroom stall.... Makes me nuts!

 

[Blue_Eyed_Grl36]

Two more of my biggest pet peeves:

When someone tells you they're going to do something, then they don't follow through ...

Ppl who are contiunally late to meetings, functions, appts. etc....

GRRRRRR!

 

[BlackWolf65]

Well... I'm thinking maybe it's time to put a link to this thread in my sig...

Besides... Annie *is* resting peacefully, and I think I can take the reminder of her out of there now...

 

[ICR]

Mine is liars. More so when you know they know you know they are lying and they are still trying to convince you to believe them..

 

[BlackWolf65]

Mine is liars. More so when you know they know you know they are lying and they are still trying to convince you to believe them..

Ooooo...

That's a good one...

 

[Cathleen]

Oh I have a bunch of these things but I'll spare you all - at least for now.

* Idiotic, ridiculous and moronic thoughts/expressions. (Yeah, I know it includes everyone at times - in fact this post is an an example of the same.)

* Traffic reporters, weather forecasters or anyone that uses the the word further instead of farther! When it's distance is't farther for goodness sakes. I wish it didn't bug me. If they'd further their education perhaps they'd learn it's farther down the road, or farther north etc. Further is used to note a quality of sorts. Could someone please inform all the weather and traffic folks before I lose it?

* When you let a caller know it isn't a good time for a call and they acknowledge that but keep talking, then get their nose out of joint when you say "I can't talk right now."


I think that's good for now.

 

[BlackWolf65]

Oh I have a bunch of these things but I'll spare you all - at least for now.

* Idiotic, ridiculous and moronic thoughts/expressions. (Yeah, I know it includes everyone at times - in fact this post is an an example of the same.)

* Traffic reporters, weather forecasters or anyone that uses the the word further instead of farther! When it's distance is't farther for goodness sakes. I wish it didn't bug me. If they'd further their education perhaps they'd learn it's farther down the road, or farther north etc. Further is used to note a quality of sorts. Could someone please inform all the weather and traffic folks before I lose it?

* When you let a caller know it isn't a good time for a call and they acknowledge that but keep talking, then get their nose out of joint when you say "I can't talk right now."


I think that's good for now.

Oh, oh!!! And on *that* topic... Those people are supposed to have college educations, right? You'd think that a person with a college education would realize the the word "nuclear" does *not* have two u's. It's (phonetically) "new-clee-yer," not "new-cue-ler." That drives me absolutely bat-shit crazy.

Of course, our beloved president pronounces it wrong, so I guess it's probably just a matter of someone setting a bad example...

 

[BlackWolf65]

I'm beginning to like this idea that I had... Y'all are coming up with some great ones!

 

[Cathleen]

Oh, oh!!! And on *that* topic... Those people are supposed to have college educations, right? You'd think that a person with a college education would realize the the word "nuclear" does *not* have two u's. It's (phonetically) "new-clee-yer," not "new-cue-ler." that drives me absolutely bat-shit crazy.

Of course, our beloved president pronounces it wrong, so I guess it's probably just a matter of someone setting a bad example...

I mispronounce nuclear all the time. Maybe I can blame it on being from Boston, even though I don't have much of an accent unless I'm tired. I'll keep your phonetic example in mind and do my best to correct my error.


Oh I'm sure there will a lot (a lot is two words, another faux pas) of good ones coming up.

 

[phantasi]

I apologize if this is a dupe, but people who add the letter "r" to the word "wash"...i.e., "i need to warsh my car". aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

 

[Cathleen]

I apologize if this is a dupe, but people who add the letter "r" to the word "wash"...i.e., "i need to warsh my car". aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

Oh goodness you better never come to Boston! All those R we don't use are saved of course (good old yankee sense to never waste anything). Those R show up in the strangest of places such as 'pizza' becomes 'pizzer' and 'Lisa' becomes 'Liser'. Stay away, you'll only frustrate yourself plus you must be careful while walking on the sidewalks -- they have become roadways at times.

 

[kendra1980]

They add that 'r' thing in the UK often, as well.


I posted this elsewhere, but my two "word" pet peeves are the following:

ASPHALT. There is no extra H. It is not ashphalt.

ESPRESSO. It is not an expresso. Really, it isn't. Look it up.

 

[BlackWolf65]

People who come into the restaurant where I work and proceed to rewrite the menu: "Oh, I see you don't have <insert item> on the menu. Ask them to do this for me, would you?" When it's something I don't even have the ingredients for, they get all indignant. Like I should keep the walk-in stocked with their favorite items, just on the off chance that they'll be back from East Bumfuck sometime within the next ten years...

And in that vein, people who come into the restaurant, see an item on the specials list, and decide to tell me that they want 75% of the ingredients changed to something else for them. No! Fucking NO!!! Not unless you're allergic to it the way I'm preparing it. Otherwise, eat it and call it good, or order something else...

 

[BlackWolf65]

that's how i got mine - she ended up at the shelter after a yr and a half cause she was being the a-typical kitten bouncin off the wall - she still does it at 5 yrs old, but i wouldn't get rid of her for that.....

I love cats like that! All but one of mine have turned into lazy little things, except for the newest addition, who's still a kitten, and terrorizes all of the adult cats... People expect their animals to have human manners, and quite often, that's just not going to happen.

 

[fire_breeze]

One of mine...

Terrible table manners, especially if the person is shovelling food and is chewing with his/her mouth open - it reeks of inconsideration. I know, I'm a snob.