Annoyances At Work

[luv2teach77 41]

Hello folks,

I've been in my first US job for a little over 2 months and everything is going really well except for one thing that pushes me closer to the brink of insanity everytime it happens.

I share a large cube with 3 other guys, each of us set up in a corner. The guy that sits closest to me (kinda behind me) is a very quiet guy who for most of the day you could easily miss. He just gets on with his stuff and doesn't really bother anyone at all. However... when he eats he is incapable of doing so without "smacking his chops" very very very loudly throughout his meal. Its hard to really do this sound justice but its a combination of chewing and other sounds which come from eating, all combined into this quite sickening concert which takes place EVERY TIME HE EATS SOMETHING !! He is also unable to drink a coffee (which he does several times a day) without really slurping at it.... AAAAARRRRRRRGH !! I learned soon after I started that he is quite hard of hearing (almost deaf as a post I think) so I'm not even sure if he can hear the noises that he makes. I wonder how he's got into his early 50's without someone pulling him up on it !!

Whenever he goes off to heat up his lunch me and the other 2 guys in our area all silently look over at each other, reach for our headphones and plug into the iTunes server until he's done.

Does anyone else have something or someone in their office or place of work that drives them NUTS ??

Mark

P.S I'm actually typing this with my headphones plugged in as he slaps and slurps behind me !!

Edited April 3, 2006 by luv2teach77

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

That's all it takes to drive you insane? :P

[canadalaura 0]

My cubicle neighbour provides me with a running commentary of her day. And the whole office, actually. It's like "are you talking to me?"

[luv2teach77 41]

Ok... maybe insanity was a bit of a strong word but its certainly irritating to say the least !!

[nijusjaanu 0]

hehe... i can't reall elaborate.... my annoying co-workers might accidentally see this

(i know how you feel)

[faith 0]

My annoyance is my boss. Who is also my brother. Enough said.

[rejane 1]

I really got your point...

i really hate people who are making noises while eating... or people who are eating on the phone.

At my old job i used to work with this girl....

And behind the counter she always had food.. and food... Eating right next to me and making noises....

[TracyTN 237]

Cubicle living has so many issues, don't even get me started.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Back in the navy we had a shipmate that would masterbate with his bunk curtain open. So, yes, it could be a worse work environment.

[rebeccajo 14]

Cubicle living has so many issues, don't even get me started.

They don't call them 'sensory deprivation chambers' for nothing!

Back in the navy we had a shipmate that would masterbate with his bunk curtain open. So, yes, it could be a worse work environment.

*wipes screen*

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Back in the navy we had a shipmate that would masterbate with his bunk curtain open. So, yes, it could be a worse work environment.

hahaha

I kinda like my cube. It's isolated, no one can see me and I can't see anyone. But I can hear people and that annoys me but I wear headphones so even that is ok. It's actually very peaceful here.

[Jasman0717 9]

Headphones!

[000OOO000 0]

Mark I know people like him. Sounds as if he's a lion chomping on a gazelle after a fresh kill.

Wow Arijit you work? Hahaha...I didn't think you could juggle a job and posting on VJ.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Wow Arijit you work? Hahaha...I didn't think you could juggle a job and posting on VJ.

[MichelleandCraig 1]

O. M. G. Mark... That's one of my biggest pet peeves...If I'm around anyone who's chewing even slightly with his/her mouth open that's all I can hear,much less like THAT! I know I'm oh so NOT perfect in a lot of ways, but this is one bad habit I do NOT have! Feel for ya...lucky thing for the headphones!! M.