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MarathonKnitter
HAPPY
Member since 2/07 17374 total posts
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EMBRACING CHANGE
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work pet peeve
you send an email to the team asking them what charitable things they did for the holiday season, because you're going to publish the info.
they reply with "food drive."
you have to send another email:
what charity did the food go to?
do you have pictures to publish?
etc.
they reply with "no picture."
ok, but who did you donate the food to?
i hate having to pull the information out of these people. you're a grown-azz adult. give the info so i can move on to the next task on my to-do list, gee!
add your most recent work-related pet peeve, if you would like to get it off your chest.
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Posted 1/14/19 7:07 PM  |
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ChristinaM128
LIF Adult
Member since 8/12 4043 total posts
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Christina
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Re: work pet peeve
When you send a “should I do A or should I do B” email, and the person writes back “yes”.
Grrr.....What is is? A or B?!
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| Posted 1/14/19 7:56 PM |
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PhyllisNJoe
My Box Is Broken
Member since 6/11 9145 total posts
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Phyllis
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Re: work pet peeve
Uchhh I hate people sometimes.
Next email should be:
Q: What charitable donations have you made this year?
A:
Q: what was the name of the organization?
A:
Q: Do you have any photos from this particular donation you’d like published ?
A:
Adults. Functioning adults who run companies need to be taken by the hand and spoon fed. How they live everyday is beyond me!
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| Posted 1/14/19 7:59 PM |
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StaceyWill
It's a girl!!!
Member since 6/10 21539 total posts
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Stacey
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by ChristinaM128
When you send a “should I do A or should I do B” email, and the person writes back “yes”.
Grrr.....What is is? A or B?!
This drives me nuts.
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| Posted 1/14/19 8:39 PM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Re: work pet peeve
I have a questionnaire that I send out to a bunch of people. One question is something like
"I need this code from your computer. It looks like 'ABC123'. It's not the code that looks like 123.456.789"
Of course, they respond with "123.456.789".... 
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| Posted 1/15/19 8:20 AM |
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Jennifer
Happy
Member since 5/05 4230 total posts
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work pet peeve
We will be on a email with the whole office and it will be someone praising someone for something.... Oh yeah, their JOB!!!!
and then it is ALWAYS the same people who will do a reply ALL and then do "congratulations Bob" instead of just replying to the OP and the person who the email is about.
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| Posted 1/15/19 10:29 AM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by Jennifer
We will be on a email with the whole office and it will be someone praising someone for something.... Oh yeah, their JOB!!!!
and then it is ALWAYS the same people who will do a reply ALL and then do "congratulations Bob" instead of just replying to the OP and the person who the email is about.
OMG I HATE this!
A new hire, a new baby, a promotion- and then the 1000 reply alls with CONGRATULATIONS or WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
But i found a great thing- it's called the Ignore button in Outlook. Hit that once and all the emails in that thread go right to the trash bin. Genius
Message edited 1/15/2019 10:32:19 AM.
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| Posted 1/15/19 10:30 AM |
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Jennifer
Happy
Member since 5/05 4230 total posts
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by NervousNell
But i found a great thing- it's called the Ignore button in Outlook. Hit that once and all the emails in that thread go right to the trash bin. Genius
Are you serious Clark????
thank you
Edited to say I found it. I never knew about this!!!
Message edited 1/15/2019 11:03:03 AM.
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| Posted 1/15/19 11:00 AM |
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Mill188
LIF Adult
Member since 3/09 3073 total posts
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Jennifer
We will be on a email with the whole office and it will be someone praising someone for something.... Oh yeah, their JOB!!!!
and then it is ALWAYS the same people who will do a reply ALL and then do "congratulations Bob" instead of just replying to the OP and the person who the email is about.
OMG I HATE this!
A new hire, a new baby, a promotion- and then the 1000 reply alls with CONGRATULATIONS or WELCOME TO THE TEAM!
But i found a great thing- it's called the Ignore button in Outlook. Hit that once and all the emails in that thread go right to the trash bin. Genius
The ignore button is my BFF at work! The file room sends out emails on a daily basis "please let us know if you have this file." At least 35 people respond "not I." They are not asking you to say you don't have it!! Only respond if you DO have it. And I don't need to see your response - just send it to the file room!!!
I cannot stand the reply all function.
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| Posted 1/15/19 11:29 AM |
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by StaceyWill
Posted by ChristinaM128
When you send a “should I do A or should I do B” email, and the person writes back “yes”.
Grrr.....What is is? A or B?!
This drives me nuts.
My husband does this to me all the time. Do you want X or Y for dinner? His reply - Sure. It's not a yes or no question, you need to choose one. His reply - Either's fine, whatever you want. Ok, I kind of hate you, and I'm never going to ask your opinion again.
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| Posted 1/15/19 11:55 AM |
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TTCwithHope
LIF Infant
Member since 4/10 297 total posts
Name:
M
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Re: work pet peeve
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Message edited 6/4/2019 8:30:09 PM.
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| Posted 1/15/19 11:58 AM |
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SusiBee
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Member since 3/09 8268 total posts
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Re: work pet peeve
My work friend who works in a totally different department than mine always talks about business and how busy she is, yet she is always wandering around.
My boss complained to her boss that she was at my desk too much, keeping me from my work, which she does. She has a habit of telling a story the LOOONNNGGGG way, repeating herself.
I'm up to my eyeballs in paperwork, but she still has to stop at my desk and tell me about her sick kid, what's going on in her department, yadda, yadda.
Not like we eat lunch together EVERY day and you can tell me all that stuff when I am not working.
I'v got to figure out a nice way to drop her.
$hit, here she comes.
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| Posted 1/15/19 12:32 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by Jennifer
Posted by NervousNell
But i found a great thing- it's called the Ignore button in Outlook. Hit that once and all the emails in that thread go right to the trash bin. Genius
Are you serious Clark????
thank you
Edited to say I found it. I never knew about this!!!
Best work discovery I have ever made!!!
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| Posted 1/15/19 12:36 PM |
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JME78
LIF Adult
Member since 11/09 3672 total posts
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work pet peeve
I don't know why some people always have to reply all and then add like 10 other people to the conversation.
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| Posted 1/15/19 12:50 PM |
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StaceyWill
It's a girl!!!
Member since 6/10 21539 total posts
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Stacey
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Re: work pet peeve
The person who calls you as soon as they send you an email - just to make you got it.
Come on, man. 
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| Posted 1/15/19 12:52 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by StaceyWill
The person who calls you as soon as they send you an email - just to make you got it.
Come on, man.
OMG hate this! I had one last week- emailed me, before i could even read it were pinging me on Skype saying- hey, I sent you an emaill
Yeah, ok buddy ,give me 2 seconds to actually open it.
Jeez.
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| Posted 1/15/19 1:00 PM |
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b2b777
LIF Adult
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Re: work pet peeve
I'v got to figure out a nice way to drop her.
$hit, here she comes.
that was hilarious
Message edited 1/15/2019 1:11:14 PM.
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| Posted 1/15/19 1:10 PM |
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Jennifer
Happy
Member since 5/05 4230 total posts
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by StaceyWill
The person who calls you as soon as they send you an email - just to make you got it.
Come on, man.
YESSSSSSSSSS
Then they tell you what was in the email...
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| Posted 1/15/19 1:38 PM |
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SusiBee
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Member since 3/09 8268 total posts
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Re: work pet peeve
Posted by b2b777
I'v got to figure out a nice way to drop her.
$hit, here she comes.
that was hilarious
Cross my heart it really did happen.
Was trying to hit post reply and minimize the screen before she got to my cube.
Thankfully she went to lunch with someone from her department and I had a quiet lunch by myself, not having to hear about how her kid was puking up everything from a stomach virus. And you want me to be anywhere near you ?
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| Posted 1/15/19 2:10 PM |
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work pet peeve
I had someone tell me today to help her understand which emails she should be reading them.... All of them. And, which meetings should she attend. Again... all of them. If you are included on them, there is a reason. And, this is because we had to have a meeting to "get her up to speed" because she hadn't been paying attention and no longer understood what was going on.
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| Posted 1/15/19 2:13 PM |
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FirstMate
My lil cowboy
Member since 10/10 7790 total posts
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Re: work pet peeve
Two of my co-workers have been drowning themselves in their new perfumes. Everyone, besides them of course, is complaining of headaches and runny eyes. It's crazy.
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| Posted 1/15/19 2:23 PM |
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Laura1976
Member since 5/05 5754 total posts
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Laura
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Re: work pet peeve
A woman in my office will constantly claim I didn't give her deposits and paperwork. We go back and forth, I tear my desk apart thinking I'm losing my mind. An hour later shes like "oh, never mind, I found it...it was on my desk". Get organized and clean up your desk and we won't have this problem!
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