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What office behavior do you find most irritating from your coworkers?

What experiences have you had with office-mates?

Singing or playing loud music (3.8%)

Talking loudly on the phone or using speakerphone (19.3%)

Gossiping (38.5%)

Bringing smelly food (7.6%)

Taking smoking breaks (11.5%)

Kissing up to the boss (3.8%)

Working while sick (15.5%)

Other (leave a comment) (0.0%)

What office behavior do you find most irritating from your coworkers?
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  • poetc60426 By poetc60426
    on Jun 24, 2013  

    I hate when my co- workers leave me stuck working while they take a smoke break. I cant get a moment to relax neither should you. LOL ok im a little bitter today

  • Britnev By Britnev
    on Jun 25, 2013  

    It was hard to select between gossip and talking loud on the phone. I absolutely have no tolerance for gossiping in an office environment. It is childish and grade school behavior. However I share a small office space with someone who talks very loud on the phone making it very hard for me to concentrate. I have had to resort to wearing noise cancelling headphones most of the day. Very annoying.

  • TheMommysGuide By TheMommysGuide
    on Jun 25, 2013  

    It was hard to pick between gossiping and coming in sick, in the end I chose sick because that effects the entire office and my entire family.

  • FreeNClear By FreeNClear
    on Jun 25, 2013  

    Smoke breaks - for sure. I got so irritated by it that I finally started taking "smoke breaks" and would go jogging instead immediately after one of my colleagues. Sure enough, they told me I wasn't allowed to take so many breaks, but let her continue it. It was a definite double standard. I felt like I was punished for living a healthy life.