New peeve thread???

**RICHARD** · 01-04-2006, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by RedHedd

And then she uses this electric stapler that's like a shotgun. Every time she uses it, I jump out of my seat it's so loud.

Unplug it to the point where it looks like it's plugged in or jam the sucker up.

take the strip of staples and break them up and reinsert them into the machine..

GUARANTEED JAMS......she'll spend more time fixing it than stapling!

**RICHARD** · 01-05-2006, 04:13 PM

Here's another one!!!!!

NEW IMPROVED LOW CARBS LOW FAT

Heat oven to 450 degrees, place into a greased oven.

**smokey the elder** · 01-05-2006, 04:25 PM

Grr. When people say they're out of the office until a certain day; you call that day and they're still out and haven't updated. They leave another extension, and no one is there. That second extension leaves a THIRD extension, and no one is there!!!

**RICHARD** · 01-05-2006, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by smokey the elder

Grr. When people say they're out of the office until a certain day; you call that day and they're still out and haven't updated. They leave another extension, and no one is there. That second extension leaves a THIRD extension, and no one is there!!!

What do I do??

I call, when they leave their voice mail unblocked, on an outside line and put the call on hold, that way they get the crappy hold music but can't trace the call back to me....

**AbbyMom** · 01-05-2006, 09:11 PM

The peeves that have been peeving me lately:

Food service employees who handle your drink glass by the rim. EWW!

Cashiers that lick their fingers before handling your bills or your plastic sack.

Coworkers who take a chomp of a veggie and then stick it back in the dip. Or crunch that tostito and stick it back in the salsa. Or the one guy who picks up every bagel in the basket to examine it closely before choosing

**Cincy'sMom** · 01-05-2006, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by smokey the elder

Grr. When people say they're out of the office until a certain day; you call that day and they're still out and haven't updated. They leave another extension, and no one is there. That second extension leaves a THIRD extension, and no one is there!!!

Along the same lines...when you try to call or email a client, and they are out for a vacation, but have not left a message to that effect on either voice mail or a bounce back email with an alternate contact.

The most interesting one I had, I had been trying for a week to contact a client with results to their testing. The test article had not met requirements and I could not relase results without speaking to the client about a failure investigation. I called the main line, hoping an operator could at least confirm the person was out of the office, only to be told that information was confidental and that they were a " big boy" who would answer the voice mail when they had a chance! Two weeks later, when the client finally did call back, they wanted to send more sample and were upset when I said it would be 4 weeks for results...they wanted them in two weeks!! Why should I rush, when they blew me off for two weeks?

**smokey the elder** · 01-06-2006, 11:51 AM

I hear that about your lab tests! I get the same thing all the time in the pilot plant. They run two shifts, but we're so shorthanded in analytical that we have to do doubles some times. One of my coworkers got sick after doing a double. Yeah, that's great for production.

**JenBKR** · 01-06-2006, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Cincy'sMom

The most interesting one I had, I had been trying for a week to contact a client with results to their testing. The test article had not met requirements and I could not relase results without speaking to the client about a failure investigation. I called the main line, hoping an operator could at least confirm the person was out of the office, only to be told that information was confidental and that they were a " big boy" who would answer the voice mail when they had a chance! Two weeks later, when the client finally did call back, they wanted to send more sample and were upset when I said it would be 4 weeks for results...they wanted them in two weeks!! Why should I rush, when they blew me off for two weeks?

I have a lot of the same type of problems - I work in a lab that analyzes mold & bacteria - people don't seem to understand that some things cannot be rushed! They get so upset when I tell them that it takes 1-2 weeks for certain tests, and then they call every day to see when their results will be done. Grr, if you'd stop calling, we might actually be able to work in them!

**RICHARD** · 01-06-2006, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by JenBKR

They get so upset when I tell them that it takes 1-2 weeks for certain tests, and then they call every day to see when their results will be done. Grr, if you'd stop calling, we might actually be able to work in them!

Come on!!!

Be creative!!!

When they call tell them that you are going to look up the resuilts.

Then put the caller on hold, check your watch and give them 1 minute, pick up the phone after one minute and explain to them that the results are not in, yet.

You can turn this into a game....

Increase the time by one minute every day they call. Keep score.
10 points for the initial call
10 points for each minute you keep them on the line.
50 points if you get them to hang up and call back.

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Work on your acting skills....

pick up the phone and make like you have run a 100 yard dash. Apologize profusely and let them know you had an emergency-
Again, be creative!

I spilled my hot coffee on my lap.
The printer just caught fire.
I stapled my thumb!!!

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Rude caller????

Move the phone away from your ear,

Say something like Oops or OW!!!!

Drop the handset onto the floor....
(tile floors are the best for this...) then pick up the handset off the floor and using your acting skills again, say something like, "I am really sorry, I just dropped you on the floor!!!"

Just remember to stay professional and keep apologizing....

That you can turn into a game too!!!

See how many, "I am SOOOOO sorries" can go into the conversation in one minute.

People will think that you are a buffoon, but remember who is playing who!!!!

**Lady's Human** · 01-06-2006, 01:27 PM

While we're on the subject of work.........

My personel pet peeve at the PO is management. Not all of it, but most of it. Here are a couple examples that explain why:

1) While working on a (management induced) computer communications problem on a machine, I first had one manager looking over my shoulder. His boss came over, and after about 1/2 hour they started to ask me when the machine was going to be fixed. Then the plant manager came over and started asking me the same set of questions that my immediate supervisor had asked me. Then they got offended when I said " I don't know when it's going to be back up, but the sooner you leave the more time I'll have to work on it."

2) When 5 people out of a 25 person department ask for the same tool to be purchased for the shop, the proper response should be "I'll see if we have the money in the budget for it" or "Okay, I'll go talk to the plant manager about it." Instead, the postal response is "Have you guys all been talking about this together? I told employee x last week we don't need one, now all of you are trying to get the same thing. Sorry, it ain't working!"

**JenBKR** · 01-06-2006, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

Come on!!!

Be creative!!!

When they call tell them that you are going to look up the resuilts.

Then put the caller on hold, check your watch and give them 1 minute, pick up the phone after one minute and explain to them that the results are not in, yet.

You can turn this into a game....

Increase the time by one minute every day they call. Keep score.
10 points for the initial call
10 points for each minute you keep them on the line.
50 points if you get them to hang up and call back.

---------------

Work on your acting skills....

pick up the phone and make like you have run a 100 yard dash. Apologize profusely and let them know you had an emergency-
Again, be creative!

I spilled my hot coffee on my lap.
The printer just caught fire.
I stapled my thumb!!!

----------------------------

Rude caller????

Move the phone away from your ear,

Say something like Oops or OW!!!!

Drop the handset onto the floor....
(tile floors are the best for this...) then pick up the handset off the floor and using your acting skills again, say something like, "I am really sorry, I just dropped you on the floor!!!"

Just remember to stay professional and keep apologizing....

That you can turn into a game too!!!

See how many, "I am SOOOOO sorries" can go into the conversation in one minute.

People will think that you are a buffoon, but remember who is playing who!!!!

LOL some great ideas there Richard! I'll keep you up to date on my scores