I’m in a growly mood. Mainly because of people! Some days, the ignorance and blindess of co-workers is enough to drive anyone mad! Or at least it’s enough to drive me into my own business… 
Here’s my list of what’s bugging me today as it pertains to office etiquette (which I would hope would be common professionalism, but I obviously aim way too high):
Talking with your mouth full of food – Seriously, if I can hardly understand what you’re saying, SHUT UP and finish what’s in your freakin’ mouth! You are in my office, have some respect! If what you have to say is so important, have your lunch at another time elsewhere…- Say the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and… (do you see how annoying this is???) – This one REALLY bugs me. I’m not generally at work looking for something to do. Usually, I’m busy. As such, I do NOT appreciate having the SAME conversations over and over and over again! I especially do not appreciate that the same point is made 3 or 4 times in the same meeting… Say it once. Get it out. Let’s deal with it. Now lets move on, people!
- Clean up after yourself – This is home. Your wife/mom (aka “Maid”) does NOT work here (well for most of us). So, if you use a dish, WASH IT when you’re done. If your food explodes in the microwave, CLEAN IT OUT. And yet, we have to be told to do this? Seriously? GROW UP.
- Learn how to unplug a toilet – Yep, this ain’t a joke. I have lost count as far as how many times I’ve noticed the toilet in the men’s washroom with 1/2 a roll of toilet paper jammed in it and the perpetrator has walked away. What is this attitude of “someone else can deal with my crap”??? Are you really that prissy? The plunger is RIGHT BESIDE THE FREAKIN’ TOILET. Pick it up. Put it in the toilet bowl. Push down. Repeat until plug is gone. There, was that hard? If you can’t unplug a toilet, I truly wonder about your ability to survive life… Seriously…
So there you have it. It is off my chest. If I could put this in an email and send it out office-wide (without getting fired or made to publicly apologize for being honest) I would do it! This will have to do. Maybe I can hope that one of you guilty parties will stumble across this post…
