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10 Most Annoying Things At Work

By Asha Das

Workplace is an important part of our day-to-day life. It is where you spend the major part of your life. Having a comfortable workplace is very crucial in making you more productive at work.

Some people love their work and workplace while for some people even hearing the word 'work' itself is pretty much annoying. This could be because they find certain things that their colleagues do to be really irritating.

Even for people who like their work and workplace, there may be some annoying things at workplace that drive you nuts.

Annoying things at work will make your life such a mess that even thinking of returning to the office every morning will make you sick. There are many factors that contribute to this.

Getting irritated at your workplace will decrease your interest in work resulting in low productivity. It will drain out all your energy and may even hamper your career.

Work itself is hard enough and the annoying things in the workplace will make it a living hell. To deal with annoying things at work you may need to stay calm, focused or sometimes leanrn to just plain ignore them.

Here are a few most annoying things in the workplace.

Noisy colleague

Noisy colleague

There may be many annoying things at work, but the most annoying can be a very noisy colleague. Whether it is on the phone or during office chit chat, they will be always noisy spoiling your concentration, mood and patience.

Unbearable bosses

Unbearable bosses

An unbearable boss will be the most annoying thing at workplace. They are everywhere in different forms and shapes. A control freak boss will be always right behind your back, stressing you out.

Office politics

Office politics

Another most annoying thing in the workplace is the internal politics, probably led by the favourite staff of the management. They can do almost anything and the blame will go to the unfortunate scapegoats.

Lazy coworkers

Lazy coworkers

They can be at different levels, may be in higher grades or subordinates or a team member. It can be an annoying thing at work as their laziness may have a considerable effect on your work.

People who don't get back to you

People who don't get back to you

It can be totally frustrating and annoying if people do not get back to you. Some people do it out of laziness. But, it can badly affect your work. You will be blamed for somebody's fault.

Stressed co-workers

Stressed co-workers

Some co-workers will be stressed out to the core that they will keep a negative attitude towards everything. It can reflect on the people coming in contact with them. They will try to drain your positive energy.

Crazy foodies

Crazy foodies

There are people coming to the office with a bag full of eatables. They may eat noisily, disturbing everybody around them. Sometimes, the smell of foods that you hate will surround you, making it the most annoying thing during work.

People without basic knowledge

People without basic knowledge

There will be some people in every office who don't have any idea of what is happening around. They can be bosses, subordinates, clients or customers. It is sure that they will contribute to the most annoying things at work.

Messy office refrigerator

Messy office refrigerator

After all hardships in the office, your last hope will be a tasty lunch. Think of that moment when you get to see that your food is kept in a messy refrigerator. It is a very annoying practice in some offices.

Who won't clean up

Who won't clean up

Some people never clean up after themselves. Let it be the copier, or pantry or toilet they will keep their ugly remains for others. It is an annoying thing at the workplace making your office life messy.

Story first published: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 19:14 [IST]
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