Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)

[Cotty]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

I can see where this is going - they'll leave it several days before paying and then when they finally do pay they'll attach a note asking for it to be sent 1st Class as they need it urgently. That's what usually happens anyway.

There are idiots everywhere. I have lost count of the number of times people have requested an urgent payment, then seem surprised when I ask for their banking details so I can raise the wire transfer. How did they expect I was going to pay them, turn up with a couple of suitcases full of cash

[MartG]

Cotty said:

Clockwork Cupcake said:

I can see where this is going - they'll leave it several days before paying and then when they finally do pay they'll attach a note asking for it to be sent 1st Class as they need it urgently. That's what usually happens anyway.

There are idiots everywhere. I have lost count of the number of times people have requested an urgent payment, then seem surprised when I ask for their banking details so I can raise the wire transfer. How did they expect I was going to pay them, turn up with a couple of suitcases full of cash

Paypal ? You know, the most common form of payment for ebay sales

[Cotty]

MartG said:

Paypal ? You know, the most common form of payment for ebay sales

I wasn't talking about Ebay, I was referring to large international payment where I am paying to a company not an individual. I wish I could use Paypal as its quick and easy.

[Mogsmex]

not sure if it's been mentioned but being informed "I'll reach out"

WTF ??? pure irrational hatred from me for this term...…………..you can contact them please

[Big Easy]

Mogsmex said:

not sure if it's been mentioned but being informed "I'll reach out"

WTF ??? pure irrational hatred from me for this term...…………..you can contact them please

Agreed, thanks for bringing that to the table, I feel we have some real synergy as I also get annoyed beyond reason by most office jargon.

Someone will likely be along soon to move the goalposts of the thread and tell you that it's a perfectly legitimate term and that you shouldn't be annoyed about people using it. However, if I may run something up the flagpole, I believe that if we look under the bonnet we would find that they are likely the type of people spouting this nonsense and that going forward they should take their blue sky thinking offline.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Big Easy said:

Agreed, thanks for bringing that to the table, I feel we have some real synergy as I also get annoyed beyond reason by most office jargon.

Someone will likely be along soon to move the goalposts of the thread and tell you that it's a perfectly legitimate term and that you shouldn't be annoyed about people using it. However, if I may run something up the flagpole, I believe that if we look under the bonnet we would find that they are likely the type of people spouting this nonsense and that going forward they should take their blue sky thinking offline.

Thanks for tossing that into my brain wok and giving it a stir.

[MartG]

Cotty said:

MartG said:

Paypal ? You know, the most common form of payment for ebay sales

I wasn't talking about Ebay, I was referring to large international payment where I am paying to a company not an individual. I wish I could use Paypal as its quick and easy.

A pity you didn't mention that then, as you were replying to a post about an ebay sale

[DoubleD]

I think that we should reach out and touch base with these people, that will allow us to do a deep dive so that we can then gain traction and going forward resolve this.

[talksthetorque]

This office jargon is not new. Can we please put it on the backburner.

[nonsequitur]

Mogsmex said:

not sure if it's been mentioned but being informed "I'll reach out"

WTF ??? pure irrational hatred from me for this term...…………..you can contact them please

IIRC, It was agreed that the reference in a Four Tops song started the current trend for this desperate phrase. Although the Motown group are entirely innocent, and would not be best pleased that the lyrics had entered the modern lexicon.

[Shakermaker]

MartG said:

Amazon sending me marketing e-mails about a book I already have on pre-order from them

"Alex, did you enjoy "Addis bathroom toilet brush?? Check out these great deals on other toilet brushes"

I'm not collecting them!

[talksthetorque]

Shakermaker said:

MartG said:

Amazon sending me marketing e-mails about a book I already have on pre-order from them

"Alex, did you enjoy "Addis bathroom toilet brush?? Check out these great deals on other toilet brushes"

I'm not collecting them!

You can surely only enjoy one at once too.

[Shakermaker]

talksthetorque said:

You can surely only enjoy one at once too.

I can't say I particularly enjoy the first one other than having that satisftying skid-free sight when I lift the lid

[Joe5y]

My office staff who continually sniff and snort.

My MIL who eats with her mouth open and talks at the same time.

[anonymous-user]

Joe5y said:

My office staff who continually sniff and snort.

My MIL who eats with her mouth open and talks at the same time.

Both those things superheat my piss, particularly the latter. My mother used to do it and it was nauseating.

[borcy]

Joe5y said:

My office staff who continually sniff and snort.

My MIL who eats with her mouth open and talks at the same time.

If someone keeps talking to you with their mouth full, try asking them repeatedly to say again until they've finished eating. Might work.

[Gary29]

Joe5y said:

My MIL who eats with her mouth open and talks at the same time.

I think you speak for all of us brother.

[yellowjack]

Joe5y said:

My office staff who continually sniff and snort.

My MIL who eats with her mouth open and talks at the same time.

Eugh!

Yes. I was out the other day at a cafe, and on the next table was a young family. Super-middle class, the mum appeared to have it all. Close to being Mary Poppins, she was practically perfect in every regard. She had the face, the hair, the figure (think of a younger version of Amanda Mealing), a good looking husband and two lovely kids, along with all the branded clothes, buggies, balance bikes, scooters, lunchboxes, etc.

Then all my admiration melted away when one of her children asked her something and she launched into eating her sandwich with her mouth open while talking to the child. And it wasn't discreet, neither. It was the most blatant "slopping" (as my mum used to call it) I'd seen in a long time, and was putting me off my own food.

[nonsequitur]

yellowjack said:

Eugh!

Yes. I was out the other day at a cafe, and on the next table was a young family. Super-middle class, the mum appeared to have it all. Close to being Mary Poppins, she was practically perfect in every regard. She had the face, the hair, the figure (think of a younger version of Amanda Mealing), a good looking husband and two lovely kids, along with all the branded clothes, buggies, balance bikes, scooters, lunchboxes, etc.

Then all my admiration melted away when one of her children asked her something and she launched into eating her sandwich with her mouth open while talking to the child. And it wasn't discreet, neither. It was the most blatant "slopping" (as my mum used to call it) I'd seen in a long time, and was putting me off my own food.

Not so Super- middle class then.

[washingitagain]

I work in an office where conference/skype calls are commonplace. Why do people insist in speaking at twice their normal volume when participating? No self-awareness whatsoever.

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