Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)

Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)

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Skodillac

6,837 posts

40 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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captain_cynic said:
Skodillac said:
People like an audit trail, hence wanting to talk to you on teams rather than a phone, and sending emails then following up with a call. Arse covering. Ain't saying it's right or not annoying, but that's the reason.
If anything I find people who don't want an audit trail tend to call (or drop by your desk).

If you want something to be official, put it in a ticket. People who call or teams are trying usually just trying to get someone sles to do thwir job for them without there being an official record of it.

Doubly so for people who just say "hello" with no followup. They've usually hello'd the entire team and just looking to hook the first responder with "can I call" so there's no paper trail.
I suppose that applies where you operate a ticket system. In my place it's all so much back and forth, he said she said, folk like to be able to scroll back through Teams convos and find where they got a specific bit of info from. Horses for courses I guess.

TameRacingDriver

18,860 posts

282 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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I also prefer a written record at work. Not just for arse covering, but also so I can refer back and give the person exactly what they want without my old, tired brain forgetting things. Also when you can barely understand the person you're speaking to on the phone (quite common with our Indian friends), then it eliminates the language barrier.

skyebear

696 posts

16 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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New bottles of water with the tethered lids.

FiF

46,071 posts

261 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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TameRacingDriver said:
I also prefer a written record at work. Not just for arse covering, but also so I can refer back and give the person exactly what they want without my old, tired brain forgetting things. Also when you can barely understand the person you're speaking to on the phone (quite common with our Indian friends), then it eliminates the language barrier.
Also with a written record and assuming that records are more widely accessible then in the case where someone is not available, eg holiday, sick, away travelling, then AN Other can pick up an issue and run with it and do so fully informed.

There's nothing worse than being landed with something urgent and the info you need is at best in a disorderly pile on someone's unattended desk.

A proper CRM type system diligently used and configured can seem anal but really works.

Truckosaurus

12,264 posts

294 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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skyebear said:
New bottles of water with the tethered lids.
I am quite liking the new style lids, saves clumsy people like me dropping them on the deck.

Once you automatically get in the habit that you rotate the open lid to the side to drink out of the bottle then it is no impediment.

Pitre

5,124 posts

244 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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skyebear said:
New bottles of water with the tethered lids.
Why don't milk bottles have similar?

Alickadoo

2,496 posts

33 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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Pitre said:
skyebear said:
New bottles of water with the tethered lids.
Why don't milk bottles have similar?
Some Tetrapak milk cartons do.


Sheets Tabuer

19,839 posts

225 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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Not good on a bottle you have to shake though and now the lid is full of drink and drips down your work shirt.

generationx

7,775 posts

115 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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Truckosaurus said:
I am quite liking the new style lids, saves clumsy people like me dropping them on the deck.

Once you automatically get in the habit that you rotate the open lid to the side to drink out of the bottle then it is no impediment.
People who don’t simply write “I quite like”.

wink

jonysan

86 posts

38 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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generationx said:
Truckosaurus said:
I am quite liking the new style lids, saves clumsy people like me dropping them on the deck.

Once you automatically get in the habit that you rotate the open lid to the side to drink out of the bottle then it is no impediment.
People who don’t simply write “I quite like”.

wink
I wonder if they speak like that? "I am liking" dreadfully affected.

popeyewhite

22,172 posts

130 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Not good on a bottle you have to shake though and now the lid is full of drink and drips down your work shirt.
My almond milk cartons have this now. There's no easy to pour the milk to avoid the cap so I have to rip the bloody thing off. A right PITA.

LunarOne

5,923 posts

147 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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jonysan said:
generationx said:
Truckosaurus said:
I am quite liking the new style lids, saves clumsy people like me dropping them on the deck.

Once you automatically get in the habit that you rotate the open lid to the side to drink out of the bottle then it is no impediment.
People who don’t simply write “I quite like”.

wink
I wonder if they speak like that? "I am liking" dreadfully affected.
Yet they write "I was sat" instead of "I was sitting".


fatboy18

19,227 posts

221 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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skyebear said:
New bottles of water with the tethered lids.
Completely agree, I twist them off PIA

ChocolateFrog

30,002 posts

183 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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The parking outside my kids school is a bit of a nightmare and as a result the traffic grinds to a bit of a halt.

Frustrating if you're not actually collecting children I'm sure but the level of moron you have to be to floor it in Frustration when there is more than 10m of space in front of you is incomprehensible to be me.

Well done you've run over a 4 year old but atleast you made a lot of noise and impressed the rest of us with your judgement and intellect.

Almost every day too.

Doofus

29,514 posts

183 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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There must be hardly any kids left by now...

hidetheelephants

28,395 posts

203 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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LankyFreak said:
does he do it in a stupid voice, can't help but read this in a Reddit voice.
What is a reddit voice?

skyebear

696 posts

16 months

Thursday 3rd October 2024
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Sheets Tabuer said:
Not good on a bottle you have to shake though and now the lid is full of drink and drips down your work shirt.
I appreciate the drive for recycling and reducing litter but I honestly can't recall seeing anyone throw away a bottle lid before. The benefit of a bottle vs a can is you can close the lid and save some for later so there's an incentive to retain the lid. And if someone is determined to litter they'll throw the lid and bottle in the street.

Maybe I've missed the purpose of it though.

Composer62

1,990 posts

96 months

Friday 4th October 2024
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skyebear said:
I appreciate the drive for recycling and reducing litter but I honestly can't recall seeing anyone throw away a bottle lid before. The benefit of a bottle vs a can is you can close the lid and save some for later so there's an incentive to retain the lid. And if someone is determined to litter they'll throw the lid and bottle in the street.

Maybe I've missed the purpose of it though.
I agree. It's a solution to a non-problem.

Doofus

29,514 posts

183 months

Friday 4th October 2024
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Composer62 said:
skyebear said:
I appreciate the drive for recycling and reducing litter but I honestly can't recall seeing anyone throw away a bottle lid before. The benefit of a bottle vs a can is you can close the lid and save some for later so there's an incentive to retain the lid. And if someone is determined to litter they'll throw the lid and bottle in the street.

Maybe I've missed the purpose of it though.
I agree. It's a solution to a non-problem.
My understanding is that some facilities can't recycle lids on their own because they're too small. In the same way, aluminium foil should ideally be in tennis ball sized lumps.

80sVeteran

324 posts

6 months

Friday 4th October 2024
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Doofus said:
... In the same way, aluminium foil should ideally be in tennis ball sized lumps.
Is that right? I never knew that. I might have to start aggregating my foil into larger lumps.

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