Things that irk you......

I had a boss who kept her TV on in the office damn near all day. Watched Law & Order and those type of shows. Even when she convened meetings in her office, she left the damn thing on, and we could see her eyes drifting to the screen throughout the meetings. No surprise that she was a terrible boss. But I bet she knew TV dialog by heart.

 

I will tend to have something on all day (when I'm in the office), be it music or a podcast, but I make sure to keep the volume at a lower level for this exact reason. It is kind of annoying when you have to get someone's attention so I try not to be "that guy."

 

I should have mentioned that he has headphones on for this.

 

So do I, but I still make sure the volume isn't so loud I can't hear what other people are saying. Again, because being "that guy" is annoying.

 

We have one editor who will have the TV news on all day on mute and when something catches his eye will hit sound and blast it, often followed by "did you see this?"

It usually is something that we wouldn't cover or have an interest in (think surfing squirrel).

It would be better if he just kept it on a low hum all day and those who wish to can tune it out.

 

Only thing worse than this is the guy who does the annoyed eye roll when you do shout his name.
Had a co-worker who was an asshole for many reasons, but chief among them was that. He sat right across from me, so if I had to tell him something or ask about something it should have been a simple matter to do so.
Instead, it was always, "Hey dipshit ... Hey dipshit ... HEY DIPSHIT!"
Followed by the slow ear bud pull and annoyed sideways eye roll. Wanted to punch the fucker every time he did that, probably as much as he wanted to punch me for interrupting his listening.

If you're going to listen to music, it's best to do the one earbud in, one out move.

 

"Talk about......"

 

Hometown (Mansfield, OH) has a bank sign that continues to blink time, temp in Fahrenheit and then temp in Celsius. CELSIUS! Don't know exactly why, but it annoys the fuck outta me.

 

Courtesy to visiting Canucks.

 

I get irked when I think of something that irks me, then I remember that SJ has a thread for that! And then I navigate over here and by the time I get here, I've forgotten what irked me. Now THAT irks me.

 

Took me forever to remember the "give it up" irk because it seems like it was only on TV that I heard it and I wasn't at the computer.

 

Divorced people who claim it was all the ex spouses fault.